antisense RNA

British  

/ ˈæntɪsɛns /

noun

1. molecules transcribed, not from DNA in the usual way, but from DNA strands complementary to those that produce normal messenger RNA. Antisense RNA occurs in nature and is inhibitory on gene action. It can be produced synthetically and offers such therapeutic possibilities as turning off viral genes

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Example Sentences

To interrupt that process, antisense RNA therapies inject cells with RNA strands that bind to specific mRNA snippets, effectively blocking them from being read by ribosomes.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 29, 2016

By changing the RNA code on the SNA particles, it could open a new pathway for antisense RNA therapies.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 29, 2016

The trouble is that traditional antisense RNA drugs usually don’t work.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 29, 2016

To date, only two antisense RNA therapies have been approved in the United States, despite decades of effort and dozens of clinical trials.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 29, 2016

The general approach to RNA therapy, called antisense RNA, aims to disrupt the production of proteins related to diseases like cancer and HIV.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 29, 2016