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Kim, J. ; Badaloni, A.* ; Willert, T. ; Zimber-Strobl, U. ; Kühn, R. ; Wurst, W. ; Kieslinger, M.

An RNAi-based approach to down-regulate a gene family in vivo.

PLoS ONE 8:e80312 (2013)
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Genetic redundancy poses a major problem to the analysis of gene function. RNA interference allows the down-regulation of several genes simultaneously, offering the possibility to overcome genetic redundancy, something not easily achieved with traditional genetic approaches. Previously we have used a polycistronic miR155-based framework to knockdown expression of three genes of the early B cell factor family in cultured cells. Here we develop the system further by generating transgenic mice expressing the RNAi construct in vivo in an inducible manner. Expression of the transgene from the strong CAG promoter is compatible with a normal function of the basal miRNA/RNAi machinery, and the miR155 framework readily allows inducible expression from the Rosa26 locus as shown by Gfp. However, expression of the transgene in hematopoietic cells does not lead to changes in B cell development and neuronal expression does not affect cerebellar architecture as predicted from genetic deletion studies. Protein as well as mRNA levels generated from Ebf genes in hetero- and homozygous animals are comparable to wild-type levels. A likely explanation for the discrepancy in the effectiveness of the RNAi construct between cultured cells and transgenic animals lies in the efficiency of the sequences used, possibly together with the complexity of the transgene. Since new approaches allow to overcome efficiency problems of RNAi sequences, the data lay the foundation for future work on the simultaneous knockdown of several genes in vivo.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords B-cell Differentiation ; Small Interfering Rna ; Transgenic Mice ; Transcription Factors ; Neuronal Development ; Messenger-rnas ; Polymerase-ii ; Stem-cells ; Expression ; Microrna
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1932-6203
Journal PLoS ONE
Quellenangaben Volume: 8, Issue: 11, Pages: , Article Number: e80312 Supplement: ,
Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publishing Place Lawrence, Kan.
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology and Tumor Genetics (K.MOLBI)
Research Unit Gene Vector (AGV)
Institute of Developmental Genetics (IDG)