The post-genomic era has unveiled the existence of a large repertory of non-coding RNAs and repetitive elements that play a fundamental role in cellular homeostasis and dysfunction. These may represent unprecedented opportunities to modify gene expression at the right time in the correct space in vivo, providing an almost unlimited reservoir of new potential pharmacological agents. Hijacking their mode of actions, the druggable genome can be extended to regulatory RNAs and DNA elements in a scalable fashion. Here, we discuss the state-of-the-art of nucleic acid-based drugs to treat neurodegenerative diseases. Beneficial effects can be obtained by inhibiting (Yin) and increasing (Yang) gene expression, depending on the disease and the drug target. Together with the description of the current use of inhibitory RNAs (small inhibitory RNAs and antisense oligonucleotides) in animal models and clinical trials, we discuss the molecular basis and applications of new classes of activatory RNAs at transcriptional (RNAa) and translational (SINEUP) levels. © 2016 The Authors.

The Yin and Yang of nucleic acid-based therapy in the brain / Gustincich, Stefano; Zucchelli, Silvia; Mallamaci, Antonio. - In: PROGRESS IN NEUROBIOLOGY. - ISSN 0301-0082. - 155:August(2017), pp. 194-211. [10.1016/j.pneurobio.2016.11.001]

The Yin and Yang of nucleic acid-based therapy in the brain

Gustincich, Stefano
;
Zucchelli, Silvia;Mallamaci, Antonio
2017-01-01

Abstract

The post-genomic era has unveiled the existence of a large repertory of non-coding RNAs and repetitive elements that play a fundamental role in cellular homeostasis and dysfunction. These may represent unprecedented opportunities to modify gene expression at the right time in the correct space in vivo, providing an almost unlimited reservoir of new potential pharmacological agents. Hijacking their mode of actions, the druggable genome can be extended to regulatory RNAs and DNA elements in a scalable fashion. Here, we discuss the state-of-the-art of nucleic acid-based drugs to treat neurodegenerative diseases. Beneficial effects can be obtained by inhibiting (Yin) and increasing (Yang) gene expression, depending on the disease and the drug target. Together with the description of the current use of inhibitory RNAs (small inhibitory RNAs and antisense oligonucleotides) in animal models and clinical trials, we discuss the molecular basis and applications of new classes of activatory RNAs at transcriptional (RNAa) and translational (SINEUP) levels. © 2016 The Authors.
2017
10.1016/j.pneurobio.2016.11.001
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/articles/27887908/
Gustincich, Stefano; Zucchelli, Silvia; Mallamaci, Antonio
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