RNA interference: Potential therapeutic targets

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 649-657

  Jana, S ^a   Chakraborty, C ^b   Nandi, S ^a   Deb, J K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b Institute of Applied Medicines and Research   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DEGRADATION; GENES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; TUMORS;

NUCLEOTIDES; RNA INTERFERENCE (RNAI); THERAPEUTICS;

RNA;

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; MESSENGER RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; RNA;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CANCER THERAPY; CARCINOMA; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; MAMMAL CELL; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE RAS; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY; VIRAL GENE THERAPY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; GENE SILENCING; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; VIRUS DISEASES;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 8644252556     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-004-1732-1     Document Type: Short Survey

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