Gene-silencing siRNA has shown great promise for the treatment of genetic diseases,cancers,and viral infections,but its therapeutic value has been hindered by the lack of an efficient and safe in vivo delivery system ...Gene-silencing siRNA has shown great promise for the treatment of genetic diseases,cancers,and viral infections,but its therapeutic value has been hindered by the lack of an efficient and safe in vivo delivery system to target specific cells.The motor pRNA of phi29 has a strong tendency to form dimers,trimers and hexamers by interaction of interlocking right and left hand loops.This unique feature makes pRNA an ideal vector for the delivery of multiple therapeutic RNAs.Toxicity of pRNA was detected by transfection of 8 pRNA in HeLa cells.A pRNA-based vector was designed to carry siRNAs to inhibit GFP or HBV surface gene expression.Silence effects on siRNA against expression of GFP or HBV surface gene were detected in HeLa cells.Viral replicative intermediates were detected by Southern blotting.The results of toxicity study showed there was no toxicity of pRNA to cultured monolayer cells.The siRNA connected with pRNA can inhibit GFP or HBV surface gene expression in HeLa cells and inhibit HBV replication in HepG2 cells.These data suggest that pRNA can be used as a vector for imparting stability to siRNA in vitro.展开更多
Many years of fundamental studies on viral genome packaging motors have led to fruitful applications.The double-stranded DNA(dsDNA)viruses package their genomes into preformed protein shells via nanomotors including s...Many years of fundamental studies on viral genome packaging motors have led to fruitful applications.The double-stranded DNA(dsDNA)viruses package their genomes into preformed protein shells via nanomotors including several elegant and meticulous coaxial modules.The motor is geared by the hexameric RNA ring.An open washer displayed as hexametric string of phi29 motor ATPase has been reported.The open washer linked into a filament as a queue with left-handed chirality along the dsDNA chain.It was found that a free 5′-and 3′-dsDNA end is not required for one gp16 dimer and four monomers to assemble into the hexametric washer on dsDNA.The above studies have inspired several applications in nanotechnology and nanomedicine.These applications include:(i)studies on the precision motor channels have led to their application in the single pore sensing;(ii)investigations into the hand-in-hand integration of the hexametric pRNA ring have resulted in the emergence of the new field of RNA nanotechnology;and(iii)the studies on the motor stoichiometry of homologous multi-subunits that subsequently have inspired the discovery of new methods in highly potent drug development.This review focuses on the structure and function of the viral DNA packaging motors and describes how fundamental studies inspired various applications.Given these advantages,more nanotechnological and biomedical applications using bacteriophage motor components are expected.展开更多
文摘Gene-silencing siRNA has shown great promise for the treatment of genetic diseases,cancers,and viral infections,but its therapeutic value has been hindered by the lack of an efficient and safe in vivo delivery system to target specific cells.The motor pRNA of phi29 has a strong tendency to form dimers,trimers and hexamers by interaction of interlocking right and left hand loops.This unique feature makes pRNA an ideal vector for the delivery of multiple therapeutic RNAs.Toxicity of pRNA was detected by transfection of 8 pRNA in HeLa cells.A pRNA-based vector was designed to carry siRNAs to inhibit GFP or HBV surface gene expression.Silence effects on siRNA against expression of GFP or HBV surface gene were detected in HeLa cells.Viral replicative intermediates were detected by Southern blotting.The results of toxicity study showed there was no toxicity of pRNA to cultured monolayer cells.The siRNA connected with pRNA can inhibit GFP or HBV surface gene expression in HeLa cells and inhibit HBV replication in HepG2 cells.These data suggest that pRNA can be used as a vector for imparting stability to siRNA in vitro.
文摘Many years of fundamental studies on viral genome packaging motors have led to fruitful applications.The double-stranded DNA(dsDNA)viruses package their genomes into preformed protein shells via nanomotors including several elegant and meticulous coaxial modules.The motor is geared by the hexameric RNA ring.An open washer displayed as hexametric string of phi29 motor ATPase has been reported.The open washer linked into a filament as a queue with left-handed chirality along the dsDNA chain.It was found that a free 5′-and 3′-dsDNA end is not required for one gp16 dimer and four monomers to assemble into the hexametric washer on dsDNA.The above studies have inspired several applications in nanotechnology and nanomedicine.These applications include:(i)studies on the precision motor channels have led to their application in the single pore sensing;(ii)investigations into the hand-in-hand integration of the hexametric pRNA ring have resulted in the emergence of the new field of RNA nanotechnology;and(iii)the studies on the motor stoichiometry of homologous multi-subunits that subsequently have inspired the discovery of new methods in highly potent drug development.This review focuses on the structure and function of the viral DNA packaging motors and describes how fundamental studies inspired various applications.Given these advantages,more nanotechnological and biomedical applications using bacteriophage motor components are expected.
