How Do You Silence A Gene Using siRNA In HEPATOPAC® Co-Cultures?
Biologists use a variety of approaches to disable a gene in order to gain an understanding about its function. Methods to disable genes include gene-editing techniques (TALEN or CRISPR), knockout animal models and RNA interference (RNAi). Since its discovery in the late 1990s, RNAi has been proven to robustly and selectively suppress expression of target genes, which is why it has rapidly become a major tool for in vitro analysis of protein function.