Recombinant Dicer efficiently converts large dsRNAs into siRNAs suitable for gene silencing

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 324-328

  Myers, Jason W ^a   Jones, Joshua T ^a   Meyer, Tobias ^a   Ferrell Jr , James E ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; GELS; GENES; INTERFERONS; RNA;

GENE EXPRESSSION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; NUCLEOTIDE; RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REPORTER GENE;

CELL LINE; ENDORIBONUCLEASES; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LUCIFERASES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RIBONUCLEASE III; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0037335550     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt792     Document Type: Article

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