Silencing of HIV-1 gene expression by siRNAs in transduced cells |
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Authors: | Hayafune Masaaki Miyano-Kurosaki Naoko Takaku Hiroshi Park Wee-Sung |
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Affiliation: | Department of Life and Environmental Science, Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino-shi, Chiba, Japan. |
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Abstract: | The RNA interference (RNAi) phenomenon is a recently observed process in which the introduction of a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) into cells causes the specific degradation of an mRNA containing the same sequence. To study dsRNA-mediated gene interference targeted to the env gene (NL4-3: 7490-7508) in HIV-1 infected cells, we constructed tandem-type and hairpin-type siRNA expression vectors, which were under the control of two U6 promoters. We also constructed lentiviral-based siRNA expression vectors for further assessment of their antiviral activity in transduced cells. At both the transient plasmid and lentiviral-mediated RNA expression levels, the siRNA encoding the env fragment exhibited sequence-specific suppression of target gene expression and strongly inhibited (> or = 90%) HIV-1 infection in the cells, as compared to the antisense RNA expression vector. Targeting the HIV-1 env gene with siRNAs encoding the env gene fragment (7490-7508) might be an effective strategy for gene therapy applications in HIV-1/AIDS treatment and management. |
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