Journal article
OfftargetFinder: A web tool for species-specific RNAi design
RT Good, T Varghese, JF Golz, DA Russell, A Papanicolaou, O Edwards, C Robin
Bioinformatics | Published : 2016
Abstract
Motivation: RNA interference (RNAi) technology is being developed as a weapon for pest insect control. To maximize the specificity that such an approach affords we have developed a bioinformatic web tool that searches the ever-growing arthropod transcriptome databases so that pest-specific RNAi sequences can be identified. This will help technology developers finesse the design of RNAi sequences and suggests which non-target species should be assessed in the risk assessment process.
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Grants
Awarded by Australia India Strategic Research Fund, Grand Challenge Scheme
Funding Acknowledgements
This work has been supported by the Australia India Strategic Research Fund, Grand Challenge Scheme, Grant Number GCF010009.