RNA Towards Medicine /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Erdmann, Volker A. (Editor), Brosius, Jürgen. (Editor), Barciszewski, Jan. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edition:1st ed. 2006.
Series:Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, 173
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Why RNA and DNA Have Different Structures
  • Regulatory RNAs as Mediators of Virulence Gene Expression in Bacteria
  • Regulatory RNAs in Mammals
  • Aminoglycoside Interactions with RNAs and Nucleases
  • High-Throughput RNA Interference in Functional Genomics
  • Antiviral Applications of RNAi
  • RNA Interference: Its Use as Antiviral Therapy
  • Gene Silencing of Virus Replication by RNA Interference
  • Progress in the Development of Nucleic Acid Therapeutics
  • Screening and Determination of Gene Function Using Randomized Ribozyme and siRNA Libraries
  • Ribozymes and siRNAs: From Structure to Preclinical Applications
  • Strategies to Identify Potential Therapeutic Target Sites in RNA
  • Oligonucleotide-Based Antiviral Strategies
  • Gene-Expressed RNA as a Therapeutic: Issues to Consider, Using Ribozymes and Small Hairpin RNA as Specific Examples
  • RNA Aptamers: From Basic Science Towards Therapy
  • RNA Aptamers Directed Against Oligosaccharides
  • Aptamer-Based Biosensors: Biomedical Applications
  • Application of Aptamers in Therapeutics and for Small-Molecule Detection
  • RNA Aptamers as Potential Pharmaceuticals Against Infections with African Trypanosomes
  • RNA Targeting Using Peptide Nucleic Acid
  • Locked Nucleic Acid: High-Affinity Targeting of Complementary RNA for RNomics
  • Engineering RNA-Based Circuits
  • Selection of RNase-Resistant RNAs.