Quantification of the gene silencing performances of rationally-designed synthetic small RNAs

Systems and Synthetic Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 107-123

  Massaiu, Ilaria ^a   Pasotti, Lorenzo ^a   Casanova, Michela ^a   Politi, Nicolò ^a   Zucca, Susanna ^a   Cusella De Angelis, Maria Gabriella ^a   Magni, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lactate dehydrogenase; Mathematical modelling; Operon; Quantitative characterization; Small RNA; Synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84938963223     PISSN: 18725325     EISSN: 18725333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11693-015-9177-7     Document Type: Article

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