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mRNA-based therapeutics--developing a new class of drugs

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Sahin, Ugur, Karikó, Katalin, Türeci, Özlem·2014·Nature Reviews Drug Discovery

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In vitro transcribed (IVT) mRNA has recently come into focus as a potential new drug class to deliver genetic information. Such synthetic mRNA can be engineered to transiently express proteins by structurally resembling natural mRNA. Advances in addressing the inherent challenges of this drug class, particularly related to controlling the translational efficacy and immunogenicity of the IVTmRNA, provide the basis for a broad range of potential applications. mRNA-based cancer immunotherapies and infectious disease vaccines have entered clinical development. Meanwhile, emerging novel approaches include in vivo delivery of IVT mRNA to replace or supplement proteins, IVT mRNA-based generation of pluripotent stem cells and genome engineering using IVT mRNA-encoded designer nucleases. This Review provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of mRNA-based drug technologies and their applications, and discusses the key challenges and opportunities in developing these into a new class of drugs.

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Authors
Sahin, U., Karikó, K., & Türeci, Ö.
Affiliations
  • BioNTech (Germany) (DE)
  • Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
Corresponding author
  • Karikó, Katalin
  • Türeci, Özlem
Venue
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
Published
2014-09-19
Volume
13
Issue
10
Pages
759-780
ISSN
  • 1474-1776 (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-1784
OpenAlex
W1963706689
Cited by
2,474
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256
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Nature Reviews Drug Discovery (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
Keywords
in vitro transcribed mRNA, mRNA therapeutics, mRNA vaccines, cancer immunotherapy, protein replacement therapy, genome editing, designer nucleases, immunogenicity, biopharmaceutical development
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Immunotherapy, Proteins, RNA, Messenger, Drug Design, Drug Delivery Systems, Pluripotent Stem Cells

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