Derivation and function of small interfering RNAs and microRNAs

Virus Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-9

  Cullen, Bryan R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

miRNA; RNA interference; RNA processing; siRNA

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HELICASE; LENTIVIRUS VECTOR; MICRORNA; RIBONUCLEASE III; RNA POLYMERASE II; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; VIRUS VECTOR;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; BINDING AFFINITY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HYDROLYSIS; LARVA; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MURINE HEPATITIS CORONAVIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA STRUCTURE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1842427197     PISSN: 01681702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2004.01.009     Document Type: Article

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