«It is exciting to have found a way to selectively
target gene delivery to cancer cells,» says Quiñones - Hinojosa.
Serap Günes (TUD)-- «Modification of vesicular stomatitis virus G protein for
targeted gene delivery into PSCA - positive tumor cells» (2007)
Not exact matches
Anderson and others are already exploring new
gene -
delivery methods, including nanoparticles, to better deliver
gene - editing therapies to
target tissues.
The photo - clickable miRNAs are able to form functional complexes with
target genes upon
delivery into cells and
target genes associated with the photo - clickable miRNAs could be tagged with molecular handle through photo - click reaction for pull - down and identification.
The advent of molecular cloning, DNA sequencing and the many tools of molecular genetics and cell biology has given us sufficient knowledge of the basis for disease and the
genes to
target, but what has limited the application of
gene therapy has been efficient
gene delivery systems.
Asuri, Prashanth, et al. «Directed evolution of adeno - associated virus for enhanced
gene delivery and
gene targeting in human pluripotent stem cells.»
To address the editing challenges, we have developed a system that is based on the
delivery of recombinant Cas9 protein complexed with an sgRNA
targeting the
gene of interest (Cas9 / sgRNA ribonucleoproteins [RNPs]-RRB- via cell - derived nanovesicles, called gesicles.
Neurons of the peripheral nervous system (PNS), which connect the heart, lung, gut, and other organs to the CNS, are also an important
target for
gene delivery, especially for the study of pain.
Embryonic endothelial progenitor cells armed with a suicide
gene target hypoxic lung metastases after intravenous
delivery.
My laboratory has already developed molecules and
gene transfer vectors that can
target either the MAC, through the
delivery of a protein called CD59, or the anaphylatoxins by
delivery of proteases, or both by a protein called PRELP.
NGF is in fact viewed as a viable
target for AD clinical trials with one group investigating NGF ex vivo
gene delivery in a Phase 1 trial with human patients aimed at stimulating cholinergic function and improving memory [123].
We have demonstrated that our liposomes can mediate in vivo
target mRNA
delivery as well as
gene disruption using an entirely RNA - based approach.
Because of their unique properties such as monodispersity, large surface area and high drug loading efficiency, silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) have been developed for a vast array of biomedical uses such as optical imaging, cancer therapy,
targeted drug
delivery and controlled drug release for
genes and proteins.
Sustained high - level expression of human factor IX (hFIX) after liver -
targeted delivery of recombinant adeno - associated virus encoding the hFIX
gene in rhesus macaques.
Given the tailored inhibition of selected
genes and the added precision brought by
targeted delivery systems, RNAi - based therapies are thought to carry lower risk of failure than traditional approaches as the biological effects are more predictable.
Remarkably, no matter how the researchers injected the custom - made
gene -
delivery virus — whether into an artery, intravenously, or directly into muscle —
gene expression was limited to the
targeted cells.
Their research has focused on multiple scenarios of drugs, including those
targeted for
gene therapy or chemotherapy, but all rely on the same nanoscale drug
delivery mechanism or «nanodepot.»
Particle bombardment, also known as
gene - gun or ballistic
gene delivery, uses heavy - metal particles to propel naked DNA plasmids into
target cells.
Cell - Specific
Targeting Strategies for Electroporation - Mediated
Gene Delivery in Cells and Animals.
«Our idea is to hone in as much as possible on
targets and refine therapies and make everything as focal as possible, both in terms of the
genes and proteins as well as the spatial
delivery,» she said.
Gene Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease: Advances in Vector Development,
Targeting, and
Delivery for Clinical Translation.
«Research topics vary from improving corneal wound healing with new proteins to
gene delivery targeting retinal disease,» she said.