Functional genomics tool: Gene silencing in Ixodes scapularis eggs and nymphs by electroporated dsRNA

BMC Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Karim, Shahid ^a   Troiano, Emily ^b   Mather, Thomas N ^b  

^a The University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALRETICULIN; CYSTATINS; DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA (DSRNA); ELECTROPORATION; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENE CODING; GENE SILENCING; GENE SUPPRESSION; GENES ENCODING; LYME DISEASE; MICRO-INJECTION; OPTIMIZED PROTOCOL; PHOSPHOLIPASE A; PUBLIC HEALTH; Q-RT-PCR; REAL TIME; SALIVARY GLANDS; SYNTAXIN;

ENCODING (SYMBOLS); GENE ENCODING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEALTH RISKS; PROTEINS; RNA;

GENE EXPRESSION;

BETA ACTIN; CALRETICULIN; CYSTATIN; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; SYNTAXIN; SYNTAXIN 5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; ELECTROPORATION; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IXODES SCAPULARIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NYMPH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SALIVARY GLAND; ANIMAL; GENETICS; GENOMICS; IXODES; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE;

ARTHROPODA; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDA;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPORATION; GENOMICS; IXODES; NYMPH; OVUM; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED;

EID: 76949083782     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-10-1     Document Type: Article

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