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Application of lentivirus-mediated RNAi in studying gene function in mammalian tooth development

  1. Yiqiang Song1,§,
  2. Zunyi Zhang1,†,§,
  3. Xueyan Yu1,
  4. Minquan Yan1,
  5. Xiaoyun Zhang1,†,
  6. Shuping Gu1,‡,
  7. Thomas Stuart2,
  8. Chao Liu3,
  9. Jakob Reiser4,
  10. Yanding Zhang3,
  11. Yiping Chen1,3,*

Article first published online: 20 APR 2006

DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.20706

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Developmental Dynamics

Developmental Dynamics

Special Issue: Craniofacial Development Special Issue

Volume 235, Issue 5, pages 1347–1357, May 2006

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Song, Y., Zhang, Z., Yu, X., Yan, M., Zhang, X., Gu, S., Stuart, T., Liu, C., Reiser, J., Zhang, Y. and Chen, Y. (2006), Application of lentivirus-mediated RNAi in studying gene function in mammalian tooth development. Dev. Dyn., 235: 1347–1357. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.20706

Author Information

  1. 1

    Division of Developmental Biology, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana

  2. 2

    Molecular Neurobiotechnology Core Facility, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana

  3. 3

    College of Bioengineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, P.R. China

  4. 4

    Gene Therapy Program, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

  1. †

    Center for Oral Biology, University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642

  2. ‡

    Shanghai Research Center for Biomodel Organism, 88 Cailun Road, Pudong, Shanghai, China 201203

  1. §

    Yiqiang Song and Zunyi Zhang contributed equally to this work.

*Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 APR 2006
  2. Article first published online: 20 APR 2006
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 30 DEC 2005

Funded by

  • National Institutes of Health. Grant Numbers: DE16623, DE15123, DE12329
  • Millennium Trust Health Excellent Fund. Grant Number: HEF-2000-05-04
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China. Grant Numbers: 30270652, 30370705
  • Fujian Provincial Department of Science and Technology, China. Grant Numbers: 2002I006, C0320002

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