siRNAs: A new wave of RNA-based therapeutics

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 753-756

  Coburn, Glen A ^a   Cullen, Bryan R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiviral; Interference; RNA

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; GAG PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; POL PROTEIN; REV PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEASE III; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; RNA; RNA HELICASE; RNA PRECURSOR; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; VIF PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA PURIFICATION; VIRAL GENE THERAPY; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; RNA, VIRAL; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0037395819     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkg166     Document Type: Article

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