In situ fluorescence analysis demonstrates active siRNA exclusion from the nucleus by Exportin 5

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1369-1380

  Ohrt, Thomas ^a   Merkle, Dennis ^a   Birkenfeld, Karin ^a   Echeverri, Christophe J ^b   Schwille, Petra ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Cenix BioScience GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; EXPORTIN 5; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; FLUORESCENT DYE; KARYOPHERIN; XPO5 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA TRANSLATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ACTIVE TRANSPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; METABOLISM; MICROINJECTION;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT, CELL NUCLEUS; CELL NUCLEUS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; KARYOPHERINS; MICROINJECTIONS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 33644992707     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl001     Document Type: Article

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