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Antisense vectors confused about construction - (May/27/2015 )

When constructing antisense vectors for gene silencing, I'm a bit confused about the antisense sequence.

 

Do I just need to reverse complement this as if I was making a reverse primer?

 

Or am I just supposed to complement it?

 

What would happen in either case - which one binds with the mRNA produced from the sense sequence?

 

-Jones1233211-

It is essentially NEVER correct to use the complement nstead of the reverse complement. Pretend you are designing the reverse primer.

-phage434-