Ute Schepers

RNA Interference in Practice (eBook, PDF)

Principles, Basics, and Methods for Gene Silencing in C.elegans, Drosophila, and Mammals

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This hands-on guide to RNA interference brings the power of targeted gene silencing to any laboratory with the basic equipment for handling nucleic acids. In easy-to-follow, step-by-step protocols you will learn * how RNAi works in worms, flies and mammals, * how to design the most efficient RNAi constructs, * how to achieve transient, stable and conditional RNAi in cell cultures, * how to determine the efficiency of an RNAi experiment, * and how to use RNAi for gene therapy. All the protocols have been thoroughly tested in the author's own laboratory, and she provides examples of successful experiments and troubleshooting hints to help in establishing your own successful RNAi experiments. Also includes a list of suppliers for RNAi reagents and equipment as well as a glossary of terms.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley-VCH
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783527604371
• Artikelnr.: 37339300

Autorenporträt

Ute Schepers studied Chemistry at the Kekulé-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, University of Bonn (Germany), where she completed her PhD thesis in the laboratory of Prof. Dr. K. Sandhoff in 1997. She then moved to Boston for a post-doctoral fellowship in the laboratory of Tomas Kirchhausen at the Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School. Since her return to Bonn in 2000 she is pursuing her own research projects using a combination of chemical and genetic methods for the further development of RNA interference in mammals. One of her main efforts is the chemical synthesis of novel molecular transporters for therapeutical RNAi application.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction - Mechanism of RNAi - RNAi as a Tool for Functional Genomics RNAi in C.elegans - Practical Application - Target Evaluation - Synthesis and Delivery of dsRNA - Genome-wide Screening RNAi in Drosophila - Practical Application - Synthesis and Delivery of dsRNA - RNAi in Cell Lines RNAi in mammals - Transient RNAi in Cell Culture - Design and Synthesis of siRNAs - Delivery of siRNAs into Cells - Analysis and Validation of siRNAs - RNAi with Hairpin RNAs - Inducible RNAi - RNAi in mice - Screening Methods RNAi Resources - Web Resources - List of Suppliers - Glossary of Terms