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18537567

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-9
pubmed:abstractText
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous, short, double-stranded and noncoding RNA molecules that have been identified in a variety of organisms and certain viruses. This group of new molecules is transcribed mainly from the introns and/or exons or intergenic regions and plays important regulatory roles in development and gene expression. Mature miRNAs are typically 20-24 nucleotides in length and regulate target mRNAs post transcriptionally by interactions with partially mismatched sequences in the 3'untraslated regions of these messengers. These interactions result in the suppression of translation or degradation of target mRNAs. At the present, although the biological functions of miRNAs are not completely revealed, a growing body of evidence implicates that miRNA pathway is a new mechanism of gene regulation in both normal and diseased conditions and therefore investigation of miRNA biogenesis and function may add new tools for gene functional study and drug development. In this article, we will briefly review the structure, biogenesis and basic mechanism of action of miRNAs identified in higher organisms and viruses and then focus on the recent progress in research for drug development using the miRNA pathway as a strategy. Particularly, we will discuss the advance, challenge and future directions on antiviral drug development using miRNA as a target or a gene silencing tool for the treatment of viral infections.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1570-1638
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
49-58
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
MicroRNAs-based therapeutic strategy for virally induced diseases.
pubmed:affiliation
James Hogg iCapture Center, University of British Columbia, St. Paul's Hospital, 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6Z 1Y6, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't