siRNA

P K Hashim1, Kou Okuro1, Shigekazu Sasaki2

  • 1Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.

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まとめ

研究者は,小型の干渉RNA (siRNA) を封じ込むために,新しいグアニジニウムに富んだポリマーを開発した. これらのポリマーはナノカプセルを形成し,siRNAを細胞に放出し,遺伝子発現を効果的に抑制します.

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