Gene silencing with RNA interference in the human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 237, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 317-324

  Mouyna, Isabelle ^a   Henry, Christine ^a   Doering, Tamara L ^b   Latgé, Jean Paul ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ALB1; Aspergillus fumigatus; Essential genes; FKS1; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; MESSENGER RNA; RNA;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TARGETING; FKS1 GENE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GENE DELETION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC PROCEDURES; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PKSP GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TECHNIQUE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 4143065624     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2004.06.048     Document Type: Article

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