Inhibition of neomycin phosphorotransferase expression in Entamoeba histolytica with antisense peptide nucleic acid (PNA) oligomers

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages S271-S272

  Stock, Roberto P ^a   Olvera, Alejandro ^a   ı̀, Sonia Scarf ^b   Sánchez, Ricardo ^a   Ramos, Marco A ^a   Boffa, Lidia C ^c   Benatti, Umberto ^b   Landt, Olfert ^d   Alagón, Alejandro ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d TIB MOLBIOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antisense; Entamoeba histolytica; Neomycin; PNA

Indexed keywords

KANAMYCIN KINASE; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID;

AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; KANAMYCIN KINASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACIDS;

EID: 0033752743     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0188-4409(00)00114-4     Document Type: Article

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5. Dot assay for phosphotransferse activity in crude cell extracts