Construction of gold-siRNA<sub>NPR1</sub> nanoparticles for effective and quick silencing of <i>NPR1</i> in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>
Wenxue Lei, Zi-Shuai An, Baihong Zhang, Qian Wu, Wenjun Gong, Jinming Li, Wenli Chen
Abstract
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been widely used as gene silencing agents and therapeutics for treatment due to their high transfection efficiency and lack of cytotoxicity, but their roles in gene silencing in plants have not yet been reported.
Topics & Concepts
Arabidopsis thalianaNPR1NanoparticleGene silencingChemistryColloidal goldArabidopsisNanotechnologyBiochemistryMaterials scienceGeneMedicineNatriuretic peptideMutantHeart failureInternal medicinePlant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant Genetic and Mutation StudiesPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms