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== '''Description''' ==
=== Description ===


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


== '''Function''' ==
=== Function ===


*attaches to mRNA, pre/mature, to cause gene knockdown  
*attaches to mRNA, pre/mature, to cause gene knockdown  
*Used as gene knockdown tool on zebra fish<ref>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.</ref>
*Used as gene knockdown tool on zebra fish<ref>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.</ref>


On mature mRNA:  
==== On mature mRNA: ====


*attaches to AUG blocking ribosome interaction
*attaches to AUG blocking ribosome interaction


On pre-mRNA:  
==== On pre-mRNA: ====


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


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=== References  ===


== '''References'''<br>  ==
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Revision as of 17:15, 16 November 2017

Description

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