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. 2012 Jun 27;7(6):e39419. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039419

Figure 3. The silencing specificity and efficiency of esiRNAs. A.

Figure 3

Fifteen GFP esiRNAs generated in parallel potently inhibited the fluorescent signal in cells cotransfected with GFP-encoding vectors; in contrast, five PLAU esiRNAs had no effect on the fluorescent intensity compared to control experiments. B. & C. Quantitative analysis of the silencing efficiency of esiRNA products. The qRT-PCR results showed that esiRNAs manufactured on the magnetic beads can efficiently inhibit expression levels of the respective genes. A western blot assay showed that esiRNAs targeting TP53, TGFB1, PLAU, or TGFBR2 inhibited therespective protein expression levels by up to approximately 50%.