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Ribozimas, ¿una nueva estrategia terapéutica?

Authors: Berzal-Herranz, A.; Barroso de Jesús, Alicia;

Ribozimas, ¿una nueva estrategia terapéutica?

Abstract

Las ribozimas son moléculas de RNA con actividad catalítica, capaces de catalizar reacciones químicas en el interior celular. En su contexto natural la gran mayoría de las ribozimas descritas llevan a cabo el procesamiento de otras moléculas de RNA. A diferencia de las ribonucleasas proteicas, las ribozimas presentan una gran especificidad de substrato, esta es la característica en la que se fundamenta la idea de que las ribozimas puedan ser utilizadas como supresores génicos específicos y servir de base para el desarrollo de nuevos agentes terapéuticos. La necesidad de disponer de nuevas estrategias terapéuticas se hace más evidente cuando surgen enfermedades contra las cuales los fármacos y terapias empleados no son eficientes. La repercusión social de determinadas enfermedades de difícil o escasa probabilidad de curación (SIDA, Cáncer, etc.), ha agudizado la necesidad de buscar tratamientos alternativos. La actuación directa sobre la información genética responsable de la dolencia, es una de las aproximaciones experimentales en desarrollo. En este sentido, la utilización de ácidos nucleicos como agentes supresores constituye, desde hace algunos años, una línea de investigación importante. Como resultado están surgiendo un conjunto de nuevas tecnologías en tomo a conceptos tales como oligonucleótidos antisense, ribozimas y triples hélices. Las ribozimas actuarían bloqueando la transmisión de información genética a nivel del RNA mediante la destrucción de genomas RNA (virus RNA) o de mRNAs. El diseño y la aplicación efectiva de ribozimas con nuevas especificidades requiere un profundo conocimiento acerca de estas moléculas así como de sus mecanismos de reconocimiento e interacción con los RNAs substrato. En este trabajo se describen los RNAs catalíticos mejor caracterizados, así como las diferentes estrategias desarrolladas hasta el momento para la utilización de las ribozimas como inactivadores génicos.

Ribozymes are RNA molecules endowed with catalytic activity, they are able to cataIyze chemical reactions inside the cells. In their natural environment, most of the described ribozymes carry out processing of other RNA molecule. In contrast to the protein ribonucleases, ribozymes exhibit a high-substrate specificity. This feature is the base for the potential use of ribozymes as specific gene suppressors and therefore to develop new therapeutic agents. The need of new therapeutic strategies is even more significant with the rising of diseases against which the existent drugs and therapies do not show the desirable efficiency. The social repercussions of some diseases of difficult or low probability of control (AIDS, Cancer, etc.), has made more acute the need of looking for altemative treatments. Among the experimental approaches that are being carried out is the direct action on the genetic information responsible of such diseases. On this line, several strategies have emerged in the past few years, mainly based on the use of nucleic acids as specific gene suppressors, e.g. antisense oligonucleotides, ribozymes and triplex helix. The ribozymes would act blocking the transmission of genetic information at the RNA level, mediating destruction of RNA genomes (RNA virus) or mRNAs. A deep understanding of the mechanisms used by these molecules for the recognition and interaction with their RNA substrates as well as of these molecules themselves is necessary for the design and effective application of ribozymes with new specificity. In this work we describe the best characterized catalytic RNAs, as well as the different strategies developed for their use as gene tic suppressors.

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RNA catalítico, Ribozimas, Terapia génica

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