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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Identification Of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms In The P21 (Cdkn1a) Gene And Correlations With Longevity In The Italian Population, Silvia Gravina, Francesco Lescai, Gregory Hurteau, Graham J. Brock, Anna Saramaki, Stefano Salvioli, Claudio Franceschi, Igor Roninson
Identification Of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms In The P21 (Cdkn1a) Gene And Correlations With Longevity In The Italian Population, Silvia Gravina, Francesco Lescai, Gregory Hurteau, Graham J. Brock, Anna Saramaki, Stefano Salvioli, Claudio Franceschi, Igor Roninson
Faculty Publications
Longevity in humans is determined by multiple environmental and genetic factors. We have investigated possible associations between longevity and Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in the p21 (CDKN1A) gene, a stress-inducible senescence-associated cell cycle inhibitor, expression of which upregulates genes implicated in several age-related diseases. By sequencing the promoter and exons of p21 in genomic DNA of ten individuals over 90 years old, we have identified 30 SNPs, many of which had not been previously characterized. A cluster of minor alleles within the -4547/-3489 bp region did not alter the basal activity or p53 responsiveness of the p21 promoter. We then …
A Structural Interpretation Of The Effect Of Gc-Content On Efficiency Of Rna Interference, Chi Yu Chan, C Steven Carmack, Dang D. Long, Anil Maliyekkel, Yu Shao, Igor Roninson, Ye Ding
A Structural Interpretation Of The Effect Of Gc-Content On Efficiency Of Rna Interference, Chi Yu Chan, C Steven Carmack, Dang D. Long, Anil Maliyekkel, Yu Shao, Igor Roninson, Ye Ding
Faculty Publications
BACKGROUND: RNA interference (RNAi) mediated by small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) or short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) has become a powerful technique for eukaryotic gene knockdown. siRNA GC-content negatively correlates with RNAi efficiency, and it is of interest to have a convincing mechanistic interpretation of this observation. We here examine this issue by considering the secondary structures for both the target messenger RNA (mRNA) and the siRNA guide strand. RESULTS: By analyzing a unique homogeneous data set of 101 shRNAs targeted to 100 endogenous human genes, we find that: 1) target site accessibility is more important than GC-content for efficient RNAi; 2) …