RNA interference by small hairpin RNAs synthesised under control of the human 7S K RNA promoter

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 385, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 791-794

  Koper Emde, Dorota ^a   Herrmann, Lutz ^a   Sandrock, Björn ^a   Benecke, Bernd Joachim ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gene silencing; Lamin A C; Pol III transcription; siRNA

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; LAMIN; NUCLEOTIDE; RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA SYNTHESIS;

HELA CELLS; HUMANS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL CYTOPLASMIC; RNA, SMALL NUCLEAR; SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE;

EID: 5044219937     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2004.103     Document Type: Article

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