Research Service, VA Western NY Healthcare System, Departments of Ophthalmology (Ross Eye Institute), Pharmacology/Toxicology, University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Research Service, VA Western NY Healthcare System, Department of Ophthalmology (Ross Eye Institute), University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2019;1185:119-124. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-27378-1_20.
Hammerhead ribozymes (hhRzs), RNA enzymes capable of site-specific cleavage of arbitrary target mRNAs, have faced significant hurdles in development and optimization as gene therapeutics for clinical translation. Chemical and biological barriers must be overcome to realize an effective therapeutic. A new Facilitated ribozyme has been identified with greatly enhanced kinetic properties that lead new insight on the capacity of ribozymes to target mutant genes to treat inherited retinal degenerations.
锤头状核酶(hhRzs)是一种能够特异性切割任意靶标 mRNA 的 RNA 酶,作为基因治疗药物在临床转化方面的发展和优化面临着重大的障碍。为了实现有效的治疗,必须克服化学和生物学的障碍。一种新的促进核酶被发现具有大大增强的动力学特性,这为核酶靶向突变基因治疗遗传性视网膜退行性疾病的能力提供了新的见解。