Structure and sequence motifs of siRNA linked with in vitro down-regulation of morbillivirus gene expression

Antiviral Research

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-48

  de Almeida, Renata Servan ^a   Keita, Djénéba ^a   Libeau, Geneviève ^a   Albina, Emmanuel ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Morbillivirus; RNAi; Secondary structure; Sequence motifs; siRNA; Target sequence selection

Indexed keywords

SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; IN VITRO STUDY; MEASLES VIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA STRUCTURE; VIRUS GENE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MORBILLIVIRUS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; VERO CELLS; VIRAL PROTEINS;

MORBILLIVIRUS; MURINAE;

EID: 43049111335     PISSN: 01663542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2008.01.159     Document Type: Article

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