Synthetic Design of Asymmetric miRNA with an Engineered 3′ Overhang to Improve Strand Selection

We developed a novel miRNA design that significantly improves strand selection within the RISC complex by engineering the 3′ end by adding extra nucleotides. Addition of seven nucleotides at the 3′ ends of the miR or miR* strand resulted in a thermodynamic asymmetry at either of the two ends, which...

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Main Authors: Sandeep Kadekar, Ganesh N. Nawale, Kira Karlsson, Cecilia Ålander, Oommen P. Oommen, Oommen P. Varghese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S216225311930085X