METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CONTROLLING EFFICACY OF RNA SILENCING

Based at least in part on an understanding of the mechanisms by which small RNAs (e.g., naturally-occurring miRNAs) mediate RNA silencing in plants, rules have been established for determining, for example, the degree of complementarity required between an RNAi-mediating agent and its target, i.e.,...

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Main Authors TANG GUILIANG, ZAMORE PHILLIP D
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 12.06.2014
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Summary:Based at least in part on an understanding of the mechanisms by which small RNAs (e.g., naturally-occurring miRNAs) mediate RNA silencing in plants, rules have been established for determining, for example, the degree of complementarity required between an RNAi-mediating agent and its target, i.e., whether mismatches are tolerated, the number of mismatches tolerated, the effect of the position of the mismatches, etc. Such rules are useful, in particular, in the design of improved RNAi-mediating agents which allow for more exact control of the efficacy of RNA silencing.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201313917480