Inhibitory effect of small interfering RNA specific for a novel candidate target in PB1 gene of influenza A virus

Journal of Drug Targeting

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-139

  Cheng, Congsheng ^a   Yao, Lihong ^a   Chen, Aijun ^a   Jia, Runqing ^a   Huan, Lifang ^a   Guo, Jianqiang ^a   Bo, Hong ^a   Shu, Yuelong ^a   Zhang, Zhiqing ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Influenza A virus; PB1; PB1 F2; Small interfering RNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN PB1; PROTEIN PB1 F2; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TARGETING; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INHIBITION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE; CHICK EMBRYO; DOGS; GENOME, VIRAL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRANSFECTION; VIRAL PROTEINS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 58149461123     PISSN: 1061186X     EISSN: 10292330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10611860802473048     Document Type: Article

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