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Chung DH, Moore BP, Matharu DS, Golden JE, Maddox C, Rasmussen L, Sosa MI, Ananthan S, White EL, Jia F, Jonsson CB, Severson WE. A cell based high-throughput screening approach for the discovery of new inhibitors of respiratory syncytial virus. Virol J 2013; 10:19. [PMID: 23302182 PMCID: PMC3621174 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-10-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2012] [Accepted: 12/21/2012] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background Human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) is a highly contagious pathogen and is the most common cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia for infants and children under one year of age. Worldwide, greater than 33 million children under five years of age are affected by hRSV resulting in three million hospitalizations and 200,000 deaths. However, severe lower respiratory tract disease may occur at any age, especially among the elderly or those with compromised cardiac, pulmonary, or immune systems. There is no vaccine commercially available. Existing therapies for the acute infection are ribavirin and the prophylactic humanized monoclonal antibody (Synagis® from MedImmune) that is limited to use in high risk pediatric patients. Thus, the discovery of new inhibitors for hRSV would be clinically beneficial. Results We have developed and validated a 384-well cell-based, high-throughput assay that measures the cytopathic effect of hRSV (strain Long) in HEp-2 cells using a luminescent-based detection system for signal endpoint (Cell Titer Glo®). The assay is sensitive and robust, with Z factors greater than 0.8, signal to background greater than 35, and signal to noise greater than 24. Utilizing this assay, 313,816 compounds from the Molecular Libraries Small Molecule Repository were screened at 10 μM. We identified 7,583 compounds that showed greater than 22% CPE inhibition in the primary screen. The top 2,500 compounds were selected for confirmation screening and 409 compounds showed at least 50% inhibition of CPE and were considered active. We selected fifty-one compounds, based on potency, selectivity and chemical tractability, for further evaluation in dose response and secondary assays Several compounds had SI50 values greater than 3, while the most active compound displayed an SI50 value of 58.9. Conclusions A robust automated luminescent-based high throughput screen that measures the inhibition of hRSV-induced cytopathic effect in HEp-2 cells for the rapid identification of potential inhibitors from large compound libraries has been developed, optimized and validated. The active compounds identified in the screen represent different classes of molecules, including aryl sulfonylpyrrolidines which have not been previously identified as having anti-hRSV activity.
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- Dong-Hoon Chung
- Center for Predictive Medicine for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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Gupta A, Rath PC. Expression, purification and characterization of the interferon-inducible, antiviral and tumour-suppressor protein, human RNase L. J Biosci 2012; 37:103-13. [PMID: 22357208 DOI: 10.1007/s12038-011-9180-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The interferon (IFN)-inducible, 2',5'-oligoadenylate (2-5A)-dependent ribonuclease L (RNase L) plays key role in antiviral defense of mammalian cells. Induction by IFN and activation by double-stranded RNA lead to 2-5A cofactor synthesis, which activates RNase L by causing its dimerization. Active RNase L degrades single-stranded viral as well as cellular RNAs causing apoptosis of virus-infected cells. Earlier, we had reported that expression of recombinant human RNase L caused RNA-degradation and cell-growth inhibition in E. coli without the need for exogenous 2-5A. Expression of human RNase L in E. coli usually leads to problems of leaky expression, low yield and degradation of the recombinant protein, which demands number of chromatographic steps for its subsequent purification thereby, compromising its biochemical activity. Here, we report a convenient protocol for expression of full-length, soluble and biochemically active recombinant human RNase L as GST-RNase L fusion protein from E. coli utilizing a single-step affinity purification with an appreciable yield of the highly purified protein. Recombinant RNase L was characterized by SDS-PAGE, immunoblotting and MALDI-TOF analysis. A semi-quantitative agarose-gel-based ribonuclease assay was developed for measuring its 2-5A-dependent RNase L activity against cellular large rRNAs as substrates. The optimized expression conditions minimized degradation of the protein, making it a convenient method for purification of RNase L, which can be utilized to study effects of various agents on the RNase L activity and its protein-protein interactions.
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- Ankush Gupta
- Molecular Biology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110 067, India
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Hamazaki H, Ujino S, Miyano-Kurosaki N, Shimotohno K, Takaku H. Inhibition of hepatitis C virus RNA replication by short hairpin RNA synthesized by T7 RNA polymerase in hepatitis C virus subgenomic replicons. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 343:988-94. [PMID: 16566896 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.03.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2006] [Accepted: 03/08/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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RNA interference (RNAi) is a cellular process that induces gene silencing by which small duplexes of RNA specifically target a homologous sequence for cleavage by cellular ribonucleases. Here, to test the RNAi method for blocking hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA replication, we created four short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) targeting the HCV internal ribosome entry site/Core gene transcript using T7 RNA polymerase. shRNA suppressed the replication of HCV RNA in the HCV replicon. On the other hand, short interfering RNAs synthesized using the T7 RNA polymerase system trigger a potent induction of interferon-alpha and -beta in a variety of cells. We examined whether the shRNAs synthesized using the T7 RNA polymerase system activated double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase, 2'-5' oligoadenylate synthetase, or interferon-regulatory factor-3. Our results demonstrated that the T7-transcribed shRNA did not activate these proteins in Huh-7 cells and the HCV replicon. These shRNAs are a promising new strategy for anti-HCV gene therapeutics.
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- Hiroyuki Hamazaki
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Chiba Institute of Technology, 2-17-1 Tsudanuma, Narashino, Chiba 275-0016, Japan
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Desloges N, Rahaus M, Wolff MH. Varicella-zoster virus does not significantly induce cell defence mechanism mediated by the 2-5A/RNase L pathway during its replication cycle. Med Microbiol Immunol 2005; 194:25-31. [PMID: 15107989 DOI: 10.1007/s00430-004-0220-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The 2-5A/RNase L pathway belongs to the antiviral system induced by interferon (IFN). RNase L is an inactive endoribonuclease which is activated by 2'-5' oligoadenylate (2-5A) synthesized by 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetases. Once activated, RNase L cleaves mRNA, inhibiting the protein synthesis, as well as 28S and 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), leading to ribosomal inactivation. In this study, we investigate the role of the RNase L pathway as a cell defence mechanism during Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) replication, and the importance of a 68-kDa protein named RNase L inhibitor (RLI), which specifically inhibits RNase L. We demonstrate that the RNase L and RLI transcripts levels remain constant in VZV-infected cells for 24 h and 12 h, respectively, after which they decrease until the end of the viral cycle. VZV does not significantly modulate the protein level of RNase L during the course of infection. Using an rRNA cleavage assay to analyse the RNase L catalytic activity, we demonstrate that VZV replication leads to a minimal cleavage of rRNA. Moreover, the overexpression of RLI in a permissive cell line has no significant effect on the VZV replication. We conclude that RNase L does not constitute a major cell defence mechanism against the VZV infection.
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- Nathalie Desloges
- University of Witten/Herdecke, Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Germany
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Braz ASK, Finnegan J, Waterhouse P, Margis R. A plant orthologue of RNase L inhibitor (RLI) is induced in plants showing RNA interference. J Mol Evol 2005; 59:20-30. [PMID: 15383904 DOI: 10.1007/s00239-004-2600-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2003] [Accepted: 01/19/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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RNase L inhibitors (RLIs) correspond to a group of soluble proteins from the large ATP binding cassette (ABC) family of proteins. Structurally, RLIs have an N-terminal Fe-S domain and two nucleotide binding domains. Orthologous RLI sequences with more than 48% identity have been found from Archea to Eukaryota, but have not as yet been identified in Eubacteria. Some organisms, like Arabidopsis thaliana and human, have paralogous genes with differential expression patterns, the function of which remains to be determined. Expression of Arabidopsis RLI2 was slightly increased in transgenic plants showing RNA interference, suggesting a role in this pathway.
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- Antonio Sergio Kimus Braz
- LGMV--Laboratório de Genética Molecular Vegetal, Departamento de Genética, Instituto de Biologia, CCS, Universidade Federal do Rio Janeiro, Ilha do Fundão, 21944-970, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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Kalinichenko EN, Podkopaeva TL, Budko EV, Seela F, Dong B, Silverman R, Vepsäläinen J, Torrence PF, Mikhailopulo IA. 3-Deazaadenosine analogues of p5'A2'p5'A2'p5'A: synthesis, stereochemistry, and the roles of adenine ring nitrogen-3 in the interaction with RNase L. Bioorg Med Chem 2005; 12:3637-47. [PMID: 15186848 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2004.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2004] [Accepted: 04/15/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sequence-specific 3-deazaadenosine (c(3)A)-substituted analogues of trimeric 2',5'-oligoadenylate, p5'A2'p5'A2'p5'A, were synthesized and evaluated for their ability to activate human RNase L (EC 3.1.2.6) aiming at the elucidation of the nitrogen-3 role in this biochemical process. Substitution of either 5'-terminal or 2'-terminal adenosine with c(3)A afforded the respective analogues p5'(c(3)A)2'p5'A2'p5'A and p5'A2'p5'A2'p5'(c(3)A) that were as effective as the natural tetramer itself as activators of RNase L (EC(50)=1nM). In contrast, p5'A2'p5'(c(3)A)2'p5'A showed diminished RNase L activation ability (EC(50)=10nM). The extensive conformational analysis of the c(3)A-substituted core trimers versus the parent natural core trimer by the (1)H and (13)C NMR, and CD spectroscopy displayed close stereochemical similarity between the natural core trimer and (c(3)A)2'p5'A2'p5'A and A2'p5'A2'p5'(c(3)A) analogues, thereby strong evidences for the syn base orientation about the glycosyl bond of the c(3)A residue of the latter were found. On the contrary, an analogue A2'p5'(c(3)A)2'p5'A displayed rather essential deviations from the spatial arrangement of the parent natural core trimer.
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- Elena N Kalinichenko
- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences, 220141 Minsk, Belarus
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Hatanaka K, Suzuki K, Miura Y, Yoshida K, Ohnami S, Kitade Y, Yoshida T, Aoki K. Interferon-α and antisense K-ras RNA combination gene therapy against pancreatic cancer. J Gene Med 2004; 6:1139-48. [PMID: 15452878 DOI: 10.1002/jgm.602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Interferon alpha (IFN-alpha) is used worldwide for the treatment of a variety of cancers. For pancreatic cancer, recent clinical trials using IFN-alpha in combination with standard chemotherapeutic drugs showed some antitumor activity of the cytokine, but the effect was not significant enough to enlist pancreatic cancer as a clinically effective target of IFN-alpha. In general, an improved therapeutic effect and safety are expected for cytokine therapy when given in a gene therapy context, because the technology would allow increased local concentrations of this cytokine in the target sites. In this study, we first examined the antiproliferative effect of IFN-alpha gene transduction into pancreatic cancer cells. The expression of IFN-alpha effectively induced growth suppression and cell death in pancreatic cancer cells, an effect which appeared to be more prominent when compared with other types of cancers and normal cells. Another strategy we have been developing for pancreatic cancer targets its characteristic genetic aberration, K-ras point mutation, and we reported that the expression of antisense K-ras RNA significantly suppressed the growth of pancreatic cancer cells. When these two gene therapy strategies are combined, the expression of antisense K-ras RNA significantly enhanced IFN-alpha-induced cell death (1.3- to 3.5-fold), and suppressed subcutaneous growth of pancreatic cancer cells in mice. Because the 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase/RNase L pathway, which is regulated by IFN and induces apoptosis of cells, is activated by double-strand RNA, it is plausible that the double-strand RNA formed by antisense and endogenous K-ras RNA enhanced the antitumor activity of IFN-alpha. This study suggested that the combination of IFN-alpha and antisense K-ras RNA is a promising gene therapy strategy against pancreatic cancer.
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- Kazuteru Hatanaka
- Genetics Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan
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Münch U, Chen L, Bayly SF, Torrence PF. Probing the activation site of ribonuclease L with new N6-substituted 2',5'-adenylate trimers. Bioorg Med Chem 2003; 11:2041-9. [PMID: 12670655 DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0896(03)00060-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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2-5A trimer [5'-monophosphoryladenylyl(2'-5')adenylyl(2'-5')adenosine] activates RNase L. While the 5'-terminal and 2'-terminal adenosine N(6)-amino groups play a key role in binding to and activation of RNase L, the exocyclic amino function of the second adenylate (from the 5'-terminus) plays a relatively minor role in 2-5A's biological activity. To probe the available space proximal to the amino function of the central adenylate of 2-5A trimer during binding to RNase L, a variety of substituents were placed at that position. To accomplish this, the convertible building block 5'-O-dimethoxytrityl-3'-O-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-6-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)thioinosine 2'-(2-cyanoethylN,N-diisopropylphosphoramidite) was prepared as a synthon to introduce 6-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)thioinosine into the middle position of the 2-5A trimer during automated synthesis. Post-synthetic treatment with aqueous amines transformed the (2,4-dinitrophenyl)thioinosine into N(6)-substituted adenosines. Assays of these modified trimers for their ability to bind and activate RNase L showed that activation activity could be retained, albeit with some sacrifice compared to unmodified p5'A2'p5'A2'p5'A. Thus, the spatial domain about this N(6)-amino function could be available for modifications to enhance the biological potency of 2-5A analogues and to ligate 2-5A to targeting vehicles such as antisense molecules.
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- Ursula Münch
- Section on Biomedical Chemistry, Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0805, USA
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Behera AK, Kumar M, Lockey RF, Mohapatra SS. 2'-5' Oligoadenylate synthetase plays a critical role in interferon-gamma inhibition of respiratory syncytial virus infection of human epithelial cells. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:25601-8. [PMID: 11980899 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m200211200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), associated with bronchiolitis and asthma, is resistant to the antiviral effects of type-I interferons (IFN), but not IFN-gamma. However, the antiviral mechanism of IFN-gamma action against RSV infection is unknown. The molecular mechanism of IFN-gamma-induced antiviral activity was examined in this study using human epithelial cell lines HEp-2 and A549. Exposure of these cells to 100-1000 units/ml of IFN-gamma, either before or after RSV infection, results in a significant decrease in RSV infection. After 1 h of exposure, IFN-gamma induces protein expression of IFN regulatory factor-1 (IRF-1) but not IRF-2, double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase, and inducible nitric-oxide synthase in these cells. The mRNA for IRF-1, p40, and p69 isoforms of 2'-5' oligoadenylate synthetase (2-5 AS) are detectable, respectively, at 1 and 4 h of IFN-gamma exposure. Studies using cycloheximide and antisense oligonucleotides to IRF-1 indicate a direct role of IRF-1 in activating 2-5 AS. Cells transfected with 2-5 AS antisense oligonucleotides inhibit the antiviral effect of IFN-gamma. A stable cell line of HEp-2 overexpressing RNase L inhibitor, RLI-14, which exhibits an IFN-gamma-induced gene expression pattern similar to that of the parent cell line, shows a significant reduction in RNase L activity and IFN-gamma-mediated antiviral effect, compared with HEp-2 cells. These results provide direct evidence of the involvement of 2-5 AS in IFN-gamma-mediated antiviral activity in these cells.
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- Aruna K Behera
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Joy McCann Culverhouse Airway Disease Center, University of South Florida College of Medicine and James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Hospital, Tampa 33612, USA
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Verheijen JC, Chen L, Bayly SF, Torrence PF, van der Marel GA, van Boom JH. Synthesis and RNAse L binding and activation of a 2-5A-(5')-DNA-(3')-PNA chimera, a novel potential antisense molecule. NUCLEOSIDES, NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2000; 19:1821-30. [PMID: 11200276 DOI: 10.1080/15257770008045463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Fully automated solid-phase synthesis gave access to a hybrid in which 5'-phosphorylated-2'-5'-linked oligoadenylate (2-5A) is connected to the 5'-terminus of DNA which, in turn, is linked at the 3'-end to PNA [2-5A-(5')-DNA-(3')-PNA chimera]. This novel antisense molecule retains full RNase L activation potency while suffering only a slight reduction in binding affinity.
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- J C Verheijen
- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Gorlaeus Laboratories, The Netherlands
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Wang Z, Chen L, Bayly SF, Torrence PF. Convergent synthesis of ribonuclease L-active 2',5'-oligoadenylate-peptide nucleic acids. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2000; 10:1357-60. [PMID: 10890163 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(00)00240-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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2-5A was conjugated to N-(2-aminoethyl)-glycyl PNA by periodate oxidization, followed by coupling with amino-derivatized PNA and final cyanoborohydride reduction. An adduct of 2-5A pentamer with tetrameric thymine PNA activated RNase L with the same potency as earlier versions of 2-5A-PNA or 2-5A-DNA.
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- Z Wang
- Section on Biomedical Chemistry, Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive antd Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0805, USA
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Verheijen JC, van Roon AM, Meeuwenoord NJ, Stuivenberg HR, Bayly SF, Chen L, van der Marel GA, Torrence PF, van Boom JH. Incorporation of a 4-hydroxy-N-acetylprolinol nucleotide analogue improves the 3'-exonuclease stability of 2'-5'-oligoadenylate-antisense conjugates. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2000; 10:801-4. [PMID: 10782690 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(00)00100-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Incorporation of a 4-hydroxy-N-acetylprolinol nucleotide analogue at the 3'-terminus of DNA or 2-5A-DNA sequences resulted in a significantly enhanced 3'-exonuclease resistance while the affinity for complementary RNA was only slightly decreased. Furthermore, the binding to and activation of human RNase L by thus modified 2-5A-DNA conjugates was not altered as compared to the parent unmodified 2-5A-DNAs.
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- J C Verheijen
- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Gorlaeus Laboratories, The Netherlands
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Kitade Y, Wakana M, Tsuboi T, Yatome C, Bayly SF, Player MR, Torrence PF. 2-Methyladenosine-Substituted 2',5'-oligoadenylates: conformations, 2-5A binding and catalytic activities with human ribonuclease L. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2000; 10:329-31. [PMID: 10714492 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(99)00703-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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2-Methyladenosine-substituted analogues of 2-5A, p5'A2'p5'A2'p5'(me2A), p5'(me2A)2'p5'A2'p5'A, and p5'(me2A) 2'p5'(me2A)2'pS'(me2A), were prepared via a modification of a lead ion-catalyzed ligation reaction. These 5'-monophosphates were subsequently converted into the corresponding 5'-triphosphates. Both binding and activation of human recombinant RNase L by various 2-methyladenosine-substituted 2-5A analogues were examined. Among the 2-5A analogues, p5'A2'p5'A2'p5'(me2A) showed the strongest binding affinity and was as effective as 2-5A itself as an activator of RNase L. The CD spectra of both p5'(me2A)2'p5'A2'p5'A and p5'A2'p5'A2'p5'(me2A) were superimposable on that of p5'A2'p5'A2'p5'A, indicative of an anti orientation about the base-glycoside bonds as in naturally occurring 2-5A.
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- Y Kitade
- Department of Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Yanagido, Japan.
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Cramer H, Player MR, Torrence PF. Discrimination between ribonuclease H- and ribonuclease L-mediated RNA degradation by 2'-O-methylated 2-5A-antisense oligonucleotides. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 1999; 9:1049-54. [PMID: 10230638 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(99)00134-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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2',5'-Oligoadenylate (2-5A) antisense chimeric oligonucleotides were synthesized containing varying 2'-O-methyl-ribonucleotide substitution patterns in the antisense domain. The ability of these composite oligonucleotides to mediate RNase H- and RNase L-catalyzed RNA degradation showed that these two enzymes have different activation requirements.
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- H Cramer
- Section on Biomedical Chemistry, Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0805, USA
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Player MR, Torrence PF. Phosphorothioate oligodeoxyribonucleotides inhibit ribonuclease L thereby disabling a mechanism of interferon action. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 1999; 9:891-4. [PMID: 10206556 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(99)00099-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Phosphorothioate oligodeoxyribonucleotides were found to be inhibitors of the 2-5A-dependent RNase L. Inhibitory potency depended upon the chain length of the phosphorothioate oligonucleotide and was dependent on the phosphorothioate substitution pattern, but was not substantially base-dependent.
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- M R Player
- Section on Biomedical Chemistry, Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0805, USA
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Verheijen JC, van der Marel GA, van Boom JH, Bayly SF, Player MR, Torrence PF. 2,5-oligoadenylate-peptide nucleic acids (2-5A-PNAs) activate RNase L. Bioorg Med Chem 1999; 7:449-55. [PMID: 10220031 DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0896(98)00258-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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To potentiate the 2-5A (2',5'-oligoadenylate)-antisense and peptide nucleic acid (PNA) approaches to regulation of gene expression, composite molecules were generated containing both 2-5A and PNA moieties. 2-5A-PNA adducts were synthesized using solid-phase techniques. Highly cross-linked polystyrene beads were functionalized with glycine tethered through a p-hydroxymethylbenzoic acid linker and the PNA domain of the chimeric oligonucleotide analogue was added by sequential elongation of the amino terminus with the monomethoxytrityl protected N-(2-aminoethyl)-N-(adenin-1-ylacetyl)glycinate. Transition to the 2-5A domain was accomplished by coupling of the PNA chain to dimethoxytrityl protected N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-(adenin-1-ylacetyl)glycinate. Finally, (2-cyanoethyl)-N,N-diisopropyl-4-O-(4,4-dimethoxytrityl)butylphosphor amidite and the corresponding (2-cyanoethyl)-N,N-diisopropylphosphoramidite of 5-O-(4,4'-dimethoxytrityl)-3-O-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-N6-benzoyladeno sine were the synthons employed to add the 2 butanediol phosphate linkers and the four 2',5'-linked riboadenylates. The 5'-phosphate moiety was introduced with 2-[[2-(4,4'-dimethoxytrityloxy)ethyl]sulfonyl]ethyl-(2-cyanoethyl) -N,N-diisopropylphosphoramidite. Deprotection with methanolic NH3 and tetraethylammonium fluoride afforded the desired products, 2-SA-pnaA4, 2-5A-pnaA8 and 2-5A-pnaA12. When evaluated for their ability to cause the degradation of two different RNA substrates by the 2-5A-dependent RNase L, these new 2-5A-PNA conjugates were found to be potent RNase L activators. The union of 2-5A and PNA presents fresh opportunities to explore the biological and therapeutic implications of these unique approaches to antisense.
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- J C Verheijen
- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Gorlaeus Laboratories, The Netherlands
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- C E Samuel
- Interdepartmental Graduate Program of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, 93106, USA
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