Gene silencing in vitro and in vivo using intronic micrornas

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 936, Issue , 2013, Pages 209-229

  Lin, Shi Lung ^a   Ying, Shao Yao ^b  

^a WJWU and LYNN Institute for Stem Cell Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene Silencing In Vivo; Intron; Microrna; Rna Interference; Rna Polymerase Type Ii; Rna Splicing; Rna Induced Gene Silencing Complex

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ANTISENSE VECTOR; ARTICLE; CLONING; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE CONTROL; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRON; LIPOSOMAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA HYBRIDIZATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA SEQUENCE;

EID: 84934440635     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-83-0_17     Document Type: Article

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