Antisense RNA mechanism - This lecture explains about the gene silencing mechanism mediated by antisense
RNA technology.
Antisense RNA (asRNA) is a single-stranded RNA that is complementary to a messenger RNA (mRNA) strand transcribed within a cell. Some authors have used the term micRNA (mRNA-interfering complementary RNA) to refer to these
RNAs but it is not widely used.[1]
Antisense RNA may be introduced into a cell to inhibit translation of a complementary mRNA by base pairing to it and physically obstructing the translation machinery.[2] This effect is therefore stoichiometric. An example of naturally occurring mRNA antisense mechanism is the hok/sok system of the
E. coli R1 plasmid. Antisense RNA has long been thought of as a promising technique for disease therapy; the only such case to have reached the market is the drug fomivirsen. One commentator has characterized antisense RNA as one of "dozens of technologies that are gorgeous in concept, but exasperating in [commercialization]".[3] Generally, antisense RNA still lack effective design, biological activity, and efficient route of administration.[4]
The effects of antisense RNA are related with the effects of
RNA interference (
RNAi). The RNAi process, found only in eukaryotes, is initiated by double-stranded RNA fragments, which may be created by the expression of an anti-sense RNA followed by the base-pairing of the anti-sense strand to the target transcript.[5]
Double-stranded RNA may be created by other mechanisms (including secondary
RNA structure). The double-stranded RNA is cleaved into small fragements by
DICER, and then a single strand of the fragment is incorporated into the
RNA-induced silencing complex (
RISC) so that the RISC may bind to and degrade the complementary mRNA target.[6] Some genetically engineered transgenic plants that express antisense RNA do activate the RNAi pathway.[7] This processes resulted in differing magnitudes of gene silencing induced by the expression of antisense RNA.
Well-known examples include the
Flavr Savr tomato and two cultivars of ringspot-resistant papaya.[8][9]
Transcription of longer cis-antisense transcripts is a common phenomenon in the mammalian transcriptome.[10] Although the
function of some cases have been described, such as the Zeb2/Sip1 antisense RNA, no general function has been elucidated
. In the case of Zeb2/Sip1,[11] the antisense noncoding RNA is opposite the 5' splice site of an intron in the
5'UTR of the Zeb2 mRNA.
Expression of the antisense ncRNA prevents splicing of an intron that contains a ribosome entry site necessary for efficient expression of the Zeb2 protein. Transcription of long antisense ncRNAs is often concordant with the associated protein-coding gene,[12] but more detailed studies have revealed that the relative expression patterns of the mRNA and antisense ncRNA are complex.
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- published: 09 Feb 2016
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