[HTML][HTML] Effective tools for RNA-derived therapeutics: siRNA interference or miRNA mimicry

P Wang, Y Zhou, AM Richards - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The approval of the first small interfering RNA (siRNA) drug Patisiran by FDA in 2018 marks
a new era of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics. MicroRNAs (miRNA), an important post …

An RNA toolbox for cancer immunotherapy

F Pastor, P Berraondo, I Etxeberria… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2018 - nature.com
Cancer immunotherapy has revolutionized oncology practice. However, current protein and
cell therapy tools used in cancer immunotherapy are far from perfect, and there is room for …

Extremotolerant tardigrade genome and improved radiotolerance of human cultured cells by tardigrade-unique protein

T Hashimoto, DD Horikawa, Y Saito… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are small aquatic animals. Some tardigrade
species tolerate almost complete dehydration and exhibit extraordinary tolerance to various …

[HTML][HTML] The neuropeptide Tac2 controls a distributed brain state induced by chronic social isolation stress

M Zelikowsky, M Hui, T Karigo, A Choe, B Yang… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Chronic social isolation causes severe psychological effects in humans, but their neural
bases remain poorly understood. 2 weeks (but not 24 hr) of social isolation stress (SIS) …

Action and reaction: the biological response to siRNA and its delivery vehicles

RL Kanasty, KA Whitehead, AJ Vegas, DG Anderson - Molecular Therapy, 2012 - cell.com
RNA interference (RNAi)-based therapeutics have significant potential for the treatment of
human disease. Safe and effective delivery of RNA to target tissues remains a major barrier …

siRNA-Finder (si-Fi) software for RNAi-target design and off-target prediction

S Lück, T Kreszies, M Strickert, P Schweizer… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
RNA interference (RNAi) is a technique used for transgene-mediated gene silencing based
on the mechanism of posttranscriptional gene silencing (PTGS). PTGS is an ubiquitous …

Advances in siRNA delivery approaches in cancer therapy: challenges and opportunities

H Isazadeh, F Oruji, S Shabani, J Behroozi… - Molecular Biology …, 2023 - Springer
Advancements in the clinical applications of small interfering RNA (siRNA) in cancer therapy
have opened up new possibilities for precision medicine. siRNAs, as powerful genetic tools …

Human TNRC6A is an Argonaute-navigator protein for microRNA-mediated gene silencing in the nucleus

K Nishi, A Nishi, T Nagasawa, K Ui-Tei - Rna, 2013 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
GW182 family proteins play important roles in microRNA (miRNA)-mediated gene silencing.
They interact with Argonaute (Ago) proteins and localize in processing bodies, which are …

[HTML][HTML] A computational approach to design potential siRNA molecules as a prospective tool for silencing nucleocapsid phosphoprotein and surface glycoprotein …

UF Chowdhury, MUS Shohan, KI Hoque, MA Beg… - Genomics, 2021 - Elsevier
An outbreak, caused by an RNA virus, SARS-CoV-2 named COVID-19 has become
pandemic with a magnitude which is daunting to all public health institutions in the absence …

New insights on the integrated management of plant diseases by RNA strategies: Mycoviruses and RNA interference

IT Bocos-Asenjo, J Niño-Sánchez, M Ginésy… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
RNA-based strategies for plant disease management offer an attractive alternative to
agrochemicals that negatively impact human and ecosystem health and lead to pathogen …