Gap junction mediated transport of shRNA between human embryonic stem cells

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 363, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 610-615

  Wolvetang, Ernst J ^a   Pera, Martin F ^b   Zuckerman, Kenneth S ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gap junctions; GJIC; Human embryonic stem cells; Lentivirus; shRNA

Indexed keywords

GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; RNA; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL LINE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MUTATION; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRANSFECTION;

LENTIVIRUS;

EID: 34948897059     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.09.035     Document Type: Article

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