scholarly journals Connexin-specific cell-to-cell transfer of short interfering RNA by gap junctions

2005 ◽  
Vol 568 (2) ◽  
pp. 459-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Valiunas ◽  
Y. Y. Polosina ◽  
H. Miller ◽  
I. A. Potapova ◽  
L. Valiuniene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gap Junctions ◽  
Specific Cell ◽  
Cell Transfer ◽  
Short Interfering Rna ◽  
Interfering Rna ◽  
Cell To Cell Transfer

scholarly journals Intercellular junctions and transfer of small molecules in primary vascular endothelial cultures.

1982 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
D M Larson ◽  
J D Sheridan
Keyword(s):  
Gap Junctions ◽  
Small Molecules ◽  
Tight Junctions ◽  
Lucifer Yellow ◽  
Primary Cultures ◽  
Freeze Fracture ◽  
Cell Transfer ◽  
Isolated Cells ◽  
Thin Sections ◽  
Cell To Cell Transfer

The ultrastructure of gap and tight junctions and the cell-to-cell transfer of small molecules were studied in primary cultures and freshly isolated sheets of endothelial cells from calf aortae and umbilical veins. In thin sections and in freeze-fracture replicas, the gap and tight junctions in the freshly isolated cells from both sources appeared similar to those found in the intimal endothelium. Most of the interfaces in replicas had complex arrays of multiple gap junctions either intercalated within tight junction networks or interconnected by linear particle strands. The particle density in the center of most gap junctions was noticeably reduced. In confluent monolayers, after 3-5 days in culture, gap and tight junctions were present, although reduced in complexity and apparent extent. Despite the relative simplicity of the junctions, the cell-to-cell transfer of potential changes, dye (Lucifer Yellow CH), and nucleotides was readily detectable in cultures of both endothelial cell types. The extent and rapidity of dye transfer in culture was only slightly less than that in sheets of freshly isolated cells, perhaps reflecting a reduced gap junctional area combined with an increase in cell size in vitro.

SiRNA technology, the gene therapy of the future?

2008 ◽  
Vol 149 (4) ◽  
pp. 153-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zsuzsanna Rácz ◽  
Péter Hamar
Keyword(s):  
Gene Therapy ◽  
Short Interfering Rna ◽  
The Future ◽  
Interfering Rna

A genetikában új korszak kezdődött 17 éve, amikor a petúniában felfedezték a koszuppressziót. Később a koszuppressziót azonosították a növényekben és alacsonyabb rendű eukariótákban megfigyelt RNS-interferenciával (RNSi). Bár a növényekben ez ősi vírusellenes gazdaszervezeti védekezőmechanizmus, emlősökben az RNSi élettani szerepe még nincs teljesen tisztázva. Az RNSi-t rövid kettős szálú interferáló RNS-ek (short interfering RNA, siRNS) irányítják. A jelen cikkben összefoglaljuk az RNSi történetét és mechanizmusát, az siRNS-ek szerkezete és hatékonysága közötti összefüggéseket, a célsejtbe való bejuttatás virális és nem virális módjait. Az siRNS-ek klinikai alkalmazásának legfontosabb akadálya az in vivo alkalmazás. Bár a hidrodinamikus kezelés állatokban hatékony, embereknél nem alkalmazható. Lehetőséget jelent viszont a szervspecifikus katéterezés. A szintetizált siRNS-ek ismert mellékhatásait szintén tárgyaljuk. Bár a génterápia ezen új területén számos problémával kell szembenézni, a sikeres in vitro és in vivo kísérletek reményt jelentenek emberi betegségek siRNS-sel történő kezelésére.

scholarly journals An integrated genomic approach to dissect the genetic landscape regulating the cell-to-cell transfer of α-synuclein

Cell Reports ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (10) ◽  
pp. 109189
Author(s):  
Eleanna Kara ◽  
Alessandro Crimi ◽  
Anne Wiedmer ◽  
Marc Emmenegger ◽  
Claudia Manzoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Transfer ◽  
Genomic Approach ◽  
Genetic Landscape ◽  
Cell To Cell Transfer

scholarly journals Redox Responsive Pluronic Micelle Mediated Delivery of Functional siRNA: A Modular Nano-Assembly for Targeted Delivery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandeep Kadekar ◽  
Ganesh N. Nawale ◽  
Vignesh Kumar Rangasami ◽  
Vadim Le Joncour ◽  
Pirjo Laakkonen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Targeted Delivery ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Short Interfering Rna ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Redox Responsive ◽  
Interfering Rna

There is an unmet need to develop strategies that allow site-specific delivery of short interfering RNA (siRNA) without any associated toxicity. To address this challenge, we have developed a novel...

scholarly journals Effect of base modifications on structure, thermodynamic stability, and gene silencing activity of short interfering RNA

RNA ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1301-1316 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Sipa ◽  
E. Sochacka ◽  
J. Kazmierczak-Baranska ◽  
M. Maszewska ◽  
M. Janicka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Silencing ◽  
Thermodynamic Stability ◽  
Short Interfering Rna ◽  
Base Modifications ◽  
Interfering Rna
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