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1 November 2013 Bringing RNA Interference (RNAi) into the High School Classroom
Sibani Sengupta
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RNA interference (abbreviated RNAi) is a relatively new discovery in the field of mechanisms that serve to regulate gene expression (a.k.a. protein synthesis). Gene expression can be regulated at the transcriptional level (mRNA production, processing, or stability) and at the translational level (protein synthesis). RNAi acts in a gene-specific manner and degrades the specific message (mRNA) to lower mRNA stability and, in the process, decreases protein production. The RNAi mechanism thus acts as a negative regulator of gene expression and undoubtedly has been one of the most significant developments in genetics and molecular biology in recent years. I present a teaching module that can help high school students experience this unique post-transcriptional regulatory mechanism.

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Sibani Sengupta "Bringing RNA Interference (RNAi) into the High School Classroom," The American Biology Teacher 75(9), 698-703, (1 November 2013). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2013.75.9.12
Published: 1 November 2013
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KEYWORDS
Caenorhabditis elegans
egg laying defect
egl-1
pos-1
posterior segregation
RNA interference
RNAi
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