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Public on Dec 19, 2014 |
| Title |
shRNA Off-Target Effects In Vivo: Impaired Endogenous siRNA Expression and Spermatogenic Defects |
| Organism |
Mus musculus |
| Experiment type |
Expression profiling by array
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| Summary |
RNA interference (RNAi) is widely used to determine the function of genes. We chose this approach to assess the collective function of the highly related reproductive homeobox 3 (Rhox3) gene paralogs. Using a Rhox3 short hairpin (sh) RNA with 100% complementarity to all 8 Rhox3 paralogs, expressed from a CRE-regulated transgene, we successfully knocked down Rhox3 expression in male germ cells in vivo. These Rhox3-shRNA transgenic mice had dramatic defects in spermatogenesis, primarily in spermatocytes and round spermatids. To determine whether this phenotype was caused by reduced Rhox3 expression, we generated mice expressing the Rhox3-shRNA but lacking the intended target of the shRNA – Rhox3. These double-mutant mice had a phenotype indistinguishable from Rhox3-shRNA-expressing mice that was different from mice lacking the Rhox3 paralogs, indicating that the Rhox3 shRNA disrupts spermatogenesis independently of Rhox3. Rhox3-shRNA transgenic mice displayed few alterations in the expression of protein-coding genes, but instead exhibited reduced levels of all endogenous siRNAs we tested. This supported a model in which the Rhox3 shRNA causes spermatogenic defects by sequestering one or more components of the endogenous small RNA biogenesis machinery. Our study serves as a warning for those using shRNA approaches to investigate gene functions in vivo.
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| Overall design |
Comparison of total RNA from post-natal day 15 testis extracted from three wild-type mice and three transgenic mice genetically engineered to express siRNA designed to knock-down Rhox3. RNA hybridised to Affymetrix mouse all exon arrays.
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| Contributor(s) |
Song H, Bettegowda A, Oliver D, Yan W, Phan MH, Corbett MA, de Rooij DG, Wilkinson MF |
| Citation(s) |
25790000 |
| Submission date |
Dec 18, 2014 |
| Last update date |
Mar 06, 2018 |
| Contact name |
Miles Wilkinson |
| Organization name |
UCSD
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| Department |
Reproductive Medicine
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| Lab |
Miles Wilkinson Lab
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| Street address |
9500 Gilman Dr. MC 0695
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| City |
La Jolla |
| State/province |
CA |
| ZIP/Postal code |
92093 |
| Country |
USA |
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| Platforms (1) |
| GPL6096 |
[MoEx-1_0-st] Affymetrix Mouse Exon 1.0 ST Array [transcript (gene) version] |
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| Samples (6)
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| Relations |
| BioProject |
PRJNA270755 |
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