title: Activities of HIV-RNA targeted ribozymes transcribed from a 'shot-gun' type ribozyme-trimming plasmid.
abstract: We have constructed a "shot-gun" type ribozyme-trimming system. By concatenating several units, each consisting of a trans-acting ribozyme (targeted to HIV-RNA) and cis-acting ribozymes (trimming 5'- and 3'-ends of the trans-acting ribozyme), several kinds of trans-acting ribozymes can be liberated upon transcription and self-cleavage. Since each liberated HIV-RNA-targeted ribozymes can work independently, they can simultaneously cleave HIV-RNA at several different sites. Ribozymes were targeted at relatively conserved GUC-containing sites at LTR, gag and tat regions.
authors.affiliation: Fermentation Research Institute, Agency of Industrial Science & Technology, MITI, Tsukuba Science City, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ohkawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yuyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taira
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D006678:HIV / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D010957:Plasmids; D016337:RNA, Catalytic / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D016337:RNA, Catalytic; D012367:RNA, Viral