The present invention relates to compositions and methods for subpopulation-specific modulation of
cell function through spatiochemical and spatiotemporal control over
intracellular regulatory
protein networks at the level of expressed
gene products of
nucleic acid-
binding protein (NABP) genes. Subpopulation-specific cytoactive agents of the invention are used in therapeutic compositions that up- or downregulate
disease-associated
intracellular regulatory
protein genes at the
RNA and
protein level for prevention and treatment of
plant, animal and human diseases. Applications in human clinical
medicine include
biopharmaceutical preparations and associated treatment methods for genetic, degenerative, neurological, cellular and immune disorders resulting from dysregulation of endogenous NABP regulatory networks. Therapeutic compositions designed or selected for use in plants and nonhuman animals are applied to the fields of
agriculture and
veterinary medicine. Also provided are research kits for subpopulation-specific modulation of
protein activity and the corresponding potential to discover novel therapeutic compositions across fields. More specifically, the disclosed compositions and methods selectively up- or downregulate at least a first subpopulation of a
cellular protein or therapeutic target without substantially altering the activity of at least a second subpopulation of the
cellular protein or therapeutic target.