Abstract
The ability of peptide nucleic acids and hammerhead ribozymes, which target different subunits of human telomerase, to efficiently inhibit the enzymes catalytic activity has been clearly demonstrated in several in vitro studies carried out in human immortalized and cancer cell lines. However, the actual efficacy of these molecules still needs to be validated in in vivo human tumor models, and such validation appears to be largely dependent on the development of reliable systems for their intracellular delivery.
Keywords: telomerase inhibitor, human telomerase, hammerhead ribozyme, peptide nucleic acid, htr
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Approaches for the Inhibition of Human Telomerase Based on the Use of Peptide Nucleic Acids and Hammerhead Ribozymes
Volume: 3 Issue: 1
Author(s): N. Zaffaroni, R. Villa, M. Pennati and M. Folini
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Keywords: telomerase inhibitor, human telomerase, hammerhead ribozyme, peptide nucleic acid, htr
Abstract: The ability of peptide nucleic acids and hammerhead ribozymes, which target different subunits of human telomerase, to efficiently inhibit the enzymes catalytic activity has been clearly demonstrated in several in vitro studies carried out in human immortalized and cancer cell lines. However, the actual efficacy of these molecules still needs to be validated in in vivo human tumor models, and such validation appears to be largely dependent on the development of reliable systems for their intracellular delivery.
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Zaffaroni N., Villa R., Pennati M. and Folini M., Approaches for the Inhibition of Human Telomerase Based on the Use of Peptide Nucleic Acids and Hammerhead Ribozymes, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2003; 3 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389557033405458
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389557033405458 |
Print ISSN 1389-5575 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5607 |
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