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ArticlePloS one2021

PFRED: A computational platform for siRNA and antisense oligonucleotides design.

Simone Sciabola, Hualin Xi, Dario Cruz, Qing Cao, Christine Lawrence, Tianhong Zhang, Sergio Rotstein, Jason D Hughes, Daniel R Caffrey, Robert V Stanton

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Simone SciabolaMedicinal Chemistry, Biogen, Cambridge, MA, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-1448-3608
Hualin XiRgenta, Cambridge, MA, United States of America.
Dario CruzMedicinal Chemistry, Biogen, Cambridge, MA, United States of America.
Qing CaoMedicinal Chemistry, Ra Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA, United States of America.
Christine LawrenceBusiness Technology, Pfizer, Cambridge, MA, United States of America.
Tianhong ZhangBusiness Technology, Pfizer, Cambridge, MA, United States of America.
Sergio RotsteinBusiness Technology, Pfizer, Cambridge, MA, United States of America.
Jason D HughesComputational Biology, Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA, United States of America.
Daniel R CaffreyDepartment of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States of America.
Robert V StantonSimulation and Modeling Sciences, Pfizer, Cambridge, MA, United States of America.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PFRED a software application for the design, analysis, and visualization of antisense oligonucleotides and siRNA is described. The software provides an intuitive user-interface for scientists to design a library of siRNA or antisense oligonucleotides that target a specific gene of interest. Moreover, the tool facilitates the incorporation of various design criteria that have been shown to be important for stability and potency. PFRED has been made available as an open-source project so the code can be easily modified to address the future needs of the oligonucleotide research community. A compiled version is available for downloading at https://github.com/pfred/pfred-gui/releases/tag/v1.0 as a java Jar file. The source code and the links for downloading the precompiled version can be found at https://github.com/pfred.

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AlgorithmsComputational BiologyDNA PrimersGene LibraryGenomicsOligonucleotidesOligonucleotides, AntisenseRNA, Small InterferingSoftwareUser-Computer InterfaceDNA PrimersOligonucleotidesOligonucleotides, AntisenseRNA, Small Interfering

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PMID33481821
PMCPMC7822268

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