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ArticleMolecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy2022

RNAi-based modulation of IFN-γ signaling in skin.

Qi Tang, Jacquelyn Sousa, Dimas Echeverria, Xueli Fan, Ying-Chao Hsueh, Khashayar Afshari, Nicholas MeHugh, David A Cooper, Lorenc Vangjeli, Kathryn Monopoli and 5 more

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Article in Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Qi TangRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA; Department of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Jacquelyn SousaRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Dimas EcheverriaRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Xueli FanDepartment of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Ying-Chao HsuehDepartment of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA; Immunology and Microbiology Program, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Khashayar AfshariDepartment of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Nicholas MeHughRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
David A CooperRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Lorenc VangjeliRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Kathryn MonopoliRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA; Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, USA.
Ken OkamuraDepartment of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Annabelle BiscansRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Adam ClaussLEO Pharma A/S, Industriparken 55, 2750 Ballerup, Denmark.
John E HarrisDepartment of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA. Electronic address: john.harris@umassmed.edu.
Anastasia KhvorovaRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA. Electronic address: anastasia.khvorova@umassmed.edu.
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USLeo Pharma (Denmark) · DKWorcester Polytechnic Institute · US

Funding

Chemical engineering of therapeutic RNAs for extrahepatic deliveryR35GM131839 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI ANASTASIA KHVOROVA · 2019 to 2026
$3.1M
Treg Migration and Function During Autoimmunity within Peripheral TissueR01AR069114 · NIAMS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI HARRIS, JOHN E · 2015 to 2020
$2.2M
BD FACSAriaTM Fusion Fluoresence-Activated Cell SorterS10OD028576 · OD · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI SCHRADER, CAROL E · 2020 to 2020
$565k
Mid-Scale RNA Synthesis, Purification and Quality Control SystemS10OD020012 · OD · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI KHVOROVA, ANASTASIA · 2015 to 2015
$563k
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR069114NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM131839NIH HHS S10 OD020012NIH HHS S10 OD028576
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aberrant activation of interferon (IFN)-γ signaling plays a key role in several autoimmune skin diseases, including lupus erythematosus, alopecia areata, vitiligo, and lichen planus. Here, we identify fully chemically modified small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) that silence the ligand binding chain of the IFN-γ receptor (IFNGR1), for the modulation of IFN-γ signaling. Conjugating these siRNAs to docosanoic acid (DCA) enables productive delivery to all major skin cell types local to the injection site, with a single dose of injection supporting effective IFNGR1 protein reduction for at least 1 month in mice. In an ex vivo model of IFN-γ signaling, DCA-siRNA efficiently inhibits the induction of IFN-γ-inducible chemokines, CXCL9 and CXCL10, in skin biopsies from the injection site. Our data demonstrate that DCA-siRNAs can be engineered for functional gene silencing in skin and establish a path toward siRNA treatment of autoimmune skin diseases.

Indexed as

Chemokine CXCL10Skin DiseasesAnimalsInterferon-gammaMiceRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingChemokine CXCL10Interferon-gammaRNA, Small Interferingautoimmune disordersCXCL9/10/11 chemokinesIFN-γ signalingimmunomodulatory drugspreclinical drug developmentRNAi therapeuticssiRNA deliveryskin immunology

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PMID35477658
PMCPMC9372319
OpenAlexW4224943762

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