Interfering with disease: a progress report on siRNA-based therapeutics

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作者
de Fougerolles, Antonin
Vornlocher, Hans-Peter
Maraganore, John
Lieberman, Judy
机构
[1] Alnylam Pharmaceut Inc, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
[2] Alnylam Europe AG, D-95326 Kulmbach, Germany
[3] CBR Inst Biomed Res, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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10.1038/nrd2310
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
RNA interference (RNAi) quietly crept into biological research in the 1990s when unexpected gene-silencing phenomena in plants and flatworms first perplexed scientists. Following the demonstration of RNAi in mammalian cells in 2001, it was quickly realized that this highly specific mechanism of sequence-specific gene silencing might be harnessed to develop a new class of drugs that interfere with disease-causing or disease-promoting genes. Here we discuss the considerations that go into developing RNAi-based therapeutics starting from in vitro lead design and identification, to in vivo pre-clinical drug delivery and testing. We conclude by reviewing the latest clinical experience with RNAi therapeutics.
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页码:443 / 453
页数:11
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