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ArticleJournal of RNAi and gene silencing : an international journal of RNA and gene targeting research2010

Identification of small interfering RNA targeting Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 6: Characterisation and selection of candidates for pre-clinical development.

Gareth D Healey, Shawn Zinnen, Jennifer A Lockridge, Ivan Richards, Neil Evans, William Walker

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Article in Journal of RNAi and gene silencing : an international journal of RNA and gene targeting research, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gareth D HealeyAllerna Therapeutics Ltd, Institute of Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK.
Shawn Zinnen
Jennifer A Lockridge
Ivan Richards
Neil Evans
William Walker
Swansea University · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The interleukin (IL)-13 pathway and its associated transcription factor, signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6), have been clearly implicated in the pathogenesis of bronchial asthma. We have developed a system to effectively screen the STAT6 gene for targeting with small interfering (si) RNA molecules. By incorporating an in silico and in vitro screening system we were able to identify fourteen siRNA molecules suitable for pre-clinical drug development. Furthermore, we were able to demonstrate that modification of certain siRNAs, designed to improve in vivo longevity, was possible without significant loss of target knockdown efficacy and that the siRNA produced by our selection process did not induce demonstrable interferon responses. These data suggest that several STAT6-targeting siRNA suitable for pre-clinical development are available for potential use in the treatment of asthma.

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AsthmaIL-13Pre-clinical developmentsiRNASTAT6

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PMID20927184
PMCPMC2943664
OpenAlexW1849768726

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