RNA interference (RNAi) inhibits growth of Plasmodium falciparum

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 273-278

  McRobert, Louisa ^a   McConkey, Glenn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chorismate; Dihydroorotate; Genetic interference; Plasmodium falciparum; Protozoa; Shikimate

Indexed keywords

CHORISMATE SYNTHASE; DIHYDROOROTATE DEHYDROGENASE; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; PYRIMIDINE; RNA; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC CODE; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRIMIDINE SYNTHESIS; RIBONUCLEIC ACID INTERFERENCE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SPOROZOITE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CHORISMIC ACID; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHOSPHORUS-OXYGEN LYASES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PYRIMIDINES; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; RNA, MESSENGER;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0036155407     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(01)00429-7     Document Type: Article

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