An efficient method to enhance gene silencing by using precursor microRNA designed small hairpin RNAs |
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Authors: | Zhixin Shan Qiuxiong Lin Chunyu Deng Xiaohong Li Wei Huang Honghong Tan Yongheng Fu Min Yang Xi-Yong Yu |
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Affiliation: | (1) Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangzhou, 510080, China;(2) Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute, Guangzhou, 510080, China |
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Abstract: | Gene silencing can be mediated by small interfering RNA (siRNA) and microRNA (miRNA). To investigate the potential application of using a precursor microRNA (pre-miRNA) backbone for gene silencing, we studied the inhibition efficiency of exogenous GFP and endogenous GAPDH by conventional shRNA- and pre-miRNA-designed hairpins, respectively. In this study, the conventional shRNA-, pre-miRNA-30-, and pre-miRNA-155-designed hairpins targeting either GFP or GAPDH were transfected into the HEK293 cells that were mediated by the pSilencer-4.1-neo vector, which carries a modified RNA polymerase II-type CMV promoter. Comparisons with conventional GFP shRNA showed that GFP levels were reduced markedly by pre-miRNA-30- and pre-miRNA-155-designed GFP shRNAs by fluorescence microscopy. The consistent results from semi-quantitative RT-PCR and Western blot analysis revealed that pre-miRNA-30- and pre-miRNA-155-designed GFP shRNAs could suppress GFP expression significantly. As for endogenous GAPDH, the results from semi-quantitative RT-PCR and Western blot analysis showed that pre-miRNA-30- and pre-miRNA-155-designed GAPDH shRNAs could suppress GAPDH expression even more efficiently than conventional GAPDH shRNA. Together, this study confirmed the efficiency of gene silencing mediated by pre-miRNA-30- and pre-miRNA-155-designed shRNAs, demonstrating that pre-miRNA-designed hairpins are a good strategy for gene silencing. |
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Keywords: | MicroRNAs RNA interference RNA Pol II promoter Small hairpin RNA |
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