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SCFBM
2008
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Analysis by siRNA_profile program displays novel thermodynamic characteristics of highly functional siRNA molecules
Objective: Here we report the improved results of a new siRNA design program and analysis tool called siRNA_profile that reveals an additional criterion for bioinformatic search o...
Pirkko Muhonen, Ranga N. Parthasarathy, Anthony J....
BMCBI
2006
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An accurate and interpretable model for siRNA efficacy prediction
Background: The use of exogenous small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) for gene silencing has quickly become a widespread molecular tool providing a powerful means for gene functional s...
Jean-Philippe Vert, Nicolas Foveau, Christian Laja...
BMCBI
2006
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Selecting effective siRNA sequences by using radial basis function network and decision tree learning
Background: Although short interfering RNA (siRNA) has been widely used for studying gene functions in mammalian cells, its gene silencing efficacy varies markedly and there are o...
Shigeru Takasaki, Yoshihiro Kawamura, Akihiko Kona...
BMCBI
2007
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sIR: siRNA Information Resource, a web-based tool for siRNA sequence design and analysis and an open access siRNA database
Background: RNA interference has revolutionized our ability to study the effects of altering the expression of single genes in mammalian (and other) cells through targeted knockdo...
Jyoti K. Shah, Harold R. Garner, Michael A. White,...