| Natural Antisense Transcript-targeted Regulation of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase mRNA Levels. | |
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PMID: 23348570 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Natural antisense transcripts (asRNAs) are frequently transcribed from mammalian genes. Recently, we found that non-coding asRNAs are transcribed from the 3' untranslated region (3'UTR) of the rat and mouse genes encoding inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), which catalyzes the production of the inflammatory mediator nitric oxide. The iNOS asRNA stabilizes iNOS mRNA by interacting with the mRNA 3'UTR. Furthermore, single-stranded 'sense' oligonucleotides corresponding to the iNOS mRNA sequence were found to reduce iNOS mRNA levels by interfering with mRNA-asRNA interactions in rat hepatocytes. This method was named natural antisense transcript-targeted regulation (NATRE) technology. In this study, we detected human iNOS asRNA expressed in hepatocarcinoma and colon carcinoma tissues. The human iNOS asRNA harbored a sequence complementary to an evolutionarily conserved region of the iNOS mRNA 3'UTR. When introduced into hepatocytes, iNOS sense oligonucleotides that were modified by substitution with partial phosphorothioate bonds and locked nucleic acids or 2'-O-methyl nucleic acids greatly reduced levels of iNOS mRNA and iNOS protein. Moreover, sense oligonucleotides and short interfering RNAs decreased iNOS mRNA to comparable levels. These results suggest that NATRE technology using iNOS sense oligonucleotides could potentially be used to treat human inflammatory diseases and cancers by reducing iNOS mRNA levels. |
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Emi Yoshigai; Takafumi Hara; Yoshiro Araki; Yoshito Tanaka; Masaharu Oishi; Katsuji Tokuhara; Masaki Kaibori; Tadayoshi Okumura; A-Hon Kwon; Mikio Nishizawa |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-1-21 |
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Title: Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry / official journal of the Nitric Oxide Society Volume: - ISSN: 1089-8611 ISO Abbreviation: Nitric Oxide Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
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Created Date: 2013-1-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9709307 Medline TA: Nitric Oxide Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2013. Published by Elsevier Inc. |
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Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan. |
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