2′-O-[2-[(N,N-dimethylamino)oxy]ethyl]-modified oligonucleotides inhibit expression of mRNA in vitro and in vivo
AUTOR(ES)
Prakash, Thazha P.
FONTE
Oxford University Press
RESUMO
Synthesis and antisense activity of oligonucleotides modified with 2′-O-[2-[(N,N-dimethylamino)oxy] ethyl] (2′-O-DMAOE) are described. The 2′-O-DMAOE-modified oligonucleotides showed superior metabolic stability in mice. The phosphorothioate oligonucleotide ‘gapmers’, with 2′-O-DMAOE- modified nucleoside residues at the ends and 2′-deoxy nucleosides residues in the central region, showed dose-dependent inhibition of mRNA expression in cell culture for two targets. ‘Gapmer’ oligonucleotides have one or two 2′-O-modified regions and a 2′-deoxyoligonucleotide phosphorothioate region that allows RNase H digestion of target mRNA. To determine the in vivo potency and efficacy, BalbC mice were treated with 2′-O-DMAOE gapmers and a dose-dependent reduction in the targeted C-raf mRNA expression was observed. Oligonucleotides with 2′-O-DMAOE modifications throughout the sequences reduced the intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) protein expression very efficiently in HUVEC cells with an IC50 of 1.8 nM. The inhibition of ICAM-1 protein expression by these uniformly modified 2′-O-DMAOE oligonucleotides may be due to selective interference with the formation of the translational initiation complex. These results demonstrate that 2′-O-DMAOE- modified oligonucleotides are useful for antisense-based therapeutics when either RNase H-dependent or RNase H-independent target reduction mechanisms are employed.
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