High-throughput transcriptome and functional validation analysis
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1. A method for validating the effect of a candidate gene that is expressed in a mammalian neural or glial cell of interest, said method comprising:
- (a) producing a candidate dsRNA with a sequence identical to at least a portion of a said candidate gene;
(b) introducing said candidate dsRNA into a reference mammalian neural or glial cell; and
(c) validating the effect of said candidate gene by detecting an alteration in a cellular activity or a cellular state in said reference mammalian neural or glial cell, wherein said alteration is the result of specific attenuation of mRNA corresponding to said candidate in said reference mammalian neural or glial cell indicating that said candidate gene plays a functional role in mammalian neural or glial cells.
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Abstract
Methods for correlating genes and gene function are provided. Such methods generally involve selecting a candidate gene that appears to be correlated with a particular cellular state or activity and then validating the role of the candidate gene in establishment of such a cellular state or activity. Certain methods utilize RNA interference techniques in the validation process.
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1. A method for validating the effect of a candidate gene that is expressed in a mammalian neural or glial cell of interest, said method comprising:
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(a) producing a candidate dsRNA with a sequence identical to at least a portion of a said candidate gene;
(b) introducing said candidate dsRNA into a reference mammalian neural or glial cell; and
(c) validating the effect of said candidate gene by detecting an alteration in a cellular activity or a cellular state in said reference mammalian neural or glial cell, wherein said alteration is the result of specific attenuation of mRNA corresponding to said candidate in said reference mammalian neural or glial cell indicating that said candidate gene plays a functional role in mammalian neural or glial cells. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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