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Acute RNAi versus knockout: mutation triggers compensation

No Morpholino work in this one, but it explores a difference between targeting RNA versus DNA.

Cell-Intrinsic Adaptation Arising from Chronic Ablation of a Key Rho GTPase Regulator.
Cerikan B, Shaheen R, Colo GP, Gläßer C, Hata S, Knobeloch KP, Alkuraya FS, Fässler R, Schiebel E.
Dev Cell. 2016 Sep 28. pii: S1534-5807(16)30595-0. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2016.08.020.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1534580716305950

"Thus, phenotypes of gene inactivation are critically dependent on the timescale, as acute knockdown reflects a transient state of adjustment to a new equilibrium that is attained following compensation."

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