Ambion™ Anti-miR™ miRNA Inhibitors are chemically modified, single-stranded nucleic acids designed to specifically bind to and inhibit endogenous microRNA (miRNA) molecules. These ready-to-use inhibitors can be introduced into cells using transfection or electroporation parameters similar to those used for siRNAs. Anti-miR™ let-7c miRNA Inhibitor Positive Control provides a convenient, validated positive control for experiments using Anti-miR miRNA Inhibitors. Endogenous let-7 miRNA negatively regulates HMGA2, a ubiquitously expressed, nonhistone chromatin protein that modulates gene expression through changes in chromatin architecture. When transfected into human and mouse cells, Anti-miR hsa-let-7c miRNA Inhibitor blocks endogenous let-7c miRNA, resulting in increased levels of HMGA2 mRNA.

Accessory Products:
Also available are Anti-miR™ miRNA Inhibitors (SKU #AM17000 and #AM17001). To select your miRNA sequence and order, please visit the GeneAssist™ miRNA Workflow Builder. Anti-miR™ miRNA Inhibitor Negative Control #1 (SKU #AM17010) is a random sequence that has been validated to produce no identifiable effects on known miRNA function. Cy™3 and FAM™ dye-labeled Anti-miR Negative Controls (SKU #AM17011 and #AM17012, respectively) are also available. The Pre-miR™ miRNA Starter Kit (SKU #AM1540) can be used to optimize transfection of Pre-miR™ miRNA Precursors.