Treatment of sirtuin (SIRT) related diseases by inhibition of natural antisense transcript to a sirtuin (SIRT)
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1. A method of upregulating function of and/or the expression of a Sirtuin (SIRT) gene/ polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of SIRT 3, 4, 5 and 7 in patient cells or tissues in vivo or in vitro comprising:
- contacting said cells or tissues with at least one antisense oligonucleotide of 10-30 nucleotides in length that specifically targets a complementary region of a natural antisense oligonucleotide of the Sirtuin (SIRT) polynucleotide wherein said natural antisense oligonucleotide is selected from the group consisting of polynucleotides 1 to 726 of SEQ ID NO;
17, 1 to 320 of SEQ ID NO;
18, 1 to 616 of SEQ ID NO;
19, 1 to 492 of SEQ ID NO;
20, 1 to 705 of SEQ ID NO;
23 or 1 to 2714 of SEQ ID NO;
141 or 1 to 1757 of SEQ ID NO;
142 or 1 to 3647 of SEQ ID NO;
143; and
wherein said oligonucleotide is specifically hybridizable thereto thereby upregulating a function of and/or the expression of the Sirtuin (SIRT) polynucleotide in patient cells or tissues in vivo or in vitro.
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The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that modulate the expression of and/or function of a Sirtuin (SIRT), in particular, by targeting natural antisense polynucleotides of a Sirtuin (SIRT). The invention also relates to the identification of these antisense oligonucleotides and their use in treating diseases and disorders associated with the expression of Sirtuins (SIRT)s.
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1. A method of upregulating function of and/or the expression of a Sirtuin (SIRT) gene/ polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of SIRT 3, 4, 5 and 7 in patient cells or tissues in vivo or in vitro comprising:
- contacting said cells or tissues with at least one antisense oligonucleotide of 10-30 nucleotides in length that specifically targets a complementary region of a natural antisense oligonucleotide of the Sirtuin (SIRT) polynucleotide wherein said natural antisense oligonucleotide is selected from the group consisting of polynucleotides 1 to 726 of SEQ ID NO;
17, 1 to 320 of SEQ ID NO;
18, 1 to 616 of SEQ ID NO;
19, 1 to 492 of SEQ ID NO;
20, 1 to 705 of SEQ ID NO;
23 or 1 to 2714 of SEQ ID NO;
141 or 1 to 1757 of SEQ ID NO;
142 or 1 to 3647 of SEQ ID NO;
143; and
wherein said oligonucleotide is specifically hybridizable thereto thereby upregulating a function of and/or the expression of the Sirtuin (SIRT) polynucleotide in patient cells or tissues in vivo or in vitro. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- contacting said cells or tissues with at least one antisense oligonucleotide of 10-30 nucleotides in length that specifically targets a complementary region of a natural antisense oligonucleotide of the Sirtuin (SIRT) polynucleotide wherein said natural antisense oligonucleotide is selected from the group consisting of polynucleotides 1 to 726 of SEQ ID NO;
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10. A method of upregulating a function of and/or the expression of a Sirtuin (SIRT) polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of SIRT 2, 4, 5 and 7 in a discordant manner in mammalian cells or tissues in vivo or in vitro comprising:
- contacting said cells or tissues with at least one single stranded oligonucleotide of 10 to 30 nucleotides in length or a short interfering RNA (siRNA) oligonucleotide 19 to 30 nucleotides in length, said at least one single stranded oligonucleotide or siRNA oligonucleotide being specific for a natural antisense polynucleotide of the Sirtuin (SIRT) polynucleotide, wherein said at least one single stranded or siRNA oligonucleotide has at least 80% sequence complementarity to at least about 10-19 nucleotides respectively of the natural antisense polynucleotide of the Sirtuin (SIRT) polynucleotide; and
, upregulating a function of and/or the expression of the Sirtuin (SIRT) in mammalian cells or tissues in vivo or in vitro. - View Dependent Claims (11)
- contacting said cells or tissues with at least one single stranded oligonucleotide of 10 to 30 nucleotides in length or a short interfering RNA (siRNA) oligonucleotide 19 to 30 nucleotides in length, said at least one single stranded oligonucleotide or siRNA oligonucleotide being specific for a natural antisense polynucleotide of the Sirtuin (SIRT) polynucleotide, wherein said at least one single stranded or siRNA oligonucleotide has at least 80% sequence complementarity to at least about 10-19 nucleotides respectively of the natural antisense polynucleotide of the Sirtuin (SIRT) polynucleotide; and
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12. A method of upregulating a function of and/or the expression of a Sirtuin (SIRT) polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of SIRT 2, 4, 5 and 7 in mammalian cells or tissues in vivo or in vitro comprising:
- contacting said cells or tissues with at least one antisense oligonucleotide of about 15 to 30 nucleotides in length specific for noncoding and/or coding sequences of a natural antisense strand of the Sirtuin (SIRT) polynucleotide and wherein said oligonucleotide is specifically hybridizable thereto wherein said at least one antisense oligonucleotide has at least 90% sequence identity to at least one 15-30 nucleic acid sequence set forth within SEQ ID NOS;
3, 5, 6, 8 and 134-136 and 0.139 or an RNA transcribed from the SIRT 2, 4, 5 or 7 polynucleotide; and
, upregulating the function and/or expression of the Sirtuin (SIRT) in mammalian cells or tissues in vivo or in vitro.
- contacting said cells or tissues with at least one antisense oligonucleotide of about 15 to 30 nucleotides in length specific for noncoding and/or coding sequences of a natural antisense strand of the Sirtuin (SIRT) polynucleotide and wherein said oligonucleotide is specifically hybridizable thereto wherein said at least one antisense oligonucleotide has at least 90% sequence identity to at least one 15-30 nucleic acid sequence set forth within SEQ ID NOS;
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