I am looking to use shRNA to inhibit Moesin expression. I have had people advise me that my initial MOI should be low as 'less is more' and 'a little goes a long way' in terms of siRNA. I was wondering if you could elaborate on this for me and explain why my initial MOI should be low.

Name: Moesin Recombinant Protein Antigen
Brand: Novus Biologicals
SKU: NBP1-90372PEP
Price: 279 USD

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The reason for a low MOI is most likely because RNAi is a very strong and efficient technique. Wikipedia does a good job of explaining RNA interference. However, I would imagine that in a cell, there will be at most 1-2 copies of the gene mRNA present at any given time, unless you're dealing with a highly expressed protein such as Actin, where I would imagine silencing Actin would be lethal to the cell. I can imagine a few reasons to not use too much siRNA. First, it is expensive, so you don't want to waste it. Second, using too much would cause there to be a lot of non-translatable RNA present in the cell, which could trigger an immune response, as the presence of uncapped RNAs can indicate presence of a virus and one of the TLRs may respond to this.

At	=	A. thaliana	SyHa	=	Golden Syrian Hamster
All	=	All Species	Ha	=	Hamster
An	=	Animal	Hu	=	Human
ArHa	=	Armenian Hamster	I	=	Insect
Av	=	Avian	Ll	=	Llama
Bb	=	Baboon	Ma	=	Mammal
Ba	=	Bacteria	Mk	=	Monkey
Bv	=	Bovine	Mu	=	Mouse
Ca	=	Canine	Multi	=	Multi-species
Ce	=	C. Elegans	NA	=	Non-species specific
Ch	=	Chicken	Or	=	Orangutan
ChHa	=	Chinese Hamster	Pl	=	Plant
Cm	=	Cynomolgus Monkey	Pm	=	Primate
Do	=	Donkey	Po	=	Porcine
Dr	=	Drosophilia	Rb	=	Rabbit
Ec	=	E. Coli	Rt	=	Rat
Eq	=	Equine	RM	=	Rhesus Macaque
Fe	=	Feline	Sh	=	Sheep
Ft	=	Ferret	Vb	=	Vertebrate
Fi	=	Fish	Vi	=	Virus
Fu	=	Fungi	Xp	=	Xenopus
Ge	=	Gerbil	Ye	=	Yeast
GP	=	Guinea Pig	Ze	=	Zebrafish
Gt	=	Goat

Reactivity	HuSpecies Glossary
Applications	AC

Description	A recombinant protein antigen with a N-terminal His6-ABP tag corresponding to human MSN. Source: E. coli Amino Acid Sequence: AELKTAMSTPHVAEPAENEQDEQDENGAEASADLRADAMAKDRSEEERTTEAEKNERVQKHLKALTSELANARDESKKTANDMIHAENMRLGRDKYKTLRQIRQGNTKQR Fusion Tag: N-terminal His6ABP (ABP = Albumin Binding Protein derived from Streptococcal Protein G) This product is intended to be used as a blocking antigen for antibody competition assays. Any other use of this antigen is done at the risk of the user. The use of this product for commercial production is strictly prohibited. Please contact technical support if you have any questions.
Source	E. coli
Protein/Peptide Type	Recombinant Protein Antigen
Gene	MSN
Purity	>80% by SDS-PAGE and Coomassie blue staining

Dilutions	Antibody Competition 10 - 100 molar excess
Application Notes	This recombinant antigen is only intended to be used as a blocking agent to confirm antibody specificity with the corresponding antibody, catalog number NBP1-90372. It is purified by IMAC chromatography, and the expected concentration is greater than 0.5 mg/ml. For current lot information, including availability, please contact our technical support team click nb-technical@bio-techne.com For further blocking peptide related information and a protocol, click here.
Theoretical MW	30 kDa. Disclaimer note: The observed molecular weight of the protein may vary from the listed predicted molecular weight due to post translational modifications, post translation cleavages, relative charges, and other experimental factors.

Storage	Store at -20C. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.
Buffer	PBS and 1M Urea, pH 7.4.
Preservative	No Preservative
Purity	>80% by SDS-PAGE and Coomassie blue staining

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