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Gene Function

Gene function is the specific biochemical or physiological role that a gene fulfills through its encoded protein or RNA product(s) in cellular and organismal processes.

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Potent and specific genetic interference by double-stranded RNA in Caenorhabditis elegans

Andrew Fire, Siqun Xu, Mary K. Montgomery et al. · Nature · 1998 · 15.3K citations · Full text

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The functions of animal microRNAs

Victor Ambros · Nature · 2004 · 10.8K citations

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Identification and analysis of functional elements in 1% of the human genome by the ENCODE pilot project

Ewan Birney, Shane Neph, Evelyn J. Cheung et al. · Nature · 2007 · 5.3K citations · Full text

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The Gene Ontology Resource: 20 years and still GOing strong

Nucleic Acids Research · 2018 · 5.2K citations · Full text

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Identification of Novel Genes Coding for Small Expressed RNAs

Mariana Lagos‐Quintana, Reinhard Rauhut, Winfried Lendeckel et al. · Science · 2001 · 4.9K citations · Full text

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Authors

45.1K

  1. NP
    Norbert Perrimon

    Harvard University, United States

    24 publications · 3.9K citations

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  2. GJ
    Gregory J. Hannon

    Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, United States

    23 publications · 8.4K citations

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  3. AF
    Andrew Fire

    Stanford University, United States

    19 publications · 20.8K citations

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  4. JJ
    John J. Rossi

    City of Hope, United States

    16 publications · 903 citations

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  5. LP
    Louise Prakash

    The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, United States

    14 publications · 1.6K citations

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Institutions

4.9K

  1. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    117 h-index

    923 publications

    201.5K citations

  2. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    104 h-index

    960 publications

    170.2K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    77 h-index

    1K publications

    103.8K citations

  4. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    77 h-index

    713 publications

    115.3K citations

  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    73 h-index

    384 publications

    95.8K citations

  6. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    70 h-index

    504 publications

    118.2K citations

  7. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    63 h-index

    389 publications

    65.2K citations

  8. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    60 h-index

    380 publications

    78K citations

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  1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 430 publications · 65.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Biological Chemistry

    JBC · 548 publications · 51.6K citations

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  3. Molecular and Cellular Biology

    MCB · 453 publications · 43.5K citations

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  4. Nucleic Acids Research

    482 publications · 50K citations

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  5. Nature

    121 publications · 79.6K citations

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See also

Gene Function

Molecular Mechanisms

Biological Processes

Experimental Evidence

Regulatory Roles