siRNA target site secondary structure predictions using local stable substructures

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1-10

  Heale, Bret S E ^a   Soifer, Harris S ^a   Bowers, Chauncey ^a   Rossi, John J ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; VIRUS RNA;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GC RICH SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; THERMOSTABILITY; ALGORITHM; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; EVALUATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ALGORITHMS; BASE SEQUENCE; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 26444437334     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gni026     Document Type: Article

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