Scientists Find Way to Knockup Genes

Scientists Find Way to Knockup Genes. PR Newswire, CAMBRIDGE, England, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/

"In many ways, the technique is the opposite of RNAi"

Italian scientists use molecular RNA Chaperones to increase protein production from individual genes. The technique is being hailed as a breakthrough in biotechnology that will transform cell science, accelerating the development of new medicines.

A non-coding RNA specifically binds to messenger RNA (mRNA) from the target gene. It then acts as a chaperone, efficiently escorting the target mRNA to ribosomes, where proteins are made.