Genome-wide RNAi.

Abstract:

:In many species, double-stranded RNA can specifically and effectively silence genes. This newly discovered biological phenomenon, called RNA interference (RNAi), has practical implications for functional genomics. As shown by two recent reports, RNAi provides a rapid method to test the function of genes in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans; most of the genes on C. elegans chromosome I and III have now been tested for RNAi phenotypes. The results validate RNAi as a powerful functional genomics tool for C. elegans, and point the way for similar large-scale studies in other species.

journal_name

Curr Opin Chem Biol

authors

Barstead R

doi

10.1016/s1367-5931(00)00173-3

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2001-02-01 00:00:00

pages

63-6

issue

1

eissn

1367-5931

issn

1879-0402

pii

S1367-5931(00)00173-3

journal_volume

5

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