Human- and Virus-Encoded microRNAs as Potential Targets of Antiviral Therapy

Title: Human- and Virus-Encoded microRNAs as Potential Targets of Antiviral Therapy

Volume: 9 Issue: 8

Author(s): Anna Kurzynska-Kokorniak, Paulina Jackowiak, Magdalena Figlerowicz and Marek Figlerowicz

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Keywords: microRNA, host-virus interaction, antiviral therapy, antagomiR, miRNA mimetic, target protector, artificial miRNA

Abstract: It has recently been demonstrated that short RNA molecules, called microRNAs, are one of the major factors regulating the expression of human genes. There are several lines of evidence that microRNAs also play a key role in host-virus interactions. It is believed that both human- and virus-encoded miRNA will, in the nearest future, become very attractive targets of antiviral therapy.

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Kurzynska-Kokorniak Anna, Jackowiak Paulina, Figlerowicz Magdalena and Figlerowicz Marek, Human- and Virus-Encoded microRNAs as Potential Targets of Antiviral Therapy, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2009; 9 (8) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955709788681573