Comparative analysis of intracellular Trans-splicing ribozyme activity against hepatitis C virus internal ribosome entry site

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 361-364

  Ryu, Kyung Ju ^a   Lee, Seong Wook ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gene therapy; Group I intron; HCV; IRES; Tetrahymena thermophila; trans splicing ribozyme

Indexed keywords

RIBOZYME;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE THERAPY; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERNAL RIBOSOME ENTRY SITE; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; INTRON; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN TARGETING; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA SPLICING; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS TRANSCRIPTION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CYTOTOXINS; GENE THERAPY; GENES, REPORTER; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS; RNA, CATALYTIC; RNA, VIRAL; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA; TRANS-SPLICING;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 12344324458     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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