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Engineering RNA-Based Circuits

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RNA Towards Medicine

Part of the book series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology ((HEP,volume 173))

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Abstract

Nucleic acids can modulate gene function by base-pairing, via the molecular recognition of proteins and metabolites, and by catalysis. This diversity of functions can be combined with the ability to engineer nucleic acids based on Watson-Crick base-pairing rules to create a modular set of molecular “tools” for biotechnological and medical interventions in cellular metabolism. However, these individual RNA-based tools are most powerful when combined into rational logical or regulatory circuits, and the circuits can in turn be evolved for optimal function. Examples of genetic circuits that control translation and transcription are herein detailed, and more complex circuits with medical applications are anticipated.

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Narayanaswamy, R., Ellington, A. (2006). Engineering RNA-Based Circuits. In: Erdmann, V., Barciszewski, J., Brosius, J. (eds) RNA Towards Medicine. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 173. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27262-3_22

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