Table 1.
Guide strand sequences targeting the HBB mRNA
| ID | Origin | Guide strand sequence (5′-3′) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| miR1a | Samakoglu et al.33 | CTCCTCAGGAGTCAGATGC | shRNA |
| miR1ma | TCAGGAGTCAGGTGCGCGC | ||
| miR2a | Dykxhoorn et al.28 | AACTTCTCCTCAGGAGTCA | siRNA |
| miR3 | portals.broadinstitute.org | TCAGTGTGGCAAAGGTGCCCT | shRNA |
| miR3m | TGTGGCAAAGGTGCCCTGCGC | ||
| miR4 | portals.broadinstitute.org | ATAACAGCATCAGGAGTGGAC | shRNA |
| miR4m | CAGCATCAGGAGTGGACGCGC | ||
| miR5 | portals.broadinstitute.org | TTCATCCACGTTCACCTTGCC | shRNA |
| miR5m | TCCACGTTCACCTTGCCGCGC | ||
| miR6 | portals.broadinstitute.org | CAAAGAACCTCTGGGTCCAAG | shRNA |
| miR6m | GAACCTCTGGGTCCAAGGCGC | ||
| miR7 | portals.broadinstitute.org | CTTTCTTGCCATGAGCCTTCA | shRNA |
| miR7m | CTTGCCATGAGCCTTCAGCGC | ||
| miR8 | designed using the tool developed by Adams et al.27 | TGAAGTTCTCAGGATCCACGT | miR |
| miR9 | designed using the tool developed by Adams et al.27 | TTCTTTGCCAAAGTGATGGGC | miR |
| miR10 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | AAAGGCACCGAGCACTTTCTT | siRNA |
| miR11 | Dykxhoorn et al.28 | CCAGGGCCTCACCACCAAC | siRNA |
GCGC, motif added in miRm to improve the knockdown efficiency of the miRNA; CC, motif added to improve the knockdown efficiency of the miRNA; bold, matching sequence between the original miRNA (miRxx) and the modified version (miRxxm).
The miRs are designed to target only the WT β-globin mRNA. To target the βS-globin mRNA, the nucleotides indicated in italics need to be modified to match to the SCD mutation.