The Conserved RNA Binding Cyclophilin, Rct1, Regulates Small RNA Biogenesis and Splicing Independent of Heterochromatin Assembly
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ORGANISM(S): Schizosaccharomyces pombe
PROVIDER: GSE97749 | GEO | 2017/06/20
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA382802
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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