摘要:
Double-stranded nucleic acid molecules (100, 200, 300, 400, 500 and 600) are provided comprising a sense strand (110, 210, 310, 410, 510 and 610) and an antisense strand (120, 220, 320, 420, 520 and 620). The sense strand has a 3′-overhang (115, 215, 315, 415, 515 and 615) of from four to eight nucleotides. The double-stranded nucleic acid molecules include double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), double-stranded DNA (dsDNA), double-stranded DNA-RNA (sense-antisense) hybrid and double-stranded RNA-DNA (sense-antisense) hybrid. The double-stranded nucleic acid molecules have beneficial properties in terms of unaided cellular delivery (e.g. in the absence of a cationic agent), cellular delivery and release of the antisense strand in a cell as a single-stranded molecule and the delivery of the antisense strand into the nucleus of a cell as a single-stranded molecule. Related compositions, cells, uses and methods are also provided.
摘要:
One aspect of the present invention relates to a double stranded nucleic acid useful as an siRNA, that has a sense strand and an antisense strand relative to a target nucleic acid, where the sense strand contains one or more modified nucleobases, or one or more mismatch base pairings with the antisense strand. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a single-stranded oligonucleotide comprising at least one nucleoside comprising a non-natural nucleobase. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of gene silencing, comprising administering to a mammal in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a double-stranded oligonucleotides containing a sense strand and an antisense strand, where the sense strand contains one or more modified nucleobases, or one or more mismatch base pairings with the antisense strand.
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Immunogenic modulators and compositions comprising oligonucleotide agents capable of inhibiting suppression of immune response by reducing expression of one or more gene involved with an immune suppression mechanism.
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The present invention relates to nucleic acids. In particular, it relates to aptamers capable of binding to a flavivirus structural protein or a flavivirus non-structural protein, useful as therapeutics for preventing, treating and/or diagnosing a flavivirus infection in a patient.
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The invention is directed to compositions and methods for selectively reducing the expression of a gene product from a desired target gene in a cell, as well as for treating diseases caused by the expression of the gene. More particularly, the invention is directed to compositions that contain double stranded RNA ("dsRNA"), and methods for preparing them, that are capable of reducing the expression of target genes in eukaryotic cells. The dsRNA has a first oligonucleotide sequence that is between 25 and about 30 nucleotides in length and a second oligonucleotide sequence that anneals to the first sequence under biological conditions. In addition, a region of one of the sequences of the dsRNA having a sequence length of at least 19 nucleotides is sufficiently complementary to a nucleotide sequence of the RNA produced from the target gene to trigger the destruction of the target RNA by the RNAi machinery.
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This invention discloses novel microRNAs and their precursors, and recombinant DNA constructs including such novel miRNAs, miRNA precursors, miRNA promoters, and miRNA recognition sites corresponding to the miRNAs. Included are novel miRNA and miRNA precursors that exhibit nutrient-responsive expression. Also disclosed are miRNA decoy sequences. urther provided are non-natural transgenic plant cells, plants, and seeds containing in their genome a recombinant DNA construct of this invention and methods of controlling gene expression using recombinant DNA constructs of this invention.
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Provided are antisense morpholino oligomers targeted against bacterial virulence factors such as genes that contribute to antibiotic resistance or biofilm formation, or genes associated with fatty acid biosynthesis, and related compositions and methods of using the oligomers and compositions, for instance, in the treatment of an infected mammalian subject.
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The present invention relates to methods of preparing oligonucleotide compositions. In particular, the invention relates to a method of making an oligonucleotide composition comprising at least two different oligonucleotides targeted to two different sequences in a target gene.
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The invention is to methods of gene silencing in arthropods using dsRNA. The method is include contacting the arthropod with, and/or directly feeding the arthropod, the dsRNA to the arthropods to deliver the dsRNA to arthropod tissues. It is envisaged that the methods of the invention will have use in determining the biological function of genes in arthropods. Methods of pest control of arthropods, and of protecting arthropods against parasites and predators are provided. Transgenic arthropods expressing dsRNA molecules are also provided by the present invention.