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N2006S 1 nmol 10 μM $195.00
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Description:
A heterogeneous mixture of 21-23 bp short interfering RNAs (siRNA) that induces effective silencing (RNAi) of human MSK1 Kinase in mammalian cell lines.

MSK1 is activated by Erk as well as p38 MAP Kinase in response to growth factors and cellular stress (1).

Recommended Usage Concentration: 5 to 40 nM





Figure 1: 15 ng (1 pmol) of ShortCut siRNA mix is run along with synthetic 17, 21 and 25 bp siRNA Markers (NEB #N2101) on a 20% TBE polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.





Figure 2: NIH 3T3 cells were co-transfected with a plasmid expressing MSK1 tagged with an HA epitope and different concentrations of MSK1 Kinase ShortCut siRNA Mix (+) or Lit28i Polylinker ShortCut siRNA Mix (NEB #N2014) as a control (C) using TransPass R1 Transfection Reagent (NEB #M2551). Silencing of MSK1 is detected 48 hours post-transfection. MSK1 was detected by a Western blot of cell lysates using Cell Signaling Technology anti-HA Antibody (CST #2367)and actin loading control was detected using (Sigma A-2066) Antibody.



Background:
ShortCut® siRNA Mixes are highly potent, validated silencing mixtures generated by NEB's proprietary ShortCut RNase III technology. The section of mRNA sequence that each mixture targets has been selected to ensure no significant sequence identity to other genes. Each mixture is a unique combination of many individual siRNAs that work collectively to knock down the target gene. As a result, the mixtures can be used at extremely low concentration (typically 1-20 nM) which minimizes the potential for off-target effects.

Source:
A 362 bp DNA template derived from human MSK1 cDNA (accession number AFO74393, coordinates 396-757) was used to generate dsRNA which was processed by ShortCut RNase III to produce the siRNA Mix.


Reaction & Storage Conditions


Concentration:
10 μM

Storage Conditions:
20 mM KCl
0.5 mM EDTA
10 mM Na-HEPES
pH 7.0 @ 25°C

Storage Temperature:
-20°C


Notes


General notes:
  1. It is important to maintain healthy cells. Some cell lines become more sensitive to transfection agents after a large number of passages. It is advisable to use cells subjected to a similar number of passages to ensure reproducible transfection results in different experiments.
  2. It is recommended that control transfections be performed by varying cell confluence and using different amounts of TransPass Transfection Reagent. In general, low cell density or too much transfection reagent increase the risk of cell toxicity. The medium may be replaced 24 hours after transfection with fresh complete medium to increase cell viability.
    In order to easily estimate the efficiency of transfection of particular cell lines use the Fluorescein-siRNA Transfection Control (NEB #N2100S).
  3. TransPass R1 Transfection Reagent has been used to successfully transfect siRNAs in many cell lines including: A549, C6, CHO, COS-7, HEK293, NIH 3T3, HepG2, HCT116, HeLa, Jurkat, MCF-7, U2OS, 3T3 L1 adipocytes.
  4. Transfection of siRNA Mixtures: Note: The transfection of siRNA must be optimal in order to obtain maximum silencing of a target gene. Optimizing the following parameters may be necessary in order to maximize the transfection efficiency for a particular cell line: the cell density at the time of transfection, the amount of transfection reagent, the amount of siRNA and the culture incubation time before analysis.

Quality Control for Current Lot


Quality control values for a specific lot can be found on the datacard which accompanies each product.

Quality Assurance Statement:
Purified by ion exchange chromatography free of contaminating large molecular weight dsRNA, ssRNA, DNA, bacteria and protein.


References


  1. Deak, M. et al. (1998) EMBO J., 17, 4426-4441.


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Licenses/Patents/Disclaimers:
Notice to Buyer/User: Commercial use of ShortCut® siRNA Mixes may require a license from New England Biolabs, Inc. Use of ShortCut® siRNA Mixes for RNA interference may require a license from the Carnegie Institution of Washington. For further information, contact the Director of Administration and Finance at the Carnegie Institute of Washington at 1530 P Street N.W., Washington, DC 20005-1910. Tel: 202-939-1118.

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