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cord-337673-1nau263l	Wu, Chang-Jer	Antiviral applications of RNAi for coronavirus	2006-01-24		.txt	text/plain	4329	253	52	Recently, small interfering RNA (siRNA) has shown promise in the protection from viral invasion, as it can inhibit the expression of viral antigens and accessory genes as well as control the transcription and replication of the viral genome. Genes encoding vital proteins in reproducing SARS-CoV virions can be chosen for chemotherapeutic intervention (e.g., those coding for S, 3C-like protease [3CLpro], RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and possibly other gene products involved in viral-protein-mediated processes) [81] first demonstrated that siRNA was able to silence the replicase of SARS-CoV (1a region of the genome) and that this approach was effective in vitro against SARS-CoV. [82] subsequently observed that vector-based siRNAs could inhibit the replication of SARS-CoV, and showed that expression in the plasmid, pSUPER, of siRNAs specifically targeting viral RNA polymerases could block the cytopathic effects of SARS-CoV on Vero cells. [86] showed that three chemically synthesised siRNA duplexes targeting viral RNA polymerases, and one targeting the S gene potently inhibited SARS-CoV infection and replication in fetal rhesus kidney cells (FRhK-4) .	./cache/cord-337673-1nau263l.txt	./txt/cord-337673-1nau263l.txt