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- Title
Efficient inhibition of miR-155 function in vivo by peptide nucleic acids.
- Authors
Fabani, Martin M; Abreu-Goodger, Cei; Williams, Donna; Lyons, Paul A; Torres, Adrian G; Smith, Kenneth G C; Enright, Anton J; Gait, Michael J; Vigorito, Elena
- Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in diverse physiological processes and are potential therapeutic agents. Synthetic oligonucleotides (ONs) of different chemistries have proven successful for blocking miRNA expression. However, their specificity and efficiency have not been fully evaluated. Here, we show that peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) efficiently block a key inducible miRNA expressed in the haematopoietic system, miR-155, in cultured B cells as well as in mice. Remarkably, miR-155 inhibition by PNA in primary B cells was achieved in the absence of any transfection agent. In mice, the high efficiency of the treatment was demonstrated by a strong overlap in global gene expression between B cells isolated from anti-miR-155 PNA-treated and miR-155-deficient mice. Interestingly, PNA also induced additional changes in gene expression. Our analysis provides a useful platform to aid the design of efficient and specific anti-miRNA ONs for in vivo use.
- Publication
Nucleic acids research, 2010, Vol 38, Issue 13, p4466
- ISSN
1362-4962
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/nar/gkq160