Design principles and applications of synthetic self-replicating RNAs
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2023-06-01
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With the advent of ever more sophisticated methods for the in vitro synthesis and the in vivo delivery of RNAs, synthetic mRNAs have gained substantial interest both for medical applications, as well as for biotechnology. However, in most biological systems exogeneous mRNAs possess only a limited half-life, especially in fast dividing cells. In contrast, viral RNAs can extend their lifetime by actively replicating inside their host. As such they may serve as scaffolds for the design of synthetic self-replicating RNAs (srRNA), which can be used to increase both the half-life and intracellular concentration of coding RNAs. Synthetic srRNAs may be used to enhance recombinant protein expression or induce the reprogramming of differentiated cells into pluripotent stem cells but also to create cell-free systems for research based on experimental evolution. In this article, we discuss the applications and design principles of srRNAs used for cellular reprogramming, mRNA-based vaccines and tools for synthetic biology.
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RNA in Disease and Development > RNA in Disease
RNA in Disease and Development > RNA in Development
RNA Evolution and Genomics > RNA and Ribonucleoprotein Evolution
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induced pluripotent stem cells, RNA replication, RNA therapeutics, RNA vaccines, viral RNAs