Novel siRNA-based molecular beacons for dual imaging and therapy

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 422-425

  Chang, Emmanuel ^a   Zhu, Ming Qiang ^a   Drezek, Rebekah ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CELL CULTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MOLECULAR PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA BINDING; RNA INTERFERENCE; SPECTROSCOPY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL LINE; GENE THERAPY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR PROBE TECHNIQUES; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TELOMERASE;

EID: 34248353867     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.200600257     Document Type: Article

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