Claims
- 1. A nucleic acid molecule which down regulates expression of a Grb2-related with Insert Domain (GRID) gene.
- 2. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 1, wherein said nucleic acid molecule is used to treat conditions selected from the group consisting of tissue/graft rejection and leukemia.
- 3. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 1, wherein said nucleic acid molecule is an enzymatic nucleic acid molecule having at least one binding arm.
- 4. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 3, wherein one or more binding arms of the enzymatic nucleic acid molecule comprises a sequence complementary to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS. 1-905 and 2256-2279.
- 5. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 3, wherein the enzymatic nucleic acid molecule comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS. 906-2199 and 2280-2304.
- 6. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 1, wherein said nucleic acid molecule is an antisense nucleic acid molecule.
- 7. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 6, wherein said antisense nucleic acid molecule comprises a sequence complementary to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS. 1-905, 2200-2211, and 2256-2279.
- 8. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 6, wherein said antisense nucleic acid molecule comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS. 2212-2235.
- 9. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 3, wherein said enzymatic nucleic acid molecule is in a hammerhead (HH) motif.
- 10. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 3, wherein said enzymatic nucleic acid molecule is in a hairpin, hepatitis Delta virus, group I intron, VS nucleic acid, amberzyme, zinzyme or RNAse P nucleic acid motif.
- 11. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 3, wherein said enzymatic nucleic acid molecule is in an Inozyme motif.
- 12. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 3, wherein said enzymatic nucleic acid molecule is in a G-cleaver motif.
- 13. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 3, wherein said enzymatic nucleic acid molecule is a DNAzyme.
- 14. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 3, wherein said enzymatic nucleic acid molecule comprises between 12 and 100 bases complementary to the RNA of a GRID gene.
- 15. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 3, wherein said enzymatic nucleic acid molecule comprises between 14 and 24 bases complementary to the RNA of a GRID gene.
- 16. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 1, wherein said nucleic acid molecule is chemically synthesized.
- 17. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 1, wherein said nucleic acid molecule comprises at least one 2′-sugar modification.
- 18. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 1, wherein said nucleic acid molecule comprises at least one nucleic acid base modification.
- 19. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 1, wherein said nucleic acid molecule comprises at least one phosphate backbone modification.
- 20. A mammalian cell including the nucleic acid molecule of claim 1.
- 21. The mammalian cell of claim 20, wherein said mammalian cell is a human cell.
- 22. A method of reducing GRID activity in a cell comprising the step of contacting said cell with the nucleic acid molecule of claim 1 under conditions suitable for said reduction of GRID activity.
- 23. A method of treatment of a patient having a condition associated with the level of GRID, comprising contacting cells of said patient with the nucleic acid molecule of claim 1, under conditions suitable for said treatment.
- 24. The method of claim 23 further comprising the use of one or more therapies under conditions suitable for said treatment.
- 25. A method of cleaving RNA of a GRID gene comprising the step of contacting the nucleic acid molecule of claim 1 with said RNA under conditions suitable for the cleavage of said RNA.
- 26. The method of claim 25, wherein said cleavage is carried out in the presence of a divalent cation.
- 27. The method of claim 26, wherein said divalent cation is Mg2+.
- 28. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 1, wherein said nucleic acid molecule comprises a cap structure at the 5′-end, the 3′-end or both the 5′-end and the 3′-end.
- 29. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 9, wherein one or more binding arms of the hammerhead motif comprises a sequence complementary to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS. 1-179 and 2256-2260.
- 30. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 11, wherein one or more binding arms of the Inozyme motif comprises a sequence complementary to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS. 180-492 and 2261-2265.
- 31. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 12, wherein one or more binding arms of the G-cleaver motif comprises a sequence complementary to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS. 493-657.
- 32. An expression vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding at least one nucleic acid molecules of claim 1 in a manner which allows expression of the nucleic acid molecule.
- 33. A mammalian cell including an expression vector of claim 32.
- 34. The mammalian cell of claim 33, wherein said mammalian cell is a human cell.
- 35. The expression vector of claim 32, wherein said nucleic acid molecule is an enzymatic nucleic acid molecule.
- 36. The expression vector of claim 32, wherein said expression vector further comprises a sequence for an antisense nucleic acid molecule complementary to the RNA of a GRID gene.
- 37. The expression vector of claim 32, wherein said expression vector comprises a sequence encoding two or more of said nucleic acid molecules, which may be the same or different.
- 38. The expression vector of claim 37, wherein said expression vector comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding an antisense nucleic acid molecule complementary to the RNA of a GRID gene.
- 39. The expression vector of claim 37, wherein said expression vector comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding an enzymatic nucleic acid molecule complementary to the RNA of a GRID gene.
- 40. A method for treatment of tissue/graft rejection comprising the step of administering to a patient the nucleic acid molecule of claim 1 under conditions suitable for said treatment.
- 41. A method for treatment of leukemia comprising the step of administering to a patient the nucleic acid molecule of claim 1 under conditions suitable for said treatment.
- 42. An enzymatic nucleic acid molecule which cleaves RNA derived from a GRID gene.
- 43. The enzymatic nucleic acid molecule of claim 42, wherein said enzymatic nucleic acid molecule is selected from the group consisting of Hammerhead, Hairpin, Inozyme, G-cleaver, DNAzyme, Amberzyme and Zinzyme.
- 44. The method of any of claims 40 or 41, wherein said method further comprises administering to said patient one or more other therapies.
- 45. The method of claim 44, wherein said other therapies are therapies selected from the group consisting of radiation, chemotherapy, and cyclosporin treatment.
- 46. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 7, wherein said nucleic acid molecule comprises at least five ribose residues, at least ten 2′-O-methyl modifications, and a 3′- end modification.
- 47. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 46, wherein said nucleic acid molecule further comprises a phosphorothioate core with a 3′ and a 5′-end modification.
- 48. The nucleic acid molecule of any of claims 46 and 47, wherein said 3′ and/or 5′-end modification is 3′-3′ inverted abasic moiety.
- 49. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 3, wherein said nucleic acid molecule comprises at least five ribose residues, at least ten 2′-O-methyl modifications, and a 3′- end modification.
- 50. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 49, wherein said nucleic acid molecule further comprises phosphorothioate linkages on at least three of the 5′ terminal nucleotides.
- 51. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 49, wherein said 3′- end modification is 3′-3′ inverted abasic moiety.
- 52. The enzymatic nucleic acid molecule of claim 13, wherein said DNAzyme comprises at least ten 2′-O-methyl modifications and a 3′-end modification.
- 53. The enzymatic nucleic acid molecule of claim 52, wherein said DNAzyme further comprises phosphorothioate linkages on at least three of the 5′ terminal nucleotides.
- 54. The enzymatic nucleic acid molecule of claim 52, wherein said 3′- end modification is 3′-3′ inverted abasic moiety.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This invention claims priority from Jarvis et al., U.S. Ser. No. 60/181,594, filed Feb. 24, 2000, entitled “METHOD AND REAGENT FOR THE INHIBITION OF GRID”. This application is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety including the drawings.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60181594 |
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