METHODS OF PRESERVING THE BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF RIBONUCLEIC ACIDS

The present invention provides a method of substantially retaining or otherwise preserving the biological activity of a dsRNA, present in a cell lysate, to post-transcriptionally silence the expression of a gene in a target organism, comprising the step of adding to the lysate a compound having the...

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Hauptverfasser: Fowler, Jeffrey, Cromheecke, Nina, Maillet, Isabelle, Maddelein, Wendy, Feldmann, Pascale
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention provides a method of substantially retaining or otherwise preserving the biological activity of a dsRNA, present in a cell lysate, to post-transcriptionally silence the expression of a gene in a target organism, comprising the step of adding to the lysate a compound having the function of a protein - or amine - cross linking agent. The invention also comprises compositions comprising the lysate comprising dsRNA, and protein cross linking agents, as well as the use of said agents in the method.