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=== Description  ===
=== Description  ===


*Small oligomer of synthetic [[nucleotide|nucleotide]] analogues that block [[gene expression|gene expression]].  
*Small oligomer of synthetic [[Nucleotide|nucleotide]] analogues that block [[Gene expression|gene expression]].  
*25 bp length
*25 bp length


=== Function  ===
=== Function  ===


*attaches to mRNA, pre/mature, to cause gene knockdown  
*attaches to [[mRNA|mRNA]], pre/mature, to cause [[gene knockdown|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:  ====
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==== 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|spliceosome]] which will create truncated/no protein<br>


=== References  ===
=== References  ===


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Revision as of 17:16, 16 November 2017

Description

Function

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.