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RNA interference from biology to therapeutics
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ISSN: 21926204 ISBN: 1461447437 1461447445 1489993193 Year: 2013 Publisher: New York : Springer,

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The Nobel Prize winning discovery that small interfering RNA can be utilised to control cellular gene expression has propelled the field of RNA interference (RNAi) to the forefront of biomedical science as a potential molecular medicine set to revolutionalise disease treatment.   Harnessing the molecular mechanisms of RNAi and development of delivery technologies is crucial for its transformation into a therapeutic modality, this dependency is the focus of “RNA Interference from Biology to Therapeutics” that gives a comprehensive overview of RNAi biology and state-of-the-art delivery methods relevant to clinical translation of RNAi therapeutics. Key players and shapers in the fields of RNAi and delivery science have been assembled in a single volume to produce a truly unique interdisciplinary text, making it a “must-read” for both students and experts in, and at the interface of, RNAi, pharmaceutical science and medicine. An attractive feature is the “future perspectives” section within each chapter that allows global leaders the opportunity to express their views on the direction the field is moving. Topics covered in the book include miRNA biology and therapeutic exploitation, exosome delivery and clinical translation. “RNA Interference from Biology to Therapeutics” is an up-to-the-minute, highly informative and invaluable text for those actively involved or interested in this fascinating and high-impact field.


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Intrinsic immunity
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ISBN: 3642427634 3642377645 3642377653 Year: 2013 Publisher: Heidelberg ; New York : Springer,

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Recent research has focused attention on the importance of intrinsic antiviral immunity, i.e. immunity mediated by factors that are constitutively expressed in many cells. In this volume, leading experts provide a comprehensive overview of this relatively new and rapidly evolving field. They cover intrinsic proteinaceous antiviral immune effectors, such as the APOBEC3 and TRIM protein families as well as Tetherin and SAMHD1, which were initially discovered by researchers studying HIV-1. Furthermore, the role of RNA interference in antiviral defense in plants and invertebrates, as well as the interplay between microRNAs and viruses in mammalian cells, are analysed. One chapter discusses how intrinsic immunity and viral countermeasures to intrinsic immune effectors drive both pathogen and host evolution, and finally the emerging evidence that DNA damage response proteins restrict infection by DNA viruses is highlighted.  .

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Immunogenetics. --- Molecular immunology. --- Organisms --- Gene Silencing --- Viral Proteins --- Proteins --- Epigenesis, Genetic --- Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins --- Gene Expression Regulation --- Genetic Processes --- Chemicals and Drugs --- Genetic Phenomena --- Phenomena and Processes --- Viral Regulatory and Accessory Proteins --- Viruses --- RNA Interference --- Biology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Microbiology & Immunology --- Immunity. --- Medicine. --- Immunology. --- Molecular biology. --- Virology. --- Microbial genetics. --- Microbial genomics. --- Plant pathology. --- Invertebrates. --- Biomedicine. --- Microbial Genetics and Genomics. --- Molecular Medicine. --- Plant Pathology. --- Invertebrata --- Animals --- Botany --- Communicable diseases in plants --- Crop diseases --- Crops --- Diseases of plants --- Microbial diseases in plants --- Pathological botany --- Pathology, Vegetable --- Phytopathology --- Plant pathology --- Plants --- Vegetable pathology --- Agricultural pests --- Crop losses --- Diseased plants --- Phytopathogenic microorganisms --- Plant pathologists --- Plant quarantine --- Genomics --- Microbial genetics --- Microorganisms --- Genetics --- Microbiology --- Molecular biochemistry --- Molecular biophysics --- Biochemistry --- Biophysics --- Biomolecules --- Systems biology --- Immunobiology --- Life sciences --- Serology --- Clinical sciences --- Medical profession --- Human biology --- Medical sciences --- Pathology --- Physicians --- Diseases and pests --- Diseases --- Wounds and injuries --- Immunology --- Medical virology. --- Plant diseases. --- Medical microbiology --- Virology --- Virus diseases --- Health Workforce --- Medicine --- Microbial Genetics. --- Biomedical Research. --- Experimental Organisms. --- Research. --- Technique. --- Biological research --- Biomedical research

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