Facilitating siRNA delivery into mammalian cells via the LDL receptor

Yuval Malca; Mahdi Hasan; Shany Cohen; Divyasree Marripati; Sarah Adi Eisdorfer; Ekaterina Rudnitsky; Monica Wainer; Omer Ilouz; Moshe Elkabets; Isam Khalaila

doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2026.151876

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Facilitating siRNA delivery into mammalian cells via the LDL receptor

Yuval Malca Mahdi Hasan

Shany Cohen Divyasree Marripati Sarah Adi Eisdorfer Ekaterina Rudnitsky Monica Wainer Omer Ilouz Moshe Elkabets

Isam Khalaila

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules Vol. 360 pp. 151876 · Elsevier BV

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Published: May 01, 2026
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Israel Science Foundation Award: 302/21

Israel Innovation Authority Award: 70021

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Yuval Malca, Mahdi Hasan, Shany Cohen, et al. (2026). Facilitating siRNA delivery into mammalian cells via the LDL receptor. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 360, 151876. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2026.151876

Facilitating siRNA delivery into mammalian cells via the LDL receptor

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