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Technical Bulletin #502

Published siRNA Target Sequences

April 2003 - The significant increase in the rate of publication of siRNA target sequences has made it difficult to maintain a comprehensive list of these sequences. Therefore, we will no longer be updating this list. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

The following siRNA target sequences have been used in published gene silencing experiments. The extent of silencing, which was assessed by various methods including immunodetection, Western blotting, and phenotypic analysis, varied among the targets. Please see the indicated references for experimental details.

Gene (Ref)

Accession #

Position from ATG

Gene Target
(Comments)

Cell Line Tested

siRNA Sequences*

Template Sequences**

ß-actin (1)

NM_001101

972-994

aatgaagatcaagatcattgc

Human HeLa

gamma-actin (1)

NM_001614

8-30

aagagatcgccgcgctggtca

Human HeLa
AIB1 (estrogen receptor coactivator) (22)     AAAGACUCCUUAGGACCGCUU
Ishikawa
View, Order
Apaf-1 (31)  
978-998
AATTGGTGCACTTTTACGTGA
IMR90E1
View, Order

ARC21 (1)

AF006086

181-203

aagaatgaagctgataggacc

Human HeLa
ATR interacting protein (4)
254-274
AAGGTCCACAGATTATTAGAT
Human HeLa
ATR interacting protein (4)
464-484
CTAGAGGAACAGAGAAGATCACA
Human HeLa
 
ATR interacting protein (4)
867-887
AAGAAGAGGCCCAGAAAAGCT
Human HeLa
Bcr-abl (32)    
AAGCAGAGUUCAAAAGCCCUU
TonB, K562, hematopoetic cells
Brc-abl (32)    
AAAGCAGAGUUCAAAAGCCCU
TonB, K562, hematopoetic cells
beta-tubulin- mouse neuronal (21) AF312873  
AAGACAGAGCCAAGUGGACUC
Mouse P19
View, Order
Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) (33) NM_000061
1682-1700
AAUUGGUAAACGAUCAAGGAG
RBL-2H3, WEHI-231, NALM-6
View, Order
Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) (33) NM_000061
895-913
AAGGGAAAGAAGGAGGUUUCA
RBL-2H3, WEHI-231, NALM-6
View, Order
Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) (33) NM_000061
518-536
AAGAAGCUUAAAACCUGGGAG
RBL-2H3, WEHI-231, NALM-6
View, Order
Casein Kinase I epsilon and delta (CKI-epsilon and CKI-delta) (17)
 
520-538
AACUGGGGAAGAAGGGCAACC
HEK293
Caspase 1 (34)  
191-211
AAGGGGCACAGGCATGCCAAA
IMR90E1A
Caspase 2 (34)  
94-114
AAACAGCTGTTGTTGAGCGAA
IMR90E1A
hCdc2 (24)  
125-147
 
HeLa
   
Cdc14A (23)  
89-109
GCACAGTAAATACCCACTATT
HeLa
View, Order

cdk1 (1)

NM_001786

125-147

aaggggttcctagtactgcaa

Human HeLa

CENP-E (1)

NM_001813

944-966

aaactcttactgctctccagt

Human HeLa
CHO1 (20)
 
138-156
AAGGUCAGUAAUACAACGGUG
CHO
corin, mouse (12)
  
 
AACCACCGCCCUCCGUGCA
HL-5 and 293
   
Cyclin B1 (5)
199-217
CTCGTACAGCCTTGGGAGACA
Xenopus embryo
  
Cyclin B2 (5)
252-270
ATGTTAAGACTAAGCATGTAC
Xenopus embryo
  

cytoplasmic dynein 1 heavy chain (1)

U53530

509-531

aaggccaaggaggcgctggaa

Human HeLa
DIP13-alpha (DCC interacting protein) (25)     AAGUGCAGCAACACACCUGAC
DLD1
View, Order
DIP13-beta (DCC interacting protein) (25)     AAGCAGCACCUCUCCUCCCUU
DLD1
View, Order
Dishevelled (hDv-1 and hDv-3) (16)
 
 
AACAAGATCACCTTCTCCGAG
A293
hDv-2 (16)
 
 
AACTTTGAGAACATGAGCAAC
A293

Eg5 (1)

NM_004523

1547-1569

aactggatcgtaagaaggcag

Human HeLa

emerin (1)

NM_000117

628-650

aaccgtgctcctggggctggg

Human HeLa
eve (11)
 
 
AACUCCUUGAACGGCAGCCGC
Drosophila embryos
hFbw7 (cyclin E ubiquitination) (26)  
713-735
HeLa
   
Fortilin (35)  
121-141
AAGGUAACAUUGAUGACUCGC
U2OS
GalTII (galactosyltransferase II) (27)  
65-87
AAGCACGCGACGCUGGCGCGC
HeLa
View, Order
GalTII (galactosyltransferase II) (27)
461-482
AAGGCGGACGACGACUCCUUC
HeLa
View, Order

GAS41 (1)

NM_006530

327-349

aagacctgtaaccctgtatca

Human HeLa
Hec-1 (36) NM_006101
1517-1539
 
HeLa-S3
   
HPV E6 (38)    
AAGAGGUAUAUGACUUUGCUU
CaSKi, SiHa, NDF, HCT116
HPV E7 (38)    
AAAGGAGGAUGAAAUAGAUGG
CaSKi, SiHa, NDF, HCT116
HtrA2 (28)     AAAACGGCUCAGGAUUCGUGG
U2OS
View, Order
HtrA2 (28)     AAGGGGAGTTTGTTGTTGCCA
U2OS
View, Order
HtrA2 (28)     AAGCTTTCCCGATGTTCAGCA   View, Order

keratin 18 (1)

NM_000224

1154-1176

aagatggcgaggactttaatc

Human HeLa
Kinase interacting stathmin (hKIS) (39)  
160-180
AAGCAGTTCTTGCCGCCAGGA
HEK293
Kinase interacting stathmin (mKIS) (39)  
160-180
AAGCAGTTCCTGCCTCGGGGA
HEK293
lamin A (13)
260-280
GAAGCAGCUUCAGGAUGAGAU
Human HeLa S3
 
 
lamin A (19)
 
 
AAGGACCUGGAGGUCUGCUG
Hep3B
 
 

lamin A/C (1)

NM_005572

608-630

aactggacttccagaagaaca
(90% reduction; 2)

Human HeLa

lamin B1 (1)

NM_005573

672-694

aacgcgcttggtagaggtgga

Human HeLa

lamin B2 (1)

M94362

1457-1479

aagaggaggaggaagccgagt

Human HeLa

LAP2 (1)

NM_003276

37-59

aaagacaagttgaagagtgag

Human HeLa
Mad1 (41)
1843-1865
HeLa-S3
   
Mammalian septin (MSF) (44)
472-492
HeLa
   
Methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2) (19)
 
 
AAGCAUGAGCCCGUGCAGCCA
Hep3B
Methyl-CpG binding domain protein 2 (MBD2) (19)
 
 
AAGAGGAUGGAUUGCCCGGCC
Hep3B
Microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2) (42)    
AAUCCUUCGUCUUUCCUCUCG
primary neuronal cells
Myc-induced nuclear antigen 53 (mina53) (40)  
45-63
HeLa, MycB
   
MPS1 kinase (hMps1) (8)
 
133-155
Human HeLa S3
 
 
Myeloid cell leukemia protein 1 (MCL1) (43)  
456-476
AACCCGUCCGUACUGGUGUUA
U2OS
Nicastrin (Nct) (45)    
AAGGGCAAGTTTCCCGTGCAG
HEK293

NuMA (1)

Z11583

3988-4010

aaggcgtggcaggagaagttc

Human HeLa

Nup153 (1)

NM_005124

2593-2615

aaggcagactctaccaaatgt

Human HeLa
Origin recognition complex protein 6 (Orc6) (46)    
AAUGGUAGCCACAUCCGGUGU
HeLa
Origin recognition complex protein 6 (Orc6) (46)    
AAGATTGGACAGCAGGUCGAC
HeLa
P160 ROCK (47)  
566-584; 639-657; 1958-1976; 2780-2798
     
Polo-like Kinase1 (hPlk1) (37) NM_005030
181-203
AAGGGCGGCTTTGCCAAGTGC
HeLa, U2OS
Protein Kinase Receptor (PKR) (9)
 
931-949
AAGATCAAGTTTTGCCAATG
Human HeLa
 
 
hRad9 (29)
232-252
AAGUCUUUCCUGUCUGUCUUU
MCF-7
View, Order
Rad17 (7)
 
 
AACAGACUGGGUUGACCCAUC
Human HeLa
Signalling Adapter/scaffold protein (h/m Shc) (3)
677-697
tcctacttggttcggtacatggg
Human HeLa
  
p66 ShcA (3)
236-256
CGGAATGAGTCTCTGTCATCGTC
Human HeLa
  
Sphingosine kinase 1 (hSK1) (15)
 
70 nt downstream of start codon
AAGAGCUGCAAGGCCUUGCCC
HUVEC
Steroid receptor coactivator (SRC-1) (30)     CCUCAGGGCAGAGAACCAUCUTT
Ishikawa
   
ß-tubulin (6)
3'-UTR
GACAGAGCCAAGUGGACUCAC
Mouse P19
 
 
Tissue Factor (hTF) (18)
 
AAGCGCUUCAGGCACUACAAA
HeLa, 293, Cos-1, HaCaT
Tissue Factor (hTF) (18)
 
AAGAAGCAGACGUACUUGGCA
HeLa, 293, Cos-1, HaCaT
ß-transducin repeat-containing protein (ß-TrCP), human (10)
 
 
GUGGAAUUUGUGGAACAUCTT
293
TSG101 (a ubiquitin enzyme 2 variant protein) (14)
 
413-433
AACCUCCAGUCUUCUCUCGUC
Human HeLa-M & HeLa KK3

VASP (1)

XM_009141

1087-1109

aaagaggaaatcattgaagcc

Human HeLa

vimentin (1)

NM_003380

346-368

aactacatcgacaaggtgcgc
(No silencing observed; 1,2)

Human HeLa

vimentin (1)

NM_003380

1145-1167

aataccaagacctgctcaatg

Human HeLa

vimentin (1)

NM_003380

863-885

aagaatggtacaaatccaagt

Human HeLa

vimentin (1)

NM_003380

1037-1059

aaatggaagagaactttgccg

Human HeLa

vinculin, mouse (1)

L18880

2923-2945

aagcggattagaaccaatctc

Mouse 3T3

zyxin, mouse (1)

X99063

1357-1379