Gene Knockdown Analysis by Double-Stranded RNA Injection

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 772, Issue , 2011, Pages 471-497

  Philip, Benjamin N ^a   Tomoyasu, Yoshinori ^b  

^a RIVIER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Double stranded RNA; Injection; Real time PCR; RNA interference; Western blot

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DNA TEMPLATE; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRIBOLIUM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DNA PRIMERS; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INSECT PROTEINS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; TEMPLATES, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRIBOLIUM;

EID: 84857204104     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-228-1_28     Document Type: Chapter

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