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Berry-Esseen type bounds of the estimators in a semiparametric model under linear process errors with α
Orbital Schwannoma Extending to the Lateral Wall of the Cavernous Sinus Through the Superior Orbital Fissure -Case Report-
YebC, a putative transcriptional factor involved in the regulation of the proteolytic system of Lactobacillus
Inhibition of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Replication by Cell Membrane–Crossing Oligomers
Although rapidly becoming a valuable tool for gene silencing, regulation or editing in vitro, the direct transfer of small interfering ribonucleic acids (siRNAs) into cells is still an unsolved problem for in vivo applications. For the first time, we show that specific modifications of antisense oligomers allow autonomous passage into cell lines and primary cells without further adjuvant or coupling to a cell-penetrating peptide. For this reason, we termed the specifically modified oligonucleotides “cell membrane–crossing oligomers” (CMCOs). CMCOs targeted to various conserved regions of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 were tested and compared with nontargeting CMCOs. Analyses of uninfected and infected cells incubated with labeled CMCOs revealed that the compounds were enriched in infected cells and some of the tested CMCOs exhibited a potent antiviral effect. Finally, the CMCOs did not exert any cytotoxicity and did not inhibit proliferation of the cells. In vitro, our CMCOs are promising candidates as biologically active anti-HIV reagents for future in vivo applications