siRNA: From a Powerful Research Tool to Potent Therapeutic Modality
Earlier this year we celebrated the 20th Anniversary of RNA Interference in Mammalian Cells. In this article, we are going to discuss small interfering RNA (siRNA), a key mechanism that induces gene silencing in the RNAi pathway. siRNAs are highly specific, making them a ...
The Astonishing History, Controversies, and Game-Changing Uses of CRISPR
Many of us view CRISPR as an incredibly useful tool. It is even referred to as genetic scissors because CRISPR allows scientists to edit the genes (the DNA) of organisms, from the smallest cells to an entire mammal. Because of its revolutionary impact on ...
Antisense Technology: A Review.
Papers of interest to society members in the field of oligonucleotide therapeutics. Antisense, aptamers, lncRNA, siRNA, splice modulation and ribozymes.
Best practices to ensure robust investigation of circular RNAs: pitfalls and tips
Papers of interest to society members in the field of oligonucleotide therapeutics. Antisense, aptamers, lncRNA, siRNA, splice modulation and ribozymes.
Super-resolution RNA imaging using a rhodamine-binding aptamer with fast exchange kinetics
Sunbul M, Lackner J, Martin A, Englert D, Hacene B, Grün F, Nienhaus K, Nienhaus GU, Jäschke A. Nat Biotechnol. 2021 Feb 11. Pubmed
Sequence-specific 2′-O-methoxyethyl antisense oligonucleotides activate human platelets through glycoprotein VI, triggering formation of platelet-leukocyte aggregates
Slingsby MHL, Vijey P, Tsai IT, Roweth H, Couldwell G, Wilkie AR, Gaus H, Goolsby JM, Okazaki R, Terkovich BE, Semple JW, Thon JN, Henry SP, Narayanan P, Italiano JE Jr. Haematologica. 2021 Feb 11. Pubmed
Membrane-destabilizing ionizable phospholipids for organ-selective mRNA delivery and CRISPR-Cas gene editing
Liu S, Cheng Q, Wei T, Yu X, Johnson LT, Farbiak L, Siegwart DJ. Nat Mater. 2021 Feb 4. Pubmed
Injectable hydrogel with MSNs/microRNA-21-5p delivery enables both immunomodification and enhanced angiogenesis for myocardial infarction therapy in pigs
Li Y, Chen X, Jin R, Chen L, Dang M, Cao H, Dong Y, Cai B, Bai G, Gooding JJ, Liu S, Zou D, Zhang Z, Yang C. Sci Adv. 2021 Feb 24;7(9):eabd6740. Pubmed
A high-throughput Galectin-9 imaging assay for quantifying nanoparticle uptake, endosomal escape and functional RNA delivery
Munson MJ, O'Driscoll G, Silva AM, Lázaro-Ibáñez E, Gallud A, Wilson JT, Collén A, Esbjörner EK, Sabirsh A. Commun Biol. 2021 Feb 16;4(1):211. Pubmed
A self-catabolic multifunctional DNAzyme nanosponge for programmable drug delivery and efficient gene silencing
Wang J, Yu S, Wu Q, Gong X, He S, Shang J, Liu X, Wang F. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2021 Feb 18. Pubmed
