RNAi-mediated knockdown of mouse melanocortin-4 receptor <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i>, using an siRNA expression construct based on the mir-187 precursor-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

RNAi-mediated knockdown of mouse melanocortin-4 receptor in vitro and in vivo, using an siRNA expression construct based on the mir-187 precursor

Published:2017 Issue:1 Volume:66 Page:41-50
ISSN:1341-1357
Container-title:Experimental Animals
language:en
Short-container-title:Exp. Anim.

Author:

Kato Minoru¹,Huang Yi-Ying²,Matsuo Mina³⁴,Takashina Yoko⁵,Sasaki Kazuyo⁵,Horai Yasushi⁶,Juni Aya⁷,Kamijo Shin-Ichi³⁸,Saigo Kaoru⁷,Ui-Tei Kumiko⁹,Tei Hajime²¹⁰

Affiliation:

1. Research Unit/Neuroscience, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, 1000 Kamoshida, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-0033, Japan

2. Laboratory of Chronogenomics, Mitsubishi Kagaku Institute of Life Science, 11 Minamiooya, Machida, Tokyo 194-8511, Japan

3. Experimental Animal Laboratory, Mitsubishi Kagaku Institute of Life Science, 11 Minamiooya, Machida, Tokyo 194-8511, Japan

4. Present address: Division of Animal Experimental Laboratory, Life Science Research Center, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan

5. Pharmacology Laboratory, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, 1000 Kamoshida, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-0033, Japan

6. Safety Research Laboratory, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, 1000 Kamoshida, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 227-0033, Japan

7. Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan

8. Present address: Division of Planning of Laboratory Animal Facility, Lifewill Corporation, 2740-12 Shimo-oyamada, Machida, Tokyo 194-0202, Japan

9. Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan

10. Present address: Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192, Japan

Publisher

Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Subject

General Veterinary,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Animal Science and Zoology,General Medicine

Link

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/expanim/66/1/66_16-0065/_pdf

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