Author:
Tan Minjie,van Tol Helena T. A.,Mokry Michal,Stout Tom A. E.,Roelen Bernard A. J.
Abstract
AbstractGene knockdown techniques are widely used to examine the function of specific genes or proteins. While a variety of techniques are available, a technique commonly used on mammalian oocytes is mRNA knockdown by microinjection of small interfering RNA (siRNA), with non-specific siRNA injection used as a technical control. Here, we investigate whether and how the microinjection procedure itself affects the transcriptome of bovine oocytes. Injection of non-specific siRNA resulted in differential expression of 119 transcripts, of which 76 were down-regulated. Gene ontology analysis revealed that the differentially regulated genes were enriched in the biological processes of ATP synthesis, molecular transport and regulation of protein polyubiquitination. This study establishes a background effect of the microinjection procedure that should be borne in mind by those using microinjection to manipulate gene expression in oocytes.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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