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An Optimized microRNA Backbone for Effective Single-Copy RNAi

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Fellmann, Christof, Hoffmann, Thomas, Sridhar, Vaishali, Hopfgartner, Barbara, Muhar, Matthias, Roth, Mareike, Lai, Dan Yu, Barbosa, Inês A.M., Kwon, Jung Shick, Guan, Yuanzhe, Sinha, Nishi, Zuber, Johannes·2013·Cell Reports

Abstract

Short hairpin RNA (shRNA) technology enables stable and regulated gene repression. For establishing experimentally versatile RNAi tools and minimizing toxicities, synthetic shRNAs can be embedded into endogenous microRNA contexts. However, due to our incomplete understanding of microRNA biogenesis, such "shRNAmirs" often fail to trigger potent knockdown, especially when expressed from a single genomic copy. Following recent advances in design of synthetic shRNAmir stems, here we take a systematic approach to optimize the experimental miR-30 backbone. Among several favorable features, we identify a conserved element 3' of the basal stem as critically required for optimal shRNAmir processing and implement it in an optimized backbone termed "miR-E", which strongly increases mature shRNA levels and knockdown efficacy. Existing miR-30 reagents can be easily converted to miR-E, and its combination with up-to-date design rules establishes a validated and accessible platform for generating effective single-copy shRNA libraries that will facilitate the functional annotation of the genome.

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Fellmann, C., Hoffmann, T., Sridhar, V., Hopfgartner, B., Muhar, M., Roth, M., Lai, D. Y., Barbosa, I. A. M., Kwon, J. S., Guan, Y., Sinha, N., & Zuber, J.
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Cell Reports
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-12
Volume
5
Issue
6
Pages
1704-1713
ISSN
2211-1247 (ISSN-L)
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W1963549191
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719
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37
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10.62
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journal article
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en
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Fellmann, C., Hoffmann, T., Sridhar, V., Hopfgartner, B., Muhar, M., Roth, M., Lai, D. Y., Barbosa, I. A. M., Kwon, J. S., Guan, Y., Sinha, N., & Zuber, J. (2013). An Optimized microRNA Backbone for Effective Single-Copy RNAi. Cell Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2013.11.020

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