Novel oligomers are disclosed which have enhanced ability with respect to forming duplexes or triplexes compared with oligomers containing only conventional bases. The oligomers contain the bases 5-(1-propynyl)uracil, 5-(1-propynyl)cytosine or related analogs. The oligomers of the invention are capable of (i) forming triplexes with various target sequences such as virus or oncogene sequences by coupling into the major groove of a target DNA duplex at physiological pH or (ii) forming duplexes by binding to single-stranded DNA or to RNA encoded by target genes. The oligomers of the invention can be constructed to have any desired sequence, provided the sequence normally includes one or more bases that is replaced with the analogs of the invention. Compositions of the invention can be used used for diagnostic purposes in order to detect viruses or disease conditions.
揭示了一种新型寡聚体,相对于仅含有传统碱基的寡聚体,具有更强的形成双链或三链的能力。这些寡聚体包含碱基5-(1-
丙炔基)尿
嘧啶,5-(1-
丙炔基)
胞嘧啶或相关类似物。本发明的寡聚体能够(i)与各种目标序列如病毒或癌
基因序列形成三链,通过在生理pH下耦合到目标DNA双链的主沟;或者(ii)通过结合到单链DNA或由目标
基因编码的RNA而形成双链。本发明的寡聚体可以构建成具有任何所需序列,只要该序列通常包括一个或多个被本发明类似物替代的碱基。本发明的组合物可用于诊断目的,以便检测病毒或疾病情况。