Hello! we used computer programs such as Benchling and Primer3Plus in order to design primers that would specifically amplify and anneal to the cDNA of our Rsp1 gene during a polymerase chain reaction, or PCR.
Overall, we measure the changes in gene expression to see if RSP1 was involved in the DNA Damage/repair pathway. Specifically, it can associate with RdRPs to facilitate the development of sRNAs that are needed for RNAi.
Hello! in terms of our research specifically, RNAi is a possible pathway through which DNA Damage and repair may take place. These pathways are important because they help the overall cell/organism function properly!
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How was the primer designed to anneal only to the specific target?
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Hello! we used computer programs such as Benchling and Primer3Plus in order to design primers that would specifically amplify and anneal to the cDNA of our Rsp1 gene during a polymerase chain reaction, or PCR.
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Are there any other proteins besides RSP1 known to synthesize siRNAs?
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How does Rsp1 function through the RNAi pathway to repair DNA? I think this is in one of the figures but its a bit too blurry to see on the pdf.
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Overall, we measure the changes in gene expression to see if RSP1 was involved in the DNA Damage/repair pathway. Specifically, it can associate with RdRPs to facilitate the development of sRNAs that are needed for RNAi.
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I had a question about how exactly the pathways of the proteins affect things?
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Hello! in terms of our research specifically, RNAi is a possible pathway through which DNA Damage and repair may take place. These pathways are important because they help the overall cell/organism function properly!
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Did you get a choice of which protein to use. If so why did you choose RSP1?
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Although we did not get a choice, RSP1 proved to be beneficial in DNA repair pathways
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