Expression profiling reveals off-target gene regulation by RNAi (original) (raw)
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- Steven R Bartz1 na1,
- Janell Schelter1,
- Sumire V Kobayashi1,
- Julja Burchard1,
- Mao Mao1,
- Bin Li1,
- Guy Cavet1 &
- …
- Peter S Linsley1
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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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- *Note: In the version of this article initially published online, the arrow labeled Mapk14 panel C was placed over the wrong bar. It should have pointed to the most prominent bar in all concentrations. This has been corrected in the online and print versions of the article.
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We thank G. Schimmack, S. Kim, M. Imakura and J. McLarnan for expert technical assistance, M. Biery for assistance with computer graphics and the Rosetta Gene Expression Laboratory for microarray work.
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- Aimee L Jackson and Steven R Bartz: These authors contributed equally to this work.
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Aimee L Jackson, Steven R Bartz, Janell Schelter, Sumire V Kobayashi, Julja Burchard, Mao Mao, Bin Li, Guy Cavet & Peter S Linsley
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Jackson, A., Bartz, S., Schelter, J. et al. Expression profiling reveals off-target gene regulation by RNAi.Nat Biotechnol 21, 635–637 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt831
- Received: 10 February 2003
- Accepted: 18 March 2003
- Published: 18 May 2003
- Issue Date: 01 June 2003
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt831