MODIFICATION OF DOUBLE-STRANDED RIBONUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES
申请人:Quay Steven C.
公开号:US20090018097A1
公开(公告)日:2009-01-15
A double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) molecule comprising between about 15 base pairs and about 40 base pairs, wherein at least one ribonucleotide of the dsRNA is a 5′-methyl-pyrimidine and/or at least one 2′-O-methyl ribonucleotide, and a method of improving ribonuclease stability, reducing off-target effects of a double stranded siRNA molecule, or of reducing interferon responsiveness of a double stranded siRNA molecule using such dsRNA.