Thermodynamically stable RNA three-way junction for constructing multifunctional nanoparticles for delivery of therapeutics

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 658-667

  Shu, Dan ^a   Shu, Yi ^a   Haque, Farzin ^a   Abdelmawla, Sherine ^b   Guo, Peixuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Kylin Therapeutics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLES; OLIGOMERS; RNA; UREA;

BACTERIOPHAGE PHI29; DNA-PACKAGING MOTOR; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL NANOPARTICLES; RECEPTOR-BINDING LIGANDS; SHORT INTERFERING RNA; THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION; THERMODYNAMICALLY STABLE;

NUCLEIC ACIDS;

APTAMER; LIGAND; METAL; NANOPARTICLE; OLIGOMER; RIBOZYME; RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UREA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURATION; DNA PACKAGING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 80455154991     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2011.105     Document Type: Article

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