发明名称 |
ALLELE-SPECIFIC RNA INTERFERENCE |
摘要 |
Human diseases caused by dominant, gain-of-function mutations develop in heterozygotes bearing one mutant and one wild-type copy of a gene. Because the wild type gene often performs important functions, whereas the mutant gene is toxic, any therapeutic strategy must selectively inhibit the mutant while retaining wild-type gene expression. The present invention includes methods of specifically inhibiting the expression of a mutant allele, while preserving the expression of a co-expressed wildtype allele using RNAi, a therapeutic strategy for treating genetic disorders associated with dominant, gain-of-function gene mutations. The invention also includes small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and Small hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) that selectively suppress mutant, but not wild-type, expression of copper zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1), which causes inherited amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). |
申请公布号 |
WO2004042027(A2) |
申请公布日期 |
2004.05.21 |
申请号 |
WO2003US35009 |
申请日期 |
2003.11.04 |
申请人 |
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS;XU, ZUOSHANG;ZAMORE, PHILLIP, D. |
发明人 |
XU, ZUOSHANG;ZAMORE, PHILLIP, D. |
分类号 |
A61K38/00;A61K48/00;C12N5/02;C12N15/113 |
主分类号 |
A61K38/00 |
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