Antivirus RNA
OwnerIh-Jen Su, Wen-Tsan Chang +5inventors
InventorsIh-Jen Su, Wen-Tsan Chang, Huan-Yao Lei, Tsung-Lin Cheng, Wen-Wei Chang, Ming-Derg Lai, Wen-Ya Huang
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Abstract
An RNA molecule for inhibiting expression of a gene of a virus. Also disclosed are a DNA vector encoding the RNA molecule and a pharmaceutical composition containing the RNA molecule or vector and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, as well as methods for inhibiting expression of a gene of a virus, replication of the virus, and infection with the virus.
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An RNA for inhibiting expression of a gene of a virus, the RNA comprising a first nucleotide sequence that hybridizes under stringent conditions to a segment of the gene, and a second nucleotide sequence that is complementary to the first nucleotide sequence and hybridizes to the first nucleotide sequence to form a duplex structure.
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