Silence the gene, save the cell: RNA interference as promising therapy for ALS
Scientists at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have used RNA interference in transgenic mice to silence a mutated gene that causes inherited cases of amytrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), substantially delaying both the onset and the progression rate of the fatal motor neuron disease. Their results will be published in the April issue of Nature Medicine, and in the...Used in a new way, RNA interference permanently silences key breast cancer gene
In laboratory mouse experiments, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have developed a way to use RNA interference (RNAi) so that it permanently hampers breast cancer development. The technique permanently silences activated STAT3, a crucial gene found in some human breast tumors, thus reducing the cancer's ability to become invasive. The study, presented at...Restoring silenced suppressor gene kills lung-cancer cells
A new study suggests that restoring a gene often silenced in lung cancer causes the cells to self-destruct. The findings could lead to a new strategy for treating the disease. The research focused on a gene known as WWOX, which is lost or silenced in a large majority of lung cancers, and in cancers of the breast, ovary, prostate, bladder, esophagus and pancreas. The work was led by scient...Tool developed to silence genes in specific tissues using RNAi
Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center say they have jumped a significant hurdle in the use of RNA interference (RNAi), believed by many to be the ultimate tool to both decode the function of individual genes in the human genome and to treat disease. Reporting in the journal Genes and Development, investigators have developed a simple way to use the RNAi appro...Silencer siRNA Starter Kit from Ambion
Description:The new Silencer siRNA Starter Kit is perfect for researchers new to RNAi. It provides all of the reagents, protocols, and instructions necessary to get underway with siRNA transfection and ensure successful gene knockdown experiments....Magnetofection - SilenceMag from OZ Biosciences
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Description:Last innovation from Magnetofection technology, SilenceMag is the most efficient siRNA delivery system available. Simple, rapid and easy to use, SilenceMag is serum compatible and non toxic. Specifically designed for siRNA delivery, SilenceMag allows studying gene silencing at very low doses of siRNA.SilenceMag formulation gives reliable high gene silencing efficiencies in numerous cell types (p...Magnetofection - SilenceMag from OZ Biosciences
Description:Last innovation from Magnetofection technology, SilenceMag is the most efficient siRNA delivery system available. Simple, rapid and easy to use, SilenceMag is serum compatible and non toxic. Specifically designed for siRNA delivery, SilenceMag allows studying gene silencing at very low doses of siRNA.SilenceMag formulation gives reliable high gene silencing efficiencies in numerous cell types (p...Silencer CellReady siRNA Transfection Optimization Kit from Ambion
Description:Prior to siRNA library screening, optimal siRNA transfection parameters must be identified and verified for each cell type used. The Silencer CellReady siRNA Transfection Optimization Kit, which was developed specifically for optimizing transfection conditions in 96 well plates, dramatically simplifies this process....Fluorescently Labeling Long dsRNA with the Silencer siRNA Labeling Kit
Although the <A href="http://www.ambion.com/catalog/CatNum.php?1632"> siRNA Labeling Kits were developed for labeling siRNA, they can be readily adapted for labeling long dsRNA. The following protocol can be used for this application. See "<A href="#visualizing">Visualizing In...pSilencer 4.1-CMV: Versatile Vectors for Expression of siRNA, miRNA, and mRNA
4.1-CMV plasmid vectors are designed for long-term gene silencing experiments in a broad range of cell lines. The vectors carry an RNA polymerase II-type CMV promoter (human cytomegalovirus immediate-early promoter) and an optimized SV40...Selecting siRNA Sequences to Incorporate into the pSilencer Vectors
The first step in preparing a plasmid for siRNA experiments is to identify target sequences in the gene of interest that are susceptible to siRNA-induced degradation. We have found that a little more than half of the siRNAs provide at least a 50% reduction in target mRNA levels and approximately 1 out of 4 siRNAs...Australian Scientists 'Silence' Cancer Gene
This new treatment claims to treat the cancer by 'gene silencing.' This process apparently turns off a single gene in a cancer cell responsible for the continued development and spread of the cancer. This means that the other genes // are left unharmed. If successful, this new method promises to beat the conventional methods of treating cancer which include radiation and chemotherapy. These two t...Silence Puts Comfort For Digestive Syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome, by which 15% of Americans were suffered, was caused by distinctly personal habits and when medication doesn't help, there's often little left// to do but to suffer in silence. Others like constipation, bloating, diarrhea and gas, flatulence make their lives miserable, limiting some of their day-to-day activities. Researches believe that the most basic of treatm...Commonplace Sugar Compound Silences Seizures
Though in clinical use for decades, a small, sweet-tasting compound is revealing a startling new face as a potential cure for epilepsy.// 2-deoxy-glucose, or 2DG, has long been used in radio labeling, medical scanning and cancer imaging studies in humans. But now, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found the substance also blocks the onset of epileptic seizures in...Intervention Needed to Break 'Silence' on Reproductive Health
There is "enormous silence" in India around adolescent sexual and reproductive health issues, and this can be overcome through involvement of parents, in-laws, spouses// and elders, says a new report by the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) and partners. More than half the population in India is younger than 25, and many adolescents, particularly unmarried girls, suff...