Method of delivering RNA interference and uses thereof
AssigneeChildren's Medical Center Corporation
InventorsJudy Lieberman, Erwei Song
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Abstract
The invention provides a method of RNA interference, which comprises contacting the cell with a fusion protein-double stranded RNA complex, the complex comprising the double stranded RNA segment containing a double stranded RNA of interest and a fusion protein, the fusion protein comprising (1) a targeting moiety, which will specifically binds to a site on a target cell, and (2) a binding moiety, which will bind to the double stranded RNA, wherein the double stranded RNA segment initiates RNA interference in the cell.
Claims15
A composition that selectively binds to an antigen on the surface of a target cell and selectively initiates RNA interference in the cell comprising:
- a) an siRNA molecule comprising a double stranded RNA segment of about 15-50 base pairs in length, wherein one of one strands is complementary and the other strand identical to a RNA interference target RNA;
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- b) a fusion protein, comprising (1) an antibody that binds specifically to an antigen on the surface of a target cell, and (2) a protamine protein, or fragment thereof, capable of binding to double stranded RNA without chemical conjugation.
A kit comprising:
- a) an siRNA molecule comprising double stranded RNA segments of about 15-50 base pairs in length;
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- b) a fusion protein, comprising (1) an antibody that binds specifically to an antigen on the surface of a target cell, and (2) a protamine protein, or fragment thereof, capable of binding to double stranded RNA without chemical conjugation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.