Plasmids 101: Expressing shRNAs for RNA Interference
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...while shRNA and siRNA are synthetic constructs introduced through external methods.
shRNA processing
Following...expressed constitutively, either in lentiviral or retroviral backbones. On some occasions, shRNAs are transiently...transient transfections and are handy for quick in vitro experiments.
shRNA plasmids typically use RNA polymerase...common promoters are U6, H1, and 7SK. These are strong promoters with no tissue specificity, so in some...