Survivin’s Role in Cell Survival
NFkB Pathway Analysis
Assessing the Roles of 178 Kinases in the Cell Cycle
 

RNAi Experimental Steps

1. Order Silencer Validated siRNA to Survivin at www.ambion.com/siRNA (siRNA ID: 42862)

2. Transfect HeLa cells with 30 nM Survivin siRNA or Silencer Negative Control #1 siRNA in quadruplicate

3. Incubate 48 hoursIsolate RNA and analyze survivin mRNA levels by real-time PCR (duplicates)

4. Stain nuclei with DAPI and analyze nuclear morphology by fluorescence microscopy (duplicates)
 
Conclusion: Knockdown of survivin by 80% in HeLa cells leads to nuclear morphology changes consistent with apoptosis