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Inducing gene expression by targeting promoter sequences using small activating RNAs.


ABSTRACT: Vector-based systems comprised of exogenous nucleic acid sequences remain the standard for ectopic expression of a particular gene. Such systems offer robust overexpression, but have inherent drawbacks such as the tedious process of construction, excluding sequences (e.g. introns and untranslated regions) important for gene function and potential insertional mutagenesis of host genome associated with the use of viral vectors. We and others have recently reported that short double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) can induce endogenous gene expression by targeting promoter sequences in a phenomenon referred to as RNA activation (RNAa) and such dsRNAs are termed small activating RNAs (saRNAs). To date, RNAa has been successfully utilized to induce the expression of different genes such as tumor suppressor genes. Here, we describe a detailed protocol for target selection and dsRNA design with associated experiments to facilitate RNAa in cultured cells. This technique may be applied to selectively activate endogenous gene expression for studying gene function, interrogating molecular pathways and reprogramming cell fate.

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4379447 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Inducing gene expression by targeting promoter sequences using small activating RNAs.

Wang Ji J   Place Robert F RF   Portnoy Victoria V   Huang Vera V   Kang Moo Rim MR   Kosaka Mika M   Ho Maurice Kwok Chung MKC   Li Long-Cheng LC  

Journal of biological methods 20150301 1


Vector-based systems comprised of exogenous nucleic acid sequences remain the standard for ectopic expression of a particular gene. Such systems offer robust overexpression, but have inherent drawbacks such as the tedious process of construction, excluding sequences (e.g. introns and untranslated regions) important for gene function and potential insertional mutagenesis of host genome associated with the use of viral vectors. We and others have recently reported that short double-stranded RNAs (  ...[more]

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