Know-how of RNA interference and its applications in research and therapy

Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research

Volumn 567, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-84

  Wadhwa, Renu ^a   Kaul, Sunil C ^a   Miyagishi, Makoto ^a   Taira, Kazunari ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Application; DNA methylation; miRNA; Research; RNA interference; siRNA

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; ENDONUCLEASE; MESSENGER RNA; RNA INDUCED SILENCING COMPLEX; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUKARYOTE; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC SCREENING; KNOCKOUT GENE; MAMMAL CELL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA VECTOR;

ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 4444346347     PISSN: 13835742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2004.06.002     Document Type: Review

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