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ReviewProceedings of the Japan Academy. Series B, Physical and biological sciences2016

RNA-based gene circuits for cell regulation.

Peter Karagiannis, Yoshihiko Fujita, Hirohide Saito

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Review in Proceedings of the Japan Academy. Series B, Physical and biological sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Peter KaragiannisDepartment of Life Science Frontiers, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University.
Yoshihiko Fujita
Hirohide Saito

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A major goal of synthetic biology is to control cell behavior. RNA-mediated genetic switches (RNA switches) are devices that serve this purpose, as they can control gene expressions in response to input signals. In general, RNA switches consist of two domains: an aptamer domain, which binds to an input molecule, and an actuator domain, which controls the gene expression. An input binding to the aptamer can cause the actuator to alter the RNA structure, thus changing access to translation machinery. The assembly of multiple RNA switches has led to complex gene circuits for cell therapies, including the selective killing of pathological cells and purification of cell populations. The inclusion of RNA binding proteins, such as L7Ae, increases the repertoire and precision of the circuit. In this short review, we discuss synthetic RNA switches for gene regulation and their potential therapeutic applications.

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Gene Expression RegulationGene Regulatory NetworksAnimalsHumansModels, BiologicalRNARNA-Binding ProteinsRNARNA-Binding Proteins

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PMID27840389
PMCPMC5328788

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