Plasmids 101: Control Plasmids
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...single experiment wherein Plasmid A (encoding shRNA against human Gene X in backbone Y) was transfected ...variable is the shRNA. Therefore the empty control vector would be Plasmid A sans shRNA, or backbone Y ...every experiment, an investigator needs a standard against which the results can be compared; results from...Experiment: Knockdown the expression of Gene X using shRNA expressed from a plasmid
Figure 1: Expression ... this result one could simply conclude that the shRNA didn’t work, as the expression level of Gene X in...plasmid delivered into the cells successfully? Is the shRNA target correct? Is the purified plasmid DNA viable...constitutively expresses a reporter protein (e.g., GFP or luciferase) that is either co-transfected with the test ...