Activation of the interferon system by short-interfering RNAs

Nature Cell Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 834-839

  Sledz, Carol A ^a,b   Holko, Michelle ^a,c   De Veer, Michael J ^a   Silverman, Robert H ^a,b   Williams, Bryan R G ^a,b,c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA INTERFERON; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; PROTEIN KINASE; RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EIF-2 KINASE; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; GENE SILENCING; INTERFERON INDUCERS; INTERFERONS; JANUS KINASE 1; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; RNA, VIRAL; UP-REGULATION;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0042972933     PISSN: 14657392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncb1038     Document Type: Article

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