2016
Imaging Functional Nucleic Acid Delivery to Skin
Kaspar RL, Hickerson RP, González-González E, Flores MA, Speaker TP, Rogers FA, Milstone LM, Contag CH. Imaging Functional Nucleic Acid Delivery to Skin. Methods In Molecular Biology 2016, 1372: 1-24. PMID: 26530911, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3148-4_1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNucleic acid deliveryNucleic acid-based therapiesAcid deliveryAcid-based therapiesFunctional deliveryFunctional nucleic acid deliveryTherapeutic nucleic acidsNucleic acidsOptical imaging technologiesReal-time monitoringTriplex nucleic acidsInteraction of lightMonogenic skin diseasesLight-tissue interactionsGene editingGene silencingOptical imagingNoninvasive imaging technologyTopical deliveryTime monitoringImaging technologyReporter geneLayered structureGeneral strategyEnzymatic reactions
2014
Improved bioactivity of G-rich triplex-forming oligonucleotides containing modified guanine bases
Rogers FA, Lloyd JA, Tiwari MK. Improved bioactivity of G-rich triplex-forming oligonucleotides containing modified guanine bases. Artificial DNA PNA & XNA 2014, 5: e27792. PMID: 25483840, PMCID: PMC4014521, DOI: 10.4161/adna.27792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMobility gel shift assaysDNA double-strand breaksTarget sequenceGel shift assaysDouble-strand breaksGene-targeted mutagenesisActivation of apoptosisG-quadruplex formationGenomic modificationsDNA repairShift assaysReporter geneMolecular mechanismsPolypurine sequenceStrand breaksTriplex technologyTarget siteMutagenesisTriplex structureGenesGuanine baseTriplex formationGuanine basesSequenceAG30