Small Activating RNA Modulation of the G Protein‐Coupled Receptor for Cancer Treatment

Y Xiong, R Ke, Q Zhang, W Lan, W Yuan… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the most common and important drug targets.
However,> 70% of GPCRs are undruggable or difficult to target using conventional chemical …

Current advances in small activating RNAs for gene therapy: principles, applications and challenges

LY Zhou, ZY He, T Xu, YQ Wei - Current Gene Therapy, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Small activating RNAs (saRNAs) are small double-stranded RNAs that could mediate the
target-specific gene expression by targeting selected sequences in gene promoters at both …

Therapeutic potential of small activating RNAs (saRNAs) in human cancers

S Yoon, JJ Rossi - Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: RNA is increasingly recognized as a powerful molecule that can be used to
control gene expression. Sophisticated, well-engineered RNA-based regulators are being …

Development and mechanism of small activating RNA targeting CEBPA, a novel therapeutic in clinical trials for liver cancer

J Voutila, V Reebye, TC Roberts, P Protopapa… - Molecular Therapy, 2017 - cell.com
Small activating RNAs (saRNAs) are short double-stranded oligonucleotides that selectively
increase gene transcription. Here, we describe the development of an saRNA that …

Developing small activating RNA as a therapeutic: current challenges and promises

A Kwok, N Raulf, N Habib - Therapeutic Delivery, 2019 - Future Science
RNA activation (RNAa) allows specific gene upregulation mediated by a small activating
RNA (saRNA). Harnessing this process would help in developing novel therapeutics for …

Small activating RNAs: towards the development of new therapeutic agents and clinical treatments

H Ghanbarian, S Aghamiri, M Eftekhary, N Wagner… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Small double-strand RNA (dsRNA) molecules can activate endogenous genes via an RNA-
based promoter targeting mechanism. RNA activation (RNAa) is an evolutionarily conserved …

Promoter-targeted double-stranded small RNAs activate PAWR gene expression in human cancer cells

K Yang, J Shen, YQ Xie, YW Lin, J Qin, QQ Mao… - The international journal …, 2013 - Elsevier
RNA activation is a promising discovery that promoter-targeted double-stranded small
RNAs, termed small activating RNAs (saRNAs), can induce gene expression, which …

RNA activation: promise as a new weapon against cancer

L Zheng, L Wang, J Gan, H Zhang - Cancer Letters, 2014 - Elsevier
RNA activation (RNAa) is a novel mechanism in which short RNA duplexes, referred to as
small activating RNAs (saRNAs), enable sequence-specific gene activation capable of …

A targeted and stable polymeric nanoformulation enhances systemic delivery of mRNA to tumors

Q Chen, R Qi, X Chen, X Yang, S Wu, H Xiao, W Dong - Molecular Therapy, 2017 - cell.com
The high vulnerability of mRNA necessitates the manufacture of delivery vehicles to afford
adequate protection in the biological milieu. Here, mRNA was complexed with a mixture of …

The small RNA landscape in NSCLC: Current therapeutic applications and progresses

G Ciccone, ML Ibba, G Coppola, S Catuogno… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the second most diagnosed type of malignancy and
the first cause of cancer death worldwide. Despite recent advances, the treatment of choice …