Effects of siRNAs targeting the spacer sequence of plant RNAi vectors on the specificity and efficiency of RNAi

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 435-437

  Nishimura, Kazuma ^a   Hirai, Sayaka ^a   Kodama, Hiroaki ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Linolenic acid; Fatty acid desaturase; RNA interference; siRNA; Spacer

Indexed keywords

DESATURASE; HAIRPIN RNA; RNA INTERFERENCE; SIRNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; SPACER;

FATTY ACIDS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; RNA;

ACIDS;

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; PLANT RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; RNA VECTOR;

ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; FATTY ACID DESATURASES; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC VECTORS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TOBACCO;

EID: 70449370166     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2009.05.013     Document Type: Article

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