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中国生物工程杂志

China Biotechnology
China Biotechnology  2011, Vol. 31 Issue (12): 120-125    DOI:
    
Inducible Gene Expression of Mammalian via RNA-only Strategies
DIAO Yong1,2
1. Institute of Molecular Medicine, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou 362021, China;
2. Engineering Research Center of Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education, Quanzhou 362021, China
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Abstract  

Numerous preclinical and clinical studies have demonstrated the promising efficacy of gene therapy. However, precise regulation of therapeutic gene expression in vivo is still a challenge. Most of the gene regulation systems commonly used now are based on the control of transcription, but their clinical applications are limited because of their reliance on chimeric transcriptional transactivators and specialized promoter elements. More recently, several RNA-only strategies that control gene expression in mammalian cells and mice through RNA self-cleavage, RNA interference, modulation of mRNA translation initiation or termination, etc, and whose activity can be regulated by a small molecular ligand, have been developed. The extent of gene expression induction is substantial, the induction is rapid, and the expression regulation can be achieved both in vitro and in vivo. Those modular, tunable systems may overcome some of the limitations of transcription-based gene regulation systems. So they should have important clinical application in the setting of gene therapy protocols.



Key wordsGene expression      Gene therapy      Mammalian cell      Post-transcription regulation     
Received: 26 July 2011      Published: 25 December 2011
ZTFLH:  Q789  
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DIAO Yong. Inducible Gene Expression of Mammalian via RNA-only Strategies. China Biotechnology, 2011, 31(12): 120-125.

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