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Comparative Study
. 2003 Jun;21(6):635-7.
doi: 10.1038/nbt831. Epub 2003 May 18.

Expression profiling reveals off-target gene regulation by RNAi

Aimee L Jackson  1 , Steven R Bartz, Janell Schelter, Sumire V Kobayashi, Julja Burchard, Mao Mao, Bin Li, Guy Cavet, Peter S Linsley
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Comparative Study

Expression profiling reveals off-target gene regulation by RNAi

Aimee L Jackson et al. Nat Biotechnol. 2003 Jun.

Abstract

RNA interference is thought to require near-identity between the small interfering RNA (siRNA) and its cognate mRNA. Here, we used gene expression profiling to characterize the specificity of gene silencing by siRNAs in cultured human cells. Transcript profiles revealed siRNA-specific rather than target-specific signatures, including direct silencing of nontargeted genes containing as few as eleven contiguous nucleotides of identity to the siRNA. These results demonstrate that siRNAs may cross-react with targets of limited sequence similarity.

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