Applied RNAi: from fundamental research to therapeutic applications

Abstract

In this book an international panel of RNAi experts critically reviews the most interesting advances in basic applied RNAi research, highlighting the applications in RNAi-based therapies and discussing the technical hurdles that remain. Topics covering the fundamental biological aspects of applied RNAi research include: the role of miRNAs in trinucleotide repeat disorders; miRNAs and HIV pathogenesis; miRNAs for epigenetic gene silencing; the role of miRNAs in virus-related cancers; non-canonical miRNA biogenesis. In the area of RNAi-based therapy, topics include: harnessing RNAi for the treat. Contributors; Preface; Current books of interest; 1: Overview of Biogenesis and Applications of MicroRNA; Introduction; Mammalian microRNA biogenesis; Regulation during normal and potentially pathogenic microRNA biogenesis; Harnessing the RNAi pathway for gene silencing; Augmenting and antagonizing microRNA function; MicroRNA targets as gene regulators and sensors; MicroRNAs as prognostic and diagnostic markers; Conclusion; 2: Non-canonical MicroRNA Biogenesis and Function; Canonical microRNA biogenesis and function; Other small RNA biogenesis pathways