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SIDT2 mediates gymnosis, the uptake of naked single-stranded oligonucleotides into living cells.
RNA biology - 2 Nov 2017
Takahashi Masayuki, Contu Viorica Raluca, Kabuta Chihana, Hase Katsunori, Fujiwara Yuuki, Wada Keiji, Kabuta Tomohiro
Abstract excerpt
Single-stranded oligonucleotides (ssOligos) are efficiently taken up by living cells without the use of transfection reagents. This phenomenon called 'gymnosis' enables the sequence-specific silencing of target genes in various types of cells. Several antisense ssOligos are used for the treatment of human diseases. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the uptake of naked ssOligos into cells remains to be...
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