A target gene can be expressed site-specifically and with desired timing without damaging the cell itself or inducing mutation in a nucleic acid molecule within the cell. Expression of the above target gene is suppressed by allowing a caging agent represented by the following formula (1) to bind to a nucleic acid molecule containing the target gene; and the suppression of expression of the above target gene is cancelled by detaching the caging agent from the above nucleic acid molecule by UV-illumination.
在不损害细胞本身或诱发细胞内核酸分子突变的情况下,可按所需时间特异性地表达靶
基因。通过让下式(1)表示的笼制剂与含有目的
基因的核酸分子结合,抑制上述目的
基因的表达;通过紫外线照射使笼制剂与上述核酸分子分离,消除对上述目的
基因表达的抑制。