The miRNA–target interactions: An underestimated intricacy

C Diener, A Keller, E Meese - Nucleic Acids Research, 2024 - academic.oup.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play indispensable roles in posttranscriptional gene regulation. Their
cellular regulatory impact is determined not solely by their sheer number, which likely …

Unlocking the potential of chemically modified peptide nucleic acids for RNA-based therapeutics

SP Pradeep, S Malik, FJ Slack, R Bahal - RNA, 2023 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
RNA therapeutics have emerged as next-generation therapy for the treatment of many
diseases. Unlike small molecules, RNA targeted drugs are not limited by the availability of …

Role of non-coding RNAs in post-transcriptional regulation of lung diseases

DK Soni, R Biswas - Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), notably microRNAs (miRNAs) and long noncoding RNAs
(lncRNAs), have recently gained increasing consideration because of their versatile role as …

SARS-CoV-2 viral entry and replication is impaired in Cystic Fibrosis airways due to ACE2 downregulation

V Bezzerri, V Gentili, M Api, A Finotti, C Papi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
As an inherited disorder characterized by severe pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis could be
considered a comorbidity for coronavirus disease 2019. Instead, current clinical evidence …

Peptide nucleic acids and their role in gene regulation and editing

JDR Perera, KEW Carufe, PM Glazer - Biopolymers, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The unique properties of peptide nucleic acid (PNA) makes it a desirable candidate to be
used in therapeutic and biotechnological interventions. It has been broadly utilized for …

Combined treatment of bronchial epithelial Calu-3 cells with peptide nucleic acids targeting miR-145-5p and miR-101-3p: synergistic enhancement of the expression …

C Papi, J Gasparello, M Zurlo, A Manicardi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) gene encodes for a
chloride channel defective in Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Accordingly, upregulation of its …

The multifaceted roles of microRNAs in cystic fibrosis

FDE De Palma, V Raia, G Kroemer, MC Maiuri - Diagnostics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a lifelong disorder affecting 1 in 3500 live births worldwide. It is a
monogenetic autosomal recessive disease caused by loss-of-function mutations in the gene …

Recognition of target site in various forms of DNA and RNA by peptide nucleic acid (PNA): From fundamentals to practical applications

X Liang, M Liu, M Komiyama - Bulletin of the Chemical Society of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) is a DNA analog, in which the sugar-phosphate backbone in
DNA is replaced by poly [N-(2-aminoethyl) glycine]. Since its discovery in the early 1990s …

A bird eye view on cystic fibrosis: An underestimated multifaceted chronic disorder

S Kotnala, A Dhasmana, VK Kashyap, SC Chauhan… - Life Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disease which involves the mutations in the
cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. CF involves in the …

Features of CFTR mRNA and implications for therapeutics development

JNJ Jackson, Y Mao, TR White Jr, C Foye… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disease impacting∼ 100,000 people
worldwide. This lethal disorder is caused by mutation of the CF transmembrane …