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Short Interfering RNA-Mediated Inhibition of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Gene Expression and Function during Infection of Human Keratinocytes
14 Sept 2004
Abstract excerpt
RNA interference (RNAi) is an antiviral mechanism that is activated when double-stranded RNA is cleaved into fragments, called short interfering RNA (siRNA), that prime an inducible gene silencing enzyme complex. We applied RNAi against a herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) gene, glycoprotein E, which mediates cell-to-cell spread and immune evasion. In an in vitro model of infection, human keratinocytes were...
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