Stable inhibition of human thymidylate synthase expression following retroviral introduction of an siRNA gene

Cancer Gene Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-114

  Yang, Z ^a   Cloud, A ^a   Hughes, D ^a   Johnson, L F ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer therapy; Retroviral gene therapy; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

RETROVIRUS VECTOR; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CRICETINAE; FIBROBLASTS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFECTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 29144530156     PISSN: 09291903     EISSN: 14765500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cgt.7700880     Document Type: Article

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