The present disclosure relates to double-stranded oligonucleotides, including double-stranded oligonucleotides such as siRNAs, comprising a sense strand oligonucleotide and an antisense strand oligonucleotide, and wherein the antisense strand oligonucleotide comprises one or more nucleotide analogs of formula (I-A) which are neither the 5'-overhang nucleotide nor the 3'-overhang nucleotide of the said antisense strand oligonucleotide, and wherein a nucleotide analog of formula (I-A) is as described in the disclosure. Oligonucleotides containing these analogs have superior biological activity, for example, increased in vitro stability and improved in vivo potency especially improved off-target profiles. The improved oligonucleotides are useful for silencing (e.g., reducing or eradicating) the expression of a target gene.
本公开涉及双链寡核苷酸,包括双链寡核苷酸,例如siRNA,包括一个sense链寡核苷酸和一个antisense链寡核苷酸,其中antisense链寡核苷酸包括一个或多个公式(I-A)的核苷酸类似物,这些类似物既不是所述antisense链寡核苷酸的5'-突出核苷酸也不是3'-突出核苷酸,并且公式(I-A)的核苷酸类似物如所述。含有这些类似物的寡核苷酸具有优越的
生物活性,例如增加的体外稳定性和改善的体内效力,特别是改善的非靶向作用谱。改进的寡核苷酸对于沉默(例如减少或根除)靶
基因的表达是有用的。