A modified feeding RNAi method for simultaneous knock-down of more than one gene in Caenorhabditis elegans

BioTechniques

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 229-232

  Min, Kyoengwoo ^a,b   Kang, Junsu ^a   Lee, Junho ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Double knock down; Feeding RNA interference

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MODIFICATION; FEEDING; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE DELETION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE TARGETING; GENOME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA VECTOR; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; RNA INTERFERENCE;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 77954044480     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/000113365     Document Type: Article

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