An inducible T7 RNA polymerase-dependent plasmid system for the expression of short hairpin RNAs

Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-21

  Hamdorf, Matthias ^a   Muckenfuss, Heide ^a   Tschulena, Ulrich ^a   Pleschka, Stephan ^b   Sanzenbacher, Ralf ^a   Cichutek, Klaus ^a   Flory, Egbert ^a  

^a PAUL EHRLICH INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Expression plasmid; Gene silencing; RNA interference; Short hairpin RNA; T7 RNA polymerase

Indexed keywords

EXPRESSION PLASMID; GENE SILENCING; RNA INTERFERENCE; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA; T7 RNA POLYMERASE;

CELLS; ENZYMES; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

RNA;

DOXYCYCLINE; FIREFLY LUCIFERASE; RIBOZYME; RNA POLYMERASE; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; PLASMID; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; DOXYCYCLINE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, REPORTER; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; RNA; RNA, CATALYTIC; VIRAL PROTEINS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33646860153     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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