Hairpin ribozyme-antisense RNA constructs can act as molecular lassos
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Hairpin ribozyme-antisense RNA constructs can act as molecular lassos
We have developed a novel class of antisense agents, RNA Lassos, which are capable of binding to and circularizing around complementary target RNAs. The RNA Lasso consists of a fixed sequence derived from the hairpin ribozyme and an antisense segment whose size and sequence can be varied to base pair with accessible sites in the target RNA. The ribozyme catalyzes self-processing of the 5'- and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nucleic Acids Research
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1362-4962,0305-1048
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn637