RNA interference is not involved in natural antisense mediated regulation of gene expression in mammals

Genome Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Faghihi, Mohammad Ali ^a,b   Wahlestedt, Claes ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL EXTRACT; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; HIF1A PROTEIN, HUMAN; RIBONUCLEASE III; RNA;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CELL CULTURE; CELL FRACTIONATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MAMMAL; NORTHERN BLOTTING; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY; RNA INTERFERENCE; CELL LINE; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

MAMMALIA;

CELL LINE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1, ALPHA SUBUNIT; RIBONUCLEASE III; RNA; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, ANTISENSE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

EID: 33745080545     PISSN: 1474760X     EISSN: 1474760X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/gb-2006-7-5-r38     Document Type: Article

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