Treatment of Methionine sulfoxide reductase a (MSRA) related diseases by inhibition of natural antisense transcript to MSRA
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1. A synthetic, modified oligonucleotide of 10 to 30 nucleotides in length comprising at least one modification wherein the at least one modification is selected from:
- at least one modified sugar moiety;
at least one modified internucleotide linkage;
at least one modified nucleotide, and combinations thereof;
wherein said oligonucleotide is an antisense compound which is at least about 90% complementary to and specifically hybridizes to a target nucleic acid sequence while avoiding non-specific binding to non-target nucleic acid sequences of a natural antisense polynucleotide of a Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase A (MSRA) gene wherein said natural antisense polynucleotide is not an mRNA of said MSRA gene, is selected from nucleotides 1380-3774 of SEQ ID NO;
2 and upregulates the function and/or expression of a Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase A (MSRA) gene in vivo or in vitro as compared to a normal control.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that modulate the expression of and/or function of Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase A (MSRA), in particular, by targeting natural antisense polynucleotides of Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase A (MSRA). The invention also relates to the identification of these antisense oligonucleotides and their use in treating diseases and disorders associated with the expression of MSRA.
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1. A synthetic, modified oligonucleotide of 10 to 30 nucleotides in length comprising at least one modification wherein the at least one modification is selected from:
- at least one modified sugar moiety;
at least one modified internucleotide linkage;
at least one modified nucleotide, and combinations thereof;
wherein said oligonucleotide is an antisense compound which is at least about 90% complementary to and specifically hybridizes to a target nucleic acid sequence while avoiding non-specific binding to non-target nucleic acid sequences of a natural antisense polynucleotide of a Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase A (MSRA) gene wherein said natural antisense polynucleotide is not an mRNA of said MSRA gene, is selected from nucleotides 1380-3774 of SEQ ID NO;
2 and upregulates the function and/or expression of a Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase A (MSRA) gene in vivo or in vitro as compared to a normal control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- at least one modified sugar moiety;
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