Synthesis of dumbbell-shaped cyclic RNAs for RNA interference

Current Protocols in Nucleic Acid Chemistry

Volumn 1, Issue SUPPL. 48, 2012, Pages

  Abe, Naoko ^a   Abe, Hiroshi ^a   Ito, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyclic RNA; Dumbbell shaped structure; Ligase; RNA interference; RNA synthesis; Short interfering RNA

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL CULTURE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA SYNTHESIS;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84863772881     PISSN: 19349270     EISSN: 19349289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/0471142700.nc1604s48     Document Type: Article

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