SBE APTAMERS FOR TREATING IL-17a RELATED DISEASES AND CONDITIONS
A technology for diseases and conditions, applied in the field of SBE aptamers for the treatment of IL-17a-related diseases and conditions
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[0055] In this example, an exciting novel role for Act1, which functions as a direct RNA-binding protein to stabilize pro-inflammatory genes (including CXCL1, TNF, and GM-CSF) in response to IL-17 stimulation, is reported Originally unstable mRNA. Mutagenesis studies revealed that Act1 directly binds to the stem-loop structure in the 3'UTR of CXCL1, and the SEFIR domain in Act1 is necessary and sufficient for RNA-binding activity. In support of this, an exemplary RNA aptamer containing a stem-loop structure (termed SBE) inhibits Act1 binding to target mRNAs and attenuates IL-17-mediated mRNA stabilization. Moreover, at the same time SBE RNA aptamer inhibited IL-17-induced skin inflammation.
[0056] Although the present invention is not limited to any particular mechanism, and knowledge of the mechanism is not necessary for the practice of the present invention, it is believed that, mechanistically, Act1 binds directly to the mRNA of inflammatory genes to form a link between ...
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[0125] In summary, although the invention is not limited to any particular mechanism, we propose the following model for Actl-RNA binding for IL-17-induced inflammatory responses. Following IL-17 stimulation, multiple signaling pathways, including NFkB and MAPKs, are activated to induce gene transcription of cytokines and chemokines. Act1 then directly binds mRNAs of cytokines and chemokines to stabilize these otherwise unstable mRNAs to produce pro-inflammatory mediators. Binding of Act1 to inflammatory gene mRNAs leads to the formation of multiple RNPs that control different steps of mRNA metabolism. First, Act1 binds to mRNA in the nucleus (RNP1), thereby inhibiting SF2-mediated mRNA degradation by outcompeting the binding of SF2 to mRNA, which is further facilitated by IKKi-mediated phosphorylation of SF2. One of the possible roles of Act1-RNP1 in the nucleus is to protect the degradation and / or retention of nascent nuclear transcripts. Second, Act1 forms RNP (RNP2) in P...
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