Hepatitis C virus (HCV) will continue to be a serious global health threat for many years to
come because of the chronic nature of the infection, its high prevalence and the significant …

C. Proteolytic Processing of Structural Proteins D. Proteolytic Processing of Nonstructural
Proteins E. Cis-Acting RNA Sequences Required for Replication F. Mechanism of RNA …

Influenza A virus infection is a major source of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Because
the effectiveness of existing vaccines and antiviral drugs is limited, development of new …

Mutations in DJ-1 gene have been linked to autosomal recessive early onset parkinsonism
(AR-EOP). Although the mechanism of neuronal cell death due to DJ-1 mutation has not …

Double stranded, short interfering RNAs (siRNA) of 21–22 nt length initiate a sequence‐
specific, post‐trancriptional gene silencing in animals and plants known as RNA …

RNA interference (RNAi) is now an umbrella term referring to post-transcriptional gene
silencing mediated by either degradation or translation arrest of target RNA. This process is …

RNA interference (RNAi) is a conserved sequence-specific, gene-silencing mechanism that
is induced by double-stranded RNA. RNAi holds great promise as a novel nucleic acid …

A polyphenolic compound from the curry spice turmeric, curcumin, is known to show anti-
viral activity against the influenza virus, adenovirus, coxsackievirus, and the human …

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection causes chronic hepatitis and
hepatocellular carcinoma. Current anti-HCV therapies are based on interferon therapy …

Successful application of posttranscriptional gene silencing (PTGS) for gene function study
in both plants and animals depends on high target specificity and silencing efficiency. By …