d-Amino acid oxidase knockdown in the mouse cerebellum reduces NR2A mRNA

Virus mediated RNA-interference (RNAi) is a powerful approach to study genes in vivo. Here we report a method using lentivirus-delivered RNAi to knockdown the glial enzyme, D-amino acid oxidase (DAO), in the mouse cerebellum. After initial characterisation in vitro, we achieved a 40-50% reduction of DAO mRNA in the cerebellum 7 and 28 days after a single injection of lentivirus encoding a DAO-specific, short-hairpin RNA. Injections also...