DOWN REGULATION OF THE GENE EXPRESSION BY MEANS OF NUCLEIC ACID-LOADED VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES

摘要

The present invention relates to compositions of virus-like particles for the insertion of RNA-interference (RNAi) induced molecules into eukaryotic cells and a method for the cell type-specific transduction of a plurality of eukaryotic cells with RNAi-induced molecules. The present invention further relates to methods for the diagnosis, prevention, and/or treatment of diseases or disease states associated with an increased expression rate of at least one endogenic gene and/or with the undesired expression of at least one endogenic gene and/or foreign nucleic acids, particularly viral nucleic acids.