RNA interference (RNAi) for the silencing of extracellular serine proteases genes in Acanthamoeba: Molecular analysis and effect on pathogenecity

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 10-15

  Lorenzo Morales, Jacob ^a   Ortega Rivas, Antonio ^a   Foronda, Pilar ^a   Abreu Acosta, Néstor ^a   Ballart, David ^a   Martínez, Enrique ^a   Valladares, Basilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Pathogenecity; RNAi; Serine protease

Indexed keywords

RNA; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE SILENCING; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; ZYMOGRAPHY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMALS; ENZYME REPRESSION; GENES, PROTOZOAN; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; VIRULENCE;

ACANTHAMOEBA;

EID: 25844482071     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2005.07.001     Document Type: Article

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