Target validation in mice by constitutive and conditional RNAi

Item Type:	Article
Title:	Target validation in mice by constitutive and conditional RNAi
Creators Name:	Kleinhammer, A. and Wurst, W. and Kühn, R.
Abstract:	Gene silencing by RNA interference (RNAi) has become a standard method for the characterization of gene function in mammalian cells. Short hairpin (sh) RNAs expressed from stably integrated vectors mediate gene knockdown both in cultured cells and in mice, presenting a fast alternative to gene knockout approaches. We describe three strategies to control gene silencing in mice that can be applied to any transcript of interest. This shRNA based approach enables either i) constitutive body-wide knockdown, ii) cell type-specific knockdown controlled by Cre recombinase, or iii) inducible body-wide knockdown controlled by doxycycline. For reliable expression the shRNA vector of interest is inserted into a Rosa26 docking site of ES cells by a site-specific recombinase. These ES cells can then be used to generate shRNA transgenic mice. This technology enables the production of adult knockdown mice within 11 months for an expedite in vivo validation of drug targets.
Keywords:	RNAi, Conditional, ShRNA, Cre recombinase, TetR/O, Transgenic Mice, Rosa26, RMCE, Animals, Mice
Source:	Methods in Molecular Biology
ISSN:	1064-3745
Publisher:	Springer / Humana Press
Volume:	986
Page Range:	307-323
Date:	23 January 2013
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-311-4_19
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