A divalent siRNA chemical scaffold for potent and sustained modulation of gene expression throughout the central nervous system.
Nat Biotechnol
; 37(8): 884-894, 2019 08.
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ABSTRACT
Sustained silencing of gene expression throughout the brain using small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) has not been achieved. Here we describe an siRNA architecture, divalent siRNA (di-siRNA), that supports potent, sustained gene silencing in the central nervous system (CNS) of mice and nonhuman primates following a single injection into the cerebrospinal fluid. Di-siRNAs are composed of two fully chemically modified, phosphorothioate-containing siRNAs connected by a linker. In mice, di-siRNAs induced the potent silencing of huntingtin, the causative gene in Huntington's disease, reducing messenger RNA and protein throughout the brain. Silencing persisted for at least 6 months, with the degree of gene silencing correlating to levels of guide strand tissue accumulation. In cynomolgus macaques, a bolus injection of di-siRNA showed substantial distribution and robust silencing throughout the brain and spinal cord without detectable toxicity and with minimal off-target effects. This siRNA design may enable RNA interference-based gene silencing in the CNS for the treatment of neurological disorders.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Sistema Nervioso Central
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Regulación de la Expresión Génica
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ARN Interferente Pequeño
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Proteína Huntingtina
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nat Biotechnol
Asunto de la revista:
BIOTECNOLOGIA
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos