Inhibition of gene expression in Entamoeba histolytica with antisense peptide nucleic acid oligomers

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 231-234

  Stock, Roberto P ^a   Olvera, Alejandro ^a   Sánchez, Ricardo ^a   Saralegui, Andrés ^a   Scarfi, Sonia ^b   Sanchez Lopez, Rosana ^a   Ramos, Marco A ^a   Boffa, Lidia C ^c   Benatti, Umberto ^b   Alagón, Alejandro ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; KANAMYCIN KINASE; OLIGOMER; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID;

AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GOLGI COMPLEX; GROWTH INHIBITION; MARKER GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALS; ANTISENSE ELEMENTS (GENETICS); BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL DIVISION; DOWN-REGULATION; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GENTAMICINS; GOLGI APPARATUS; KANAMYCIN KINASE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NEOMYCIN; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACIDS; PERMEABILITY; TRANSFECTION;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; EUKARYOTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0035104169     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/85671     Document Type: Article

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