The RNA interference revolution

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1749-1757

  Lenz, G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gene silencing; Knockdown; miRNA; RNAi; siRNA

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GENOMIC DNA; LENTIVIRUS VECTOR; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; PLASMID VECTOR; PROTEIN FARNESYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; RAPAMYCIN; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; NONVIRAL GENE THERAPY; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STABILITY; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; RNA TRANSLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; VIRAL GENE THERAPY;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EUKARYOTA; LENTIVIRUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 30544446323     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2005001200003     Document Type: Review

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