RNA interference targeting cathepsin B of the carcinogenic liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini

Parasitology International

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 283-288

  Sripa, Jittiyawadee ^a   Pinlaor, Porntip ^b   Brindley, Paul J ^c   Sripa, Banchob ^a,b   Kaewkes, Sasithorn ^a   Robinson, Mark W ^d   Young, Neil D ^e   Gasser, Robin B ^e   Loukas, Alex ^f   Laha, Thewarach ^a,b  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cathepsin B; Liver fluke; O. viverrini; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN B; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ARTICLE; CLONORCHIS SINENSIS; ELECTROPORATION; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; CATHEPSIN B; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; CRICETINAE; ELECTROPORATION; HELMINTH PROTEINS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MESOCRICETUS; OPISTHORCHIASIS; OPISTHORCHIS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; RNA, HELMINTH; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC;

CLONORCHIS SINENSIS; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI;

EID: 79959511252     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: 18730329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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