RNA Towards Medicine

Why RNA and DNA Have Different Structures.- Regulatory RNAs as Mediators of Virulence Gene Expression in Bacteria.- Regulatory RNAs in Mammals.- Aminoglycoside Interactions with RNAs and Nucleases.- High-Throughput RNA Interference in Functional Genomics.- Antiviral Applications of RNAi.- RNA Interference: Its Use as Antiviral Therapy.- Gene Silencing of Virus Replication by RNA Interference.- Progress in the Development of Nucleic Acid Therapeutics.- Screening and Determination of Gene Function Using Randomized Ribozyme and siRNA Libraries.- Ribozymes and siRNAs: From Structure to Preclinical Applications.- Strategies to Identify Potential Therapeutic Target Sites in RNA.- Oligonucleotide-Based Antiviral Strategies.- Gene-Expressed RNA as a Therapeutic: Issues to Consider, Using Ribozymes and Small Hairpin RNA as Specific Examples.- RNA Aptamers: From Basic Science Towards Therapy.- RNA Aptamers Directed Against Oligosaccharides.- Aptamer-Based Biosensors: Biomedical Applications.- Application of Aptamers in Therapeutics and for Small-Molecule Detection.- RNA Aptamers as Potential Pharmaceuticals Against Infections with African Trypanosomes.- RNA Targeting Using Peptide Nucleic Acid.- Locked Nucleic Acid: High-Affinity Targeting of Complementary RNA for RNomics.- Engineering RNA-Based Circuits.- Selection of RNase-Resistant RNAs.