RNA interference suppresion of neurodegenerative diseases and methods of use thereof
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1. An isolated RNA duplex comprising a first strand of RNA and a second strand of RNA, wherein the first strand comprises at least 15 contiguous nucleotides encoded by shSCA1.F10 (SEQ ID NO:
- 13) or shSCA1.F11 (SEQ ID NO;
14), and wherein the second strand is complementary to at least 12 contiguous nucleotides of the first strand.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to small interfering RNA molecules (siRNA) targeted against nucleic acid sequence that encodes huntingtin or ataxin-1, and methods of using these siRNA molecules.
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1. An isolated RNA duplex comprising a first strand of RNA and a second strand of RNA, wherein the first strand comprises at least 15 contiguous nucleotides encoded by shSCA1.F10 (SEQ ID NO:
- 13) or shSCA1.F11 (SEQ ID NO;
14), and wherein the second strand is complementary to at least 12 contiguous nucleotides of the first strand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 50, 51, 52)
- 13) or shSCA1.F11 (SEQ ID NO;
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4. An RNA duplex comprising a first strand of RNA and a second strand of RNA, wherein the first strand comprises at least 15 contiguous nucleotides encoded by
(a) shHDEx2.1 (SEQ ID NO: - 7),
(b) shHDEx2.2 19 nt (SEQ ID NO;
8),(c) shHDEx2.2 21 nt (SEQ ID NO;
9),(d) shHDEx3.1 19 nt (SEQ ID NO;
10),(e) shHDEx3.1 21 nt (SEQ ID NO;
11),(f) siEX58#1 (SEQ ID NO;
12), or(g) siEX58#2 (SEQ ID NO;
17),and wherein the second strand is complementary to at least 12 contiguous nucleotides of the first strand. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 41. A viral vector comprising a promoter and an miRNA shuttle containing an embedded siRNA that specificly targets a sequence associated with a condition amenable to siRNA therapy.
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