Generation of neurons by reprogramming of oligodendrocytes and oligodendrocyte precursor cells
AssigneeThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
InventorsThomas McCown, Marc Weinberg
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Abstract
The invention relates to products and methods for transdifferentiating oligodendrocytes and/or oligodendrocyte precursor cells to neurons. The invention further relates to methods of treating central nervous system disorders and conditions.
Claims11
A vector comprising a polynucleotide encoding an antisense RNA or an interfering RNA that hybridizes to a polynucleotide encoding a human polypyrimidine tract binding protein 1 (PTBP1), wherein the antisense RNA or interfering RNA is a siRNA, shRNA, and/or miRNA, wherein the polynucleotide encoding the antisense or interfering RNA encodes for a siRNA, shRNA, and/or miRNA comprising a single polynucleotide strand, the single polynucleotide strand comprising a nucleotide sequence with at least 85% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 4 and a nucleotide sequence with at least 85% sequence identity to the complement of SEQ ID NO:
- 4, and wherein the vector is a delivery vector.
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