Strategies for designing and validating immunostimulatory siRNAs

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 942, Issue , 2013, Pages 179-191

  Gantier, Michael P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bifunctional siRNA; Innate immunity; RIG I; RNA interference; SiRNA; TLR7; TLR8; TLR9

Indexed keywords

DNA; LIPID; RETINOIC ACID INDUCIBLE PROTEIN I; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 7; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 8; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 9; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE;

EID: 84934441252     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-119-6_10     Document Type: Article

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