Journal article
Authors list: Lueck, Stefanie; Kreszies, Tino; Strickert, Marc; Schweizer, Patrick; Kuhlmann, Markus; Douchkov, Dimitar
Publication year: 2019
Journal: Frontiers in Plant Science
Volume number: 10
ISSN: 1664-462X
Open access status: Gold
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01023
Publisher: Frontiers Media
Abstract:
RNA interference (RNAi) is a technique used for transgene-mediated gene silencing based on the mechanism of posttranscriptional gene silencing (PTGS). PTGS is an ubiquitous basic biological phenomenon involved in the regulation of transcript abundance and plants' immune response to viruses. PTGS also mediates genomic stability by silencing of retroelements. RNAi has become an important research tool for studying gene function by strong and selective suppression of target genes. Here, we present si-Fi, a software tool for design optimization of RNAi constructs necessary for specific target gene knockdown. It offers efficiency prediction of RNAi sequences and off-target search, required for the practical application of RNAi. si-Fi is an open-source (CC BY-SA license) desktop software that works in Microsoft Windows environment and can use custom sequence databases in standard FASTA format.
Citation Styles
Harvard Citation style: Lueck, S., Kreszies, T., Strickert, M., Schweizer, P., Kuhlmann, M. and Douchkov, D. (2019) siRNA-Finder (si-Fi) Software for RNAi-Target Design and Off-Target Prediction, Frontiers in Plant Science, 10, Article 1023. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01023
APA Citation style: Lueck, S., Kreszies, T., Strickert, M., Schweizer, P., Kuhlmann, M., & Douchkov, D. (2019). siRNA-Finder (si-Fi) Software for RNAi-Target Design and Off-Target Prediction. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10, Article 1023. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01023
Keywords
FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; INTERFERENCE; Off-target; posttranscriptional gene silencing; RNAi design; RNAi efficiency prediction; RNA interface; si-Fi
