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Petri, S.* ; Dueck, A.* ; Lehmann, G.* ; Putz, N.* ; Rüdel, S.* ; Kremmer, E. ; Meister, G.*

Increased siRNA duplex stability correlates with reduced off-target and elevated on-target effects.

RNA 17, 737-749 (2011)
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Argonaute (Ago) proteins form the core of RNA-induced silencing complexes (RISCs) and mediate small RNA-guided gene silencing. In RNAi, short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) guide RISCs to complementary target RNAs, leading to cleavage by the endonuclease Ago2. Noncatalytic Ago proteins, however, contribute to RNAi as well but cannot cleave target RNA and often generate off-target effects. Here we show that synthetic siRNA duplexes interact with all Ago proteins, but a functional RISC rapidly assembles only around Ago2. By stabilizing the siRNA duplex, we show that the noncatalytic Ago proteins Ago1, -3, and -4 can be selectively blocked and do not form functional RISCs. In addition, stabilized siRNAs form an Ago2-RISC more efficiently, leading to increased silencing activity. Our data suggest novel parameters for the design of siRNAs with selective activation of the endonuclease Ago2.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter argonaute proteins; RNAi; gene silencing; siRNAs
Sprache englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr 2011
HGF-Berichtsjahr 2011
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1355-8382
e-ISSN 1469-9001
Zeitschrift RNA
Quellenangaben Band: 17, Heft: 4, Seiten: 737-749 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
PSP-Element(e) G-501700-003
PubMed ID 21367974
Scopus ID 79953020954
Erfassungsdatum 2011-07-29