Enhanced gene delivery and/or efficacy by functional peptide and protein.

Abstract:

:RNA interference (RNAi) is an attractive phenomenon for practical use that specifically inhibits gene expression and is carried out by small double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) including small interfering RNA (siRNA) or short hairpin RNA (shRNA). In addition, RNAi is of great interest for clinical use to cure refractory diseases related to the expression of a specific gene. To achieve gene silencing in the body, a sufficient amount of dsRNA must be delivered and internalized into target cells. However, dsRNAs have a large molecular weight and net negative charge, which limits their membrane-permeating ability. Moreover, dsRNAs are rapidly degraded by endonucleses in the body. Therefore, for the efficient delivery of dsRNAs, many approaches based on drug delivery systems have been carried out. In this review, we focus on recent reports about the application of functional peptides and proteins designed for the efficient delivery of dsRNAs.

journal_name

Curr Top Med Chem

authors

Okuda T,Kawaguchi Y,Okamoto H

doi

10.2174/156802609789630857

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-01-01 00:00:00

pages

1098-108

issue

12

eissn

1568-0266

issn

1873-4294

journal_volume

9

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