"Poly U" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of uridine ribonucleotides in which the phosphate residues of each uridine ribonucleotide act as bridges in forming diester linkages between the ribose moieties.
| Descriptor ID |
D011072
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D13.695.578.550.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Poly U- Poly U
- Polyuridylic Acids
- Acids, Polyuridylic
- Uracil Polynucleotides
- Polynucleotides, Uracil
- Poly(rU)
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Poly U" by people in Profiles.
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Mitchell WM, Nicodemus CF, Carter WA, Horvath JC, Strayer DR. Discordant biological and toxicological species responses to TLR3 activation. Am J Pathol. 2014 Apr; 184(4):1062-1072.
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Kaji A, Kaji H. The history of deciphering the genetic code: setting the record straight. Trends Biochem Sci. 2004 Jun; 29(6):293.
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Hirokawa G, Kiel MC, Muto A, Kawai G, Igarashi K, Kaji H, Kaji A. Binding of ribosome recycling factor to ribosomes, comparison with tRNA. J Biol Chem. 2002 Sep 27; 277(39):35847-52.
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Gillespie D, Hubbell HR, Carter WA, Midgette P, Elsasser W, Mullaney R, Strayer DR. Synergistic inhibition of AZT-resistant HIV by AZT combined with poly(I):poly(C12U), without synergistic toxicity to bone marrow progenitor cell elements. In Vivo. 1994 May-Jun; 8(3):375-81.