Apr 23, 2019
Cellular RNAs play crucial roles during disease progression and represent a diverse and largely untapped class of biomolecules that can be exploited for drug development.
RNA species include messenger RNAs (mRNAs) that are translated into proteins, long non-coding RNAs including transfer RNAs (tRNAs) and ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs), and small non-coding RNAs such as micro RNAs (miRNAs) and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs).
Exploiting RNA species as therapeutic agents offers new opportunities for drug developers, and the possibility to develop agents against ‘undruggable’ genes and gene products.
Original article by Dr Xiaoqiu Wu and Dr Andrew P. Turnbull
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