Precise tuning of gene expression levels in mammalian cells

YS Michaels, MB Barnkob, H Barbosa… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Precise, analogue regulation of gene expression is critical for cellular function in mammals.
In contrast, widely employed experimental and therapeutic approaches such as knock-in/out …

Exploiting and antagonizing microRNA regulation for therapeutic and experimental applications

BD Brown, L Naldini - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2009 - nature.com
New technologies are emerging that utilize artificial microRNA (miRNA) target sites to exploit
or inhibit endogenous miRNA regulation. This approach has been used to improve cell …

[HTML][HTML] miRNA circuit modules for precise, tunable control of gene expression

R Du, MJ Flynn, M Honsa, R Jungmann, MB Elowitz - BioRxiv, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The ability to express transgenes at specified levels is critical for understanding cellular
behaviors, and for applications in gene and cell therapy. Transfection, viral vectors, and …

Regulation of T cell proliferation with drug-responsive microRNA switches

RS Wong, YY Chen, CD Smolke - Nucleic acids research, 2018 - academic.oup.com
As molecular and cellular therapies advance in the clinic, the role of genetic regulation is
becoming increasingly important for controlling therapeutic potency and safety. The …

Endogenous microRNA can be broadly exploited to regulate transgene expression according to tissue, lineage and differentiation state

BD Brown, B Gentner, A Cantore, S Colleoni… - Nature …, 2007 - nature.com
We have shown previously that transgene expression can be suppressed in hematopoietic
cells using vectors that are responsive to microRNA (miRNA) regulation. Here we …

[HTML][HTML] Leveraging microRNAs for cellular therapy

M Hasiuk, M Dölz, R Marone, LT Jeker - Immunology Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Owing to Karl Landsteiner's discovery of blood groups, blood transfusions became
safe cellular therapies in the early 1900s. Since then, cellular therapy made great advances …

The pINDUCER lentiviral toolkit for inducible RNA interference in vitro and in vivo

KL Meerbrey, G Hu, JD Kessler… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
The discovery of RNAi has revolutionized loss-of-function genetic studies in mammalian
systems. However, significant challenges still remain to fully exploit RNAi for mammalian …

A single lentiviral vector platform for microRNA-based conditional RNA interference and coordinated transgene expression

KJ Shin, EA Wall, JR Zavzavadjian… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
RNAi is proving to be a powerful experimental tool for the functional annotation of
mammalian genomes. The full potential of this technology will be realized through …

Dual Input-Controlled Synthetic mRNA Circuit for Bidirectional Protein Expression Regulation

K Tan, Y Hu, Z Liang, CY Li, WL Yau… - ACS Synthetic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Synthetic mRNA circuits manipulate cell fate by controlling output protein expression via cell-
specific input molecule detection. Most current circuits either repress or enhance output …

Model-guided quantitative analysis of microRNA-mediated regulation on competing endogenous RNAs using a synthetic gene circuit

Y Yuan, B Liu, P Xie, MQ Zhang, Y Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) cross-regulate each other at the
posttranscriptional level by titrating shared microRNAs (miRNAs). Here, we established a …