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Description:

  • Small oligomer of synthetic nucleotide analogues that block gene expression
  • 25bp length

Function:

  • attaches to mRNA, pre/mature, to cause gene knockdown
  • Used as gene knockdown tool on zebra fish[1]

On mature mRNA:

  • attaches to AUG blocking ribosome interaction

On pre-mRNA:

  • sits on splice site, an intron-exon junction, making a double stranded RNA, blocking spliceosome which will create truncated/no protein


References

  1. Shukla, Arun K., editor. “The Zebrafish: Disease Models and Chemical Screens.” Methods in Cell Biology, vol. 105, no. 12, 2011, pp. 273–308., doi:10.1016/c2009-0-62387-4.