Fuente: WIPO "tomato" The present invention relates to compositions and methods for subpopulation-specific modulation of cell function through spatiochemical and spatiotemporal control over intracellular regulatory protein networks at the level of expressed gene products of nucleic acid-binding protein (NABP) genes. Subpopulation-specific cytoactive agents of the invention are used in therapeutic compositions that up- or downregulate disease-associated intracellular regulatory protein genes at the RNA and protein level for prevention and treatment of plant, animal and human diseases. Applications in human clinical medicine include biopharmaceutical preparations and associated treatment methods for genetic, degenerative, neurological, cellular and immune disorders resulting from dysregulation of endogenous NABP regulatory networks. Therapeutic compositions designed or selected for use in plants and nonhuman animals are applied to the fields of agriculture and veterinary medicine. Also provided are research kits for subpopulation-specific modulation of protein activity and the corresponding potential to discover novel therapeutic compositions across fields. More specifically, the disclosed compositions and methods selectively up- or downregulate at least a first subpopulation of a cellular protein or therapeutic target without substantially altering the activity of at least a second subpopulation of the cellular protein or therapeutic target.