Human- and virus-encoded microRNAs as potential targets of antiviral therapy

Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 927-937

  Kurzyńska Kokorniak, Anna ^a   Jackowiak, Paulina ^a   Figlerowicz, Magdalena ^b   Figlerowicz, Marek ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Poland)

^b POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

AntagomiR; Antiviral therapy; Artificial miRNA; Host virus interaction; MicroRNA; MiRNA mimetic; Target protector

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BETA INTERFERON; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; DICER; EXPORTIN 5; LIPOSOME; LOCKED NUCLEIC ACID; MICRORNA; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID; PHOSPHOROTHIOIC ACID; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; RIBONUCLEASE; RNA INDUCED SILENCING COMPLEX; RNA POLYMERASE II; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; VIRUS RNA;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG TARGETING; ENCAPSULATION; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA STABILITY; RNA SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSLATION; RNA TRANSPORT; SPUMA VIRUS; TRANSLATION REGULATION; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS LIKE AGENT; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 70349085411     PISSN: 13895575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138955709788681573     Document Type: Article

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