Synthesis and Biophysical Properties of C5-Functionalized LNA (Locked Nucleic Acid)
摘要:
Oligonucleotides modified with conformationally restricted nucleotides such as locked nucleic acid (LNA) monomers are used extensively in molecular biology and medicinal chemistry to modulate gene expression at the RNA level. Major efforts have been devoted to the design of LNA derivatives that induce even higher binding affinity and specificity, greater enzymatic stability, and more desirable pharmacokinetic profiles. Most of this work has focused on modifications of LNA's oxymethylene bridge. Here, we describe an alternative approach for modulation of the properties of LNA: i.e., through functionalization of LNA nucleobases. Twelve structurally diverse CS-functionalized LNA uridine (U) phosphoramidites were synthesized and incorporated into oligodeoxyribonucleotides (ONs), which were then characterized with respect to thermal denaturation, enzymatic stability, and fluorescence properties. ONs modified with monomers that are conjugated to small alkynes display significantly improved target affinity, binding specificity, and protection against 3'-exonucleases relative to regular LNA. In contrast, ONs modified with monomers that are conjugated to bulky hydrophobic alkynes display lower target affinity yet much greater 3'-exonuclease resistance. ONs modified with C5-fluorophore-functionalized LNA-U monomers enable fluorescent discrimination of targets with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). In concert, these properties render C5-functionalized LNA as a promising class of building blocks for RNA-targeting applications and nucleic acid diagnostics.
[EN] MACROCYCLIC PEPTIDES USEFUL AS IMMUNOMODULATORS<br/>[FR] PEPTIDES MACROCYCLIQUES UTILES COMME IMMUNOMOLDULATEURS
申请人:BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO
公开号:WO2016077518A1
公开(公告)日:2016-05-19
The present disclosure provides compounds which are immunomodulators and thus are useful for the amelioration of various diseases, including cancer and infectious diseases.
本公开提供了一些免疫调节剂化合物,因此对于改善各种疾病,包括癌症和传染病,具有用处。
CHEMICAL MODIFICATIONS OF MONOMERS AND OLIGONUCLEOTIDES WITH CYCLOADDITION
申请人:Manoharan Muthiah
公开号:US20120035115A1
公开(公告)日:2012-02-09
The invention features compounds of formula I or II:
In one embodiment, the invention relates compounds and processes for conjugating ligand to oligonucleotide. The invention further relates to methods for treating various disorders and diseases such as viral infections, bacterial infections, parasitic infections, cancers, allergies, autoimmune diseases, immunodeficiencies and immunosuppression.
NUCLEOBASE-FUNCTIONALIZED CONFORMATIONALLY RESTRICTED NUCLEOTIDES AND OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR TARGETING OF NUCLEIC ACIDS
申请人:Hrdlicka Patrick J.
公开号:US20120295862A1
公开(公告)日:2012-11-22
Embodiments are disclosed herein that involve C5-functionalized nucleic acids, which can be used for detecting a target in a nucleic acid. Particular embodiments disclose methods for making these compounds, wherein the compounds can be formed by coupling of an intermediate with a linker. Certain embodiments disclose the use of these compounds for detecting single nucleotide polymorphisms, and for increasing the thermal affinity of nucleic acid complements as compared to unmodified nucleic acid complements. In addition, the disclosed compounds can decrease enzymatic degradation of nucleic acids.
The present disclosure provides compounds which are immunomodulators and thus are useful for the amelioration of various diseases, including cancer and infectious diseases.
本公开提供具有免疫调节作用的化合物,因此可用于改善各种疾病,包括癌症和传染病。
C5-Alkynyl-Functionalized α-L-LNA: Synthesis, Thermal Denaturation Experiments and Enzymatic Stability
作者:Pawan Kumar、Bharat Baral、Brooke A. Anderson、Dale C. Guenther、Michael E. Østergaard、Pawan K. Sharma、Patrick J. Hrdlicka
DOI:10.1021/jo5006153
日期:2014.6.6
Major efforts are currently being devoted to improving the binding affinity, target specificity, and enzymatic stability of oligonucleotides used for nucleic acid targeting applications in molecular biology, biotechnology, and medicinal chemistry. One of the most popular strategies toward this end has been to introduce additional modifications to the sugar ring of affinity-inducing conformationally restricted nucleotide building blocks such as locked nucleic acid (LNA). In the preceding article in this issue, we introduced a different strategy toward this end, i.e., C5-functionalization of LNA uridines. In the present article, we extend this strategy to alpha-L-LNA: i.e., one of the most interesting diastereomers of LNA. alpha-L-LNA uridine monomers that are conjugated to small C5-alkynyl substituents induce significant improvements in target affinity, binding specificity, and enzymatic stability relative to conventional alpha-L-LNA. The results from the back-to-back articles therefore suggest that C5-functionalization of pyrimidines is a general and synthetically straightforward approach to modulate biophysical properties of oligonucleotides modified with LNA or other conformationally restricted monomers.