Gene silencing activity of siRNAs with a ribo-difluorotoluyl nucleotide.
Xia, J., Noronha, A., Toudjarska, I., Li, F., Akinc, A., Braich, R., Frank-Kamenetsky, M., Rajeev, K.G., Egli, M., Manoharan, M.(2006) ACS Chem Biol 1: 176-183
- PubMed: 17163665 
- DOI: 10.1021/cb600063p
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2G92 - PubMed Abstract: 
Recently, chemically synthesized short interfering RNA (siRNA) duplexes have been used with success for gene silencing. Chemical modification is desired for therapeutic applications to improve biostability and pharmacokinetic properties; chemical modification may also provide insight into the mechanism of silencing ...