Chapter title |
RNAi Technique in Stem Cell Research: Current Status and Future Perspectives
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Chapter number | 1 |
Book title |
RNAi and Small Regulatory RNAs in Stem Cells
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, July 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-7108-4_1 |
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Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-7106-0, 978-1-4939-7108-4
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Authors |
Zou, Gang-Ming, Gang-Ming Zou |
Editors |
Baohong Zhang |
Abstract |
RNAi is a mechanism displayed by most eukaryotic cells to rid themselves of foreign double-strand RNA molecules. In the 18 years since the initial report, RNAi has now been demonstrated to function in mammalian cells to alter gene expression and has been used as a means for genetic discovery as well as a possible strategy for genetic correction and genetic therapy in cancer and other disease. The aim of this review is to provide a general overview of how RNAi suppresses gene expression and to examine some published RNAi approaches that have resulted in changes in stem cell function and suggest the possible clinical relevance of this work in cancer therapy through targeting cancer stem cells. |
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