Thursday, 20 March 2014

molecular biology - Mouse meta-globin mRNA problem

There are always exceptions but you can consider some general rules.



A is 1 i.e the sequence that is perfectly complementary (2 is complementary but direction is parallel — cannot base-pair), then B would be 1 (siRNA). Reasons (some are just based on general rules of siRNA design):



  • siRNAs have to be perfectly complementary

  • The size is also perfect for a siRNA (21nt)

  • U/A (2-3 residues) at the 5' of the siRNA

  • U at 10th position

  • GC content 43% (ideal 30-50%)

See here for guidelines for siRNA design.

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