| Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20120095200 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE SPECIFIC INHIBITION OF GENE EXPRESSION BY NUCLEIC ACID CONTAINING A DICER SUBSTRATE AND A RECEPTOR BINDING REGION - The invention features compositions and methods that are useful for reducing the expression or activity of a specified gene in a eukaryotic cell, involving contacting a cell with an isolated nucleic acid containing a Dicer substrate and a receptor binding region in an amount effective to reduce expression of a target gene in a cell. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20110111056 | PEPTIDE DICER SUBSTRATE AGENTS AND METHODS FOR THEIR SPECIFIC INHIBITION OF GENE EXPRESSION - This invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for reducing a target RNA and protein levels via use of Dicer substrate siRNA (DsiRNA)-peptide conjugates. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110059187 | PEPTIDE DICER SUBSTRATE AGENTS AND METHODS FOR THEIR SPECIFIC INHIBITION OF GENE EXPRESSION - This invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for reducing a target RNA and protein levels via use of Dicer substrate siRNA (DsiRNA)-peptide conjugates. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110021604 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE SPECIFIC INHIBITION OF KRAS BY ASYMMETRIC DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA - This invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for reducing KRAS target RNA and protein levels via use of Dicer substrate siRNA (DsiRNA) agents possessing asymmetric end structures. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20100184841 | EXTENDED DICER SUBSTRATE AGENTS AND METHODS FOR THE SPECIFIC INHIBITION OF GENE EXPRESSION - The invention provides compositions and methods for reducing expression of a target gene in a cell, involving contacting a cell with an isolated double stranded nucleic acid (dsNA) in an amount effective to reduce expression of a target gene in a cell. The dsNAs of the invention possess a pattern of deoxyribonucleotides (in most embodiments, the pattern comprises at least one deoxyribonucleotide-deoxyribonucleotide base pair) designed to direct the site of Dicer enzyme cleavage within the dsNA molecule. Deoxyribonucleotides of the dsNA molecules of the invention are located within a region of the dsNA that can be excised via Dicer cleavage to generate an active siRNA agent that no longer contains the deoxyribonucleotide pattern (e.g., deoxyribonucleotide-deoxyribonucleotide base pairs). Such DNA-extended Dicer-substrate siRNAs (DsiRNAs) were demonstrated to be more effective RNA inhibitory agents than corresponding double stranded RNA-extended DsiRNAs. DsiRNA agents were also found to tolerate guide strand mismatches. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100173974 | EXTENDED DICER SUBSTRATE AGENTS AND METHODS FOR THE SPECIFIC INHIBITION OF GENE EXPRESSION - The invention provides compositions and methods for reducing expression of a target gene in a cell, involving contacting a cell with an isolated double stranded nucleic acid (dsNA) in an amount effective to reduce expression of a target gene in a cell. The dsNAs of the invention possess a pattern of deoxyribonucleotides (in most embodiments, the pattern comprises at least one deoxyribonucleotide-deoxyribonucleotide base pair) designed to direct the site of Dicer enzyme cleavage within the dsNA molecule. Deoxyribonucleotides of the dsNA molecules of the invention are located within a region of the dsNA that can be excised via Dicer cleavage to generate an active siRNA agent that no longer contains the deoxyribonucleotide pattern (e.g., deoxyribonucleotide-deoxyribonucleotide base pairs). Such DNA-extended Dicer-substrate siRNAs (DsiRNAs) were demonstrated to be more effective RNA inhibitory agents than corresponding double stranded RNA-extended DsiRNAs. DsiRNA agents were also found to tolerate guide strand mismatches. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100173973 | EXTENDED DICER SUBSTRATE AGENTS AND METHODS FOR THE SPECIFIC INHIBITION OF GENE EXPRESSION - The invention provides compositions and methods for reducing expression of a target gene in a cell, involving contacting a cell with an isolated double stranded nucleic acid (dsNA) in an amount effective to reduce expression of a target gene in a cell. The dsNAs of the invention possess a pattern of deoxyribonucleotides (in most embodiments, the pattern comprises at least one deoxyribonucleotide-deoxyribonucleotide base pair) designed to direct the site of Dicer enzyme cleavage within the dsNA molecule. Deoxyribonucleotides of the dsNA molecules of the invention are located within a region of the dsNA that can be excised via Dicer cleavage to generate an active siRNA agent that no longer contains the deoxyribonucleotide pattern (e.g., deoxyribonucleotide-deoxyribonucleotide base pairs). Such DNA-extended Dicer-substrate siRNAs (DsiRNAs) were demonstrated to be more effective RNA inhibitory agents than corresponding double stranded RNA-extended DsiRNAs. DsiRNA agents were also found to tolerate guide strand mismatches. | 07-08-2010 |