In Vitro Silencing of lncRNA Expression Using siRNAs

Recent advances in sequencing technologies have uncovered the existence of thousands of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) with dysregulated expression in cancer. As a result, there is burgeoning interest in understanding their function and biological significance in both homeostasis and disease. RNA interference (RNAi) enables sequence-specific gene silencing and can, in principle, be employed to silence virtually any gene. However, when applied to lncRNAs, it is important to consider current limitations in their annotation and current principles regarding lncRNA regulation and function when assessing their phenotype in cancer cell lines. In this chapter we describe the analysis of lncRNA splicing variant expression, including subcellular localization, transfection of siRNAs in cancer cell lines, and validation of gene silencing by quantitative PCR and single molecule in situ hybridization. All protocols can be performed in a laboratory with essential equipment for cell culture, molecular biology, and imaging.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:2348

Enthalten in:

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 2348(2021) vom: 23., Seite 141-156

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Thijssen, Meike S [VerfasserIn]
Bintz, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Arnes, Luis [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alternative splicing
Cancer
In situ hybridization
Journal Article
Long noncoding RNAs
RNA, Long Noncoding
RNA, Small Interfering
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Small interfering RNAs
Subcellular localization

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Date Completed 01.09.2021

Date Revised 06.10.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/978-1-0716-1581-2_9

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM327080892