Abstract:Recent developments in the use of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) aim to harness the innate power of the immune system for cancer therapy. Understanding how to recruit PRRs, such as RIG-I, in a tumor-selective manner is critical for its adoption in the clinic. We describe the use of a tumor-selective template-based agonist of RIG-I to induce type-I IFN signaling and tumor cell apoptosis. The agonist, termed ss-ppp-miRNA-21, comprises a single stranded RNA oligonucleotide modified with a 5-triphosphate and… Show more
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