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Toward optimization of AgoshRNA molecules that use a non-canonical RNAi pathway: variations in the top and bottom base pairs.
RNA biology - 1 Jan 2015
Herrera-Carrillo Elena, Harwig Alex, Berkhout Ben
Abstract excerpt
Short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) are widely used for gene knockdown by inducing the RNA interference (RNAi) mechanism. The shRNA precursor is processed by Dicer into small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and subsequently programs the RNAi-induced silencing complex (RISC) to find a complementary target mRNA (mRNA) for post-transcriptional gene silencing. Recent evidence indicates that shRNAs with a relatively short...
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