Naturally occurring antisense RNA
Autor: | Bruce J. Dolnick |
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Rok vydání: | 1997 |
Předmět: |
Pharmacology
Genetics Adenosine Deaminase RNA-Binding Proteins RNA RNA-dependent RNA polymerase Nuclease protection assay Biology Non-coding RNA Antisense RNA RNA silencing Gene Expression Regulation RNA interference Sense (molecular biology) Animals Humans RNA Antisense Pharmacology (medical) RNA Messenger RNA Double-Stranded |
Zdroj: | Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 75:179-184 |
ISSN: | 0163-7258 |
DOI: | 10.1016/s0163-7258(97)00050-8 |
Popis: | Within the last few years a number of mammalian genes have been found for which there exist naturally occurring "antisense" RNA species with complementarity to mRNAs. Effects of antisense RNA on "sense" RNA have yet to be established. Nevertheless, it is apparent that mammalian cells have devoted genetic information and machinery to processing RNA:RNA hybrids, and it is becoming clear that there may be many more genes than previously suspected to which natural antisense RNAs exist. If naturally occurring antisense RNAs are mediators of alterations in gene expression, the question arises as to whether these pathways can be exploited pharmacologically. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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