Transfection of "naked" siRNA results in endosomal uptake and metabolic impairment in cultured neurons

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 315, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1126-1133

  Lingor, Paul ^a   Michel, Uwe ^a   Schöll, Ulrike ^a   Bähr, Mathias ^a   Kügler, Sebastian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cationic lipids; Gene silencing; Primary neurons; RNA interference; siRNA; Transfection

Indexed keywords

LIPID; NAKED SHORT INTERFERING RNA; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOSOME; FEMALE; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPORTER GENE; RNA INTERFERENCE;

MAMMALIA; NEMATODA;

EID: 1342302829     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.01.170     Document Type: Article

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