Naegleria fowleri: nfa1 gene knock-down by double-stranded RNAs

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 208-213

  Jung, Suk Yul ^a   Kim, Jong Hyun ^a,b   Lee, Yang Jin ^a   Song, Kyoung Ju ^a   Kim, Kyongmin ^a   Park, Sun ^a   Im, Kyung il ^c   Shin, Ho Joon ^a,b  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Double stranded RNA; Gene knock down; Naegleria fowleri; nfa1 gene

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; NFA1 PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; IN VITRO STUDY; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; RNA INTERFERENCE; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; TRANSFECTION;

NAEGLERIA FOWLERI;

EID: 37349127806     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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