Targeted suppression of E-cadherin gene expression in bovine preimplantation embryo by RNA interference technology using double-stranded RNA

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 153-163

  Nganvongpanit, Korakot ^a   Müller, Heike ^a   Rings, Franca ^a   Gilles, Markus ^a   Jennen, Danyel ^a   Hölker, Michael ^a   Tholen, Ernst ^a   Schellander, Karl ^a   Tesfaye, Dawit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bovine embryo; E cadherin gene; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; MESSENGER RNA; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; UVOMORULIN; WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; E CADHERIN GENE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MICROINJECTION; MORULA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA INTERFERENCE; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; BLASTOCYST; CADHERINS; CATTLE; DESMOCOLLINS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-3; PHENOTYPE; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 30144445612     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20406     Document Type: Article

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