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ReviewAnimal cells and systems2025

The RNA revolution in medicine: from gene regulation to clinical therapeutics.

Jiwon Jeong, Sunjoo Jeong

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Review in Animal cells and systems, 2025. 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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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Target, silence, replace: a review on RNA-based drugs in modern medicine.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Jiwon JeongLaboratory of RNA Cell Biology, Department of Bioconvergence Engineering, Dankook University, Yongin, Republic of Korea.
Sunjoo JeongLaboratory of RNA Cell Biology, Department of Bioconvergence Engineering, Dankook University, Yongin, Republic of Korea.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breakthrough discoveries in RNA biology have led to a paradigm shift in our understanding of RNA-from passive intermediates to active regulators of gene expression. Technological innovations and deeper insights into RNA regulation have transformed the field, positioning RNA as a powerful tool for therapeutic development. Recent advances in RNA technologies have revolutionized medicine by enabling the precise targeting of specific mRNAs to modulate aberrant transcripts, correct genetic defects, and reprogram cellular behavior. This review provides an overview of the coordinated regulation of mRNA processing and its application to RNA-based therapeutics, including antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), splice-switching oligonucleotides (SSOs), small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), and Aptamers. We focus on clinically approved RNA therapeutics, emphasizing their biological mechanisms such as RNA stability and splicing regulation. The expanding repertoire of RNA technologies underscores the translational potential of RNA biology and its growing clinical impact. Future developments are expected to yield highly specific, modular, and programmable RNA medicines capable of treating a wide range of previously intractable diseases.

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antisense oligonucleotidesaptamersRNARNA interferencesplicing switching oligonucleotides

Identifiers

PMID40874255
PMCPMC12379706

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