Oligonucleotides of the formula
5′-(CAP)-(Oligo)-(CAP)-3′
are disclosed where (oligo) is a nucleotide sequence of from 10 to 40 nucleotides in length, and CAP is G
m
, where m is an integer of from zero to ten, the two CAP's which are present in the molecule can be defined independently of each other and must be different in the case where m is zero at the 5′ or 3′ end and the end of the Oligo sequence is other than guanine. The oligonucleotides can be synthesized chemically. The oligonucleotides are used to diagnose or treat cancer, restenosis, a disease caused by a virus, a disease affected by integrins or cell-cell adhesion receptor or a disease triggered by diffusible factors.
式中的寡核苷酸
5′-(CAP)-(寡核苷酸)-(CAP)-3′。
其中(寡核苷酸)是长度为 10 至 40 个核苷酸的核苷酸序列,CAP 是 G
m
其中,m 是零到十的整数,分子中存在的两个 CAP 可以彼此独立定义,在 5′ 或 3′ 端 m 为零且寡核苷酸序列的末端不是
鸟嘌呤的情况下,这两个 CAP 必须是不同的。寡核苷酸可以
化学合成。寡核苷酸可用于诊断或治疗癌症、再狭窄、由病毒引起的疾病、受整合素或细胞-细胞粘附受体影响的疾病或由可扩散因素引发的疾病。