Modifications for antisense compounds
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1. An antisense oligonucleotide comprising at least one modification that is incorporated at the terminal end or between two nucleotides of the antisense oligonucleotide, wherein the modification increases binding affinity and nuclease resistance of the antisense oligonucleotide, and wherein the modification is a napthyl-azo compound.
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Abstract
The invention pertains to modifications for antisense oligonucleotides, wherein the modifications are used to improve stability and provide protection from nuclease degradation. The modifications could also be incorporated into double-stranded nucleic acids, such as synthetic siRNAs and miRNAs.
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- 1. An antisense oligonucleotide comprising at least one modification that is incorporated at the terminal end or between two nucleotides of the antisense oligonucleotide, wherein the modification increases binding affinity and nuclease resistance of the antisense oligonucleotide, and wherein the modification is a napthyl-azo compound.
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22. An oligonucleotide having the structure:
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5′
-X1-Zn-X2-X3-X4-Zn-X5-3′wherein X1 and X5 are independently 0-3 nucleotides wherein the internucleotide linkages are optionally phosphorothioate;
Z is a napthyl-azo compound;
at least one n is 1, and the other n is 0 or 1;
X2 and X4 are independently 1-5 nucleotides wherein the internucleotide linkages are optionally phosphorothioate; and
X3 is 10-25 nucleotides, wherein the linkages are optionally phosphorothiaote.
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23. An oligonucleotide complementary to a target mRNA comprising:
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(a) a modified 3′
-terminal internucleotide phosphodiester linkage, which modified 3′
-terminal internucleotide phosphodiester linkage is resistant to 3′
to 5′
exonuclease degradation;(b) modifications on the 3′
-terminus and the 5′
-terminus of the oligonucleotide, wherein the modifications increase binding affinity of the oligonucleotide to the target mRNA;(c) one or more additional modifications, which additional modification(s) facilitate(s) intracellular transport of said oligodeoxynucleotide; and (d) a continuous stretch of at least five nucleotide residues having four internucleotide phosphodiester linkages which are unmodified, wherein said oligodeoxynucleotide, when mixed with an RNA molecule for which it has complementarity under conditions in which an RNaseH is active, hybridizes to the RNA and forms a substrate that can be cleaved by the RNase H; and wherein at least one of the modifications comprises a napthyl-azo compound.
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38. An anti-miRNA oligonucleotide (AMO) comprising,
(a) at least one 2′ - -O-methyl RNA (2′
OMe), and(b) at least one napthyl-azo compound modification that is incorporated at the terminal end of the AMO, wherein the modification increases stability of the AMO.
- -O-methyl RNA (2′
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39. An RNase H antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) comprising, at least one napthyl-azo compound modification that is incorporated at the terminal end of the ASO, wherein each nucleotide is connected by a phosphorothioate group (PS) and wherein the modification increases stability of the ASO.
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