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Yamaguchi T, Horie N, Aoyama H, Kumagai S, Obika S. Mechanism of the extremely high duplex-forming ability of oligonucleotides modified with N-tert-butylguanidine- or N-tert-butyl-N'- methylguanidine-bridged nucleic acids. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:7749-7761. [PMID: 37462081 PMCID: PMC10450189 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) are becoming a promising class of drugs for treating various diseases. Over the past few decades, many modified nucleic acids have been developed for application to ASOs, aiming to enhance their duplex-forming ability toward cognate mRNA and improve their stability against enzymatic degradations. Modulating the sugar conformation of nucleic acids by substituting an electron-withdrawing group at the 2'-position or incorporating a 2',4'-bridging structure is a common approach for enhancing duplex-forming ability. Here, we report on incorporating an N-tert-butylguanidinium group at the 2',4'-bridging structure, which greatly enhances duplex-forming ability because of its interactions with the minor groove. Our results indicated that hydrophobic substituents fitting the grooves of duplexes also have great potential to increase duplex-forming ability.
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- Takao Yamaguchi
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Sohyaku. Innovative Research Division, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Shonan Health Innovation Park, 2-26-1 Muraoka-Higashi, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (NIBIOHN), 7-6-8 Saito-Asagi, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0085, Japan
- Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI), Osaka University, 1-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Danielsen MB, Wengel J. Cationic oligonucleotide derivatives and conjugates: A favorable approach for enhanced DNA and RNA targeting oligonucleotides. Beilstein J Org Chem 2021; 17:1828-1848. [PMID: 34386102 PMCID: PMC8329367 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.17.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) have the ability of binding to endogenous nucleic acid targets, thereby inhibiting the gene expression. Although ASOs have great potential in the treatment of many diseases, the search for favorable toxicity profiles and distribution has been challenging and consequently impeded the widespread use of ASOs as conventional medicine. One strategy that has been employed to optimize the delivery profile of ASOs, is the functionalization of ASOs with cationic amine groups, either by direct conjugation onto the sugar, nucleobase or internucleotide linkage. The introduction of these positively charged groups has improved properties like nuclease resistance, increased binding to the nucleic acid target and improved cell uptake for oligonucleotides (ONs) and ASOs. The modifications highlighted in this review are some of the most prevalent cationic amine groups which have been attached as single modifications onto ONs/ASOs. The review has been separated into three sections, nucleobase, sugar and backbone modifications, highlighting what impact the cationic amine groups have on the ONs/ASOs physiochemical and biological properties. Finally, a concluding section has been added, summarizing the important knowledge from the three chapters, and examining the future design for ASOs.
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- Mathias B Danielsen
- Biomolecular Nanoscale Engineering Center, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Biomolecular Nanoscale Engineering Center, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
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Verma V, Maity J, Maikhuri VK, Sharma R, Ganguly HK, Prasad AK. Double-headed nucleosides: Synthesis and applications. Beilstein J Org Chem 2021; 17:1392-1439. [PMID: 34194579 PMCID: PMC8204177 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.17.98] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Double-headed nucleoside monomers have immense applications for studying secondary nucleic acid structures. They are also well-known as antimicrobial agents. This review article accounts for the synthetic methodologies and the biological applications of double-headed nucleosides.
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- Vineet Verma
- Bioorganic Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi-110 007, India
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- Department of Chemistry, St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110 007, India
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- Bioorganic Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi-110 007, India
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- Bioorganic Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi-110 007, India
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- Department of Biophysics, Bose Institute, P1/12 CIT Scheme VIIM, Kolkata-700 054, India
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- Bioorganic Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi-110 007, India
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Shanmugasundaram M, Senthilvelan A, Kore AR. C-5 Substituted Pyrimidine Nucleotides/Nucleosides: Recent Progress in Synthesis, Functionalization, and Applications. CURR ORG CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/1385272823666190809124310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The chemistry of C5 substituted pyrimidine nucleotide serves as a versatile molecular
biology probe for the incorporation of DNA/RNA that has been involved in various
molecular biology applications such as gene expression, chromosome, and mRNA
fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) experiment, mutation detection on arrays and
microarrays, in situ RT-PCR, and PCR. In addition to C5 substituted pyrimidine nucleotide,
C5 substituted pyrimidine nucleoside displays a broad spectrum of biological applications
such as antibacterial, antiviral and anticancer activities. This review focusses on
the recent development in the synthesis of aminoallyl pyrimidine nucleotide, aminopropargyl
pyrimidine nucleotide, fluorescent probes containing C5 substituted pyrimidine nucleotide,
2′-deoxycytidine nucleoside containing vinylsulfonamide and acrylamide modification,
C5 alkenyl, C5 alkynyl, and C5 aryl pyrimidine nucleosides through palladium-catalyzed reaction,
pyrimidine nucleoside containing triazole moiety through Click reaction, 5-isoxazol-3-yl-pyrimidine nucleoside,
C5 azide modified pyrimidine nucleoside, 2′-deoxycytidine nucleotide containing photocleavable moiety,
and uridine nucleoside containing germane and their biological applications are outlined.
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- Muthian Shanmugasundaram
- Life Sciences Solutions Group, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 2130 Woodward Street, Austin, TX 78744-1832, United States
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- Life Sciences Solutions Group, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 2130 Woodward Street, Austin, TX 78744-1832, United States
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- Life Sciences Solutions Group, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 2130 Woodward Street, Austin, TX 78744-1832, United States
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Baronti L, Karlsson H, Marušič M, Petzold K. A guide to large-scale RNA sample preparation. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 410:3239-3252. [PMID: 29546546 PMCID: PMC5937877 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-0943-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Revised: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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RNA is becoming more important as an increasing number of functions, both regulatory and enzymatic, are being discovered on a daily basis. As the RNA boom has just begun, most techniques are still in development and changes occur frequently. To understand RNA functions, revealing the structure of RNA is of utmost importance, which requires sample preparation. We review the latest methods to produce and purify a variation of RNA molecules for different purposes with the main focus on structural biology and biophysics. We present a guide aimed at identifying the most suitable method for your RNA and your biological question and highlighting the advantages of different methods. Graphical abstract In this review we present different methods for large-scale production and purification of RNAs for structural and biophysical studies.
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- Lorenzo Baronti
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Scheeles Väg 2, 17177, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Scheeles Väg 2, 17177, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Scheeles Väg 2, 17177, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Scheeles Väg 2, 17177, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Krasheninina OA, Novopashina DS, Apartsin EK, Venyaminova AG. Recent Advances in Nucleic Acid Targeting Probes and Supramolecular Constructs Based on Pyrene-Modified Oligonucleotides. Molecules 2017; 22:E2108. [PMID: 29189716 PMCID: PMC6150046 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22122108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2017] [Revised: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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In this review, we summarize the recent advances in the use of pyrene-modified oligonucleotides as a platform for functional nucleic acid-based constructs. Pyrene is of special interest for the development of nucleic acid-based tools due to its unique fluorescent properties (sensitivity of fluorescence to the microenvironment, ability to form excimers and exciplexes, long fluorescence lifetime, high quantum yield), ability to intercalate into the nucleic acid duplex, to act as a π-π-stacking (including anchoring) moiety, and others. These properties of pyrene have been used to construct novel sensitive fluorescent probes for the sequence-specific detection of nucleic acids and the discrimination of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), aptamer-based biosensors, agents for binding of double-stranded DNAs, and building blocks for supramolecular complexes. Special attention is paid to the influence of the design of pyrene-modified oligonucleotides on their properties, i.e., the structure-function relationships. The perspectives for the applications of pyrene-modified oligonucleotides in biomolecular studies, diagnostics, and nanotechnology are discussed.
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- Olga A Krasheninina
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, Acad. Lavrentiev Ave. 8, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, Acad. Lavrentiev Ave. 8, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, Acad. Lavrentiev Ave. 8, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, Acad. Lavrentiev Ave. 8, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
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Nim-Anussornkul D, Vilaivan T. Synthesis and optical properties of pyrrolidinyl peptide nucleic acid bearing a base discriminating fluorescence nucleobase 8-(pyrene-1-yl)-ethynyladenine. Bioorg Med Chem 2017; 25:6388-6397. [PMID: 29111370 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2017.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2017] [Revised: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
A combination of fluorophore and nucleobase through a π-conjugated rigid linker integrates the base pairing and the fluorescence change into a single event. Such base discriminating fluorophore can change its fluorescence as a direct response to the base pairing event and therefore have advantages over tethered labels or base surrogates lacking the hydrogen-bonding ability. 8-(Pyrene-1-yl)ethynyl-adenine (APyE) has been extensively used as fluorescence labels in DNA and LNA, but it showed little discrimination between different nucleobases. Herein we investigated the synthesis, base pairing ability and optical properties of APyE in pyrrolidinyl peptide nucleic acid - a DNA mimic that shows much stronger affinity and specificity towards DNA than natural oligonucleotides. The APyE in PNA pairs specifically with thymine in the DNA strand, and resulted in 1.5-5.2-fold enhanced and blue-shifted fluorescence emission. Fluorescence quenching was observed in the presence of mismatched base or abasic site directly opposite to the APyE. The behavior of APyE in acpcPNA is distinctively different from DNA whereby a fluorescence was increased selectively upon duplex formation with complementary DNA and therefore emphasizing the unique advantages of using PNA as alternative oligonucleotide probes. Applications as color-shifting probe for detection of trinucleotide repeats in DNA were demonstrated, and the performance of the probe was further improved by combination with reduced graphene oxide as an external nanoquencher.
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- Duangrat Nim-Anussornkul
- Organic Synthesis Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Organic Synthesis Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
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Lou C, Samuelsen SV, Christensen NJ, Vester B, Wengel J. Oligonucleotides Containing Aminated 2'-Amino-LNA Nucleotides: Synthesis and Strong Binding to Complementary DNA and RNA. Bioconjug Chem 2017; 28:1214-1220. [PMID: 28332825 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mono- and diaminated 2'-amino-LNA monomers were synthesized and introduced into oligonucleotides. Each modification imparts significant stabilization of nucleic acid duplexes and triplexes, excellent sequence selectivity, and significant nuclease resistance. Molecular modeling suggested that structural stabilization occurs via intrastrand electrostatic attraction between the protonated amino groups of the aminated 2'-amino-LNA monomers and the host oligonucleotide backbone.
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- Department of Chemistry, Biomolecular Nanoscale Engineering Center, University of Copenhagen , Thorvaldsensvej 40, Frederiksberg 1871, Denmark
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Hara T, Kodama T, Takegaki Y, Morihiro K, Ito KR, Obika S. Synthesis and Properties of 7-Deazapurine- and 8-Aza-7-deazapurine-Locked Nucleic Acid Analogues: Effect of the Glycosidic Torsion Angle. J Org Chem 2016; 82:25-36. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b02525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Takashi Hara
- Graduate
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Ries A, Kumar R, Lou C, Kosbar T, Vengut-Climent E, Jørgensen PT, Morales JC, Wengel J. Synthesis and Biophysical Investigations of Oligonucleotides Containing Galactose-Modified DNA, LNA, and 2'-Amino-LNA Monomers. J Org Chem 2016; 81:10845-10856. [PMID: 27736097 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b01917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Galactose-modified thymidine, LNA-T, and 2'-amino-LNA-T nucleosides were synthesized, converted into the corresponding phosphoramidite derivatives and introduced into short oligonucleotides. Compared to the unmodified control strands, the galactose-modified oligonucleotides in general, and the N2'-functionalized 2'-amino-LNA derivatives in particular, showed improved duplex thermal stability against DNA and RNA complements and increased ability to discriminate mismatches. In addition, the 2'-amino-LNA-T derivatives induced remarkable 3'-exonuclease resistance. These results were further investigated using molecular modeling studies.
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- Annika Ries
- Biomolecular Nanoscale Engineering Center, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark , Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Biomolecular Nanoscale Engineering Center, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark , Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Biomolecular Nanoscale Engineering Center, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark , Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Biomolecular Nanoscale Engineering Center, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark , Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Biomolecular Nanoscale Engineering Center, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark , Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark.,Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, CSIC Universidad de Sevilla , Americo Vespucio 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Biomolecular Nanoscale Engineering Center, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark , Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, CSIC Universidad de Sevilla , Americo Vespucio 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine López Neyra , CSIC Avenida del conocimiento 17, 18016 Granada, Spain
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- Biomolecular Nanoscale Engineering Center, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark , Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
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Chistov AA, Ivanov NM, Kutyakov SV, Ustinov AV, Glybin AV, Streshnev PP, Mikhura IV, Korshun VA. Fluorescent nucleosides with an elongated rigid linker: attaching perylene to a nucleobase via a one-pot desilylation/Sonogashira reaction. Tetrahedron Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.09.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Oligonucleotide-based therapeutics have made rapid progress in the clinic for treatment of a variety of disease indications. Unmodified oligonucleotides are polyanionic macromolecules with poor drug-like properties. Over the past two decades, medicinal chemists have identified a number of chemical modification and conjugation strategies which can improve the nuclease stability, RNA-binding affinity, and pharmacokinetic properties of oligonucleotides for therapeutic applications. In this perspective, we present a summary of the most commonly used nucleobase, sugar and backbone modification, and conjugation strategies used in oligonucleotide medicinal chemistry.
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- W Brad Wan
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals , 2855 Gazelle Court, Carlsbad, California 92010, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals , 2855 Gazelle Court, Carlsbad, California 92010, United States
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Kaura M, Hrdlicka PJ. Efficient Discrimination of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) Using Oligonucleotides Modified with C5-Pyrene-Functionalized DNA and Flanking Locked Nucleic Acid (LNA) Monomers. Chem Asian J 2016; 11:1366-9. [PMID: 26994858 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201600200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Oligodeoxyribonucleotides modified with 5-[3-(1-pyrenecarboxamido)propynyl]-2'-deoxyuridine monomer X and proximal LNA monomers display higher affinity for complementary DNA, more pronounced increases in fluorescence emission upon DNA binding, and improved discrimination of SNPs at non-stringent conditions, relative to the corresponding LNA-free probes across a range of sequence contexts. The results reported herein suggest that the introduction of LNA monomers influences the position of nearby fluorophores via indirect conformational restriction, a characteristic that can be utilized to develop optimized fluorophore-labeled probes for SNP-discrimination studies.
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- Mamta Kaura
- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Dr, MS 2343, Moscow, ID, 83844-2343, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Dr, MS 2343, Moscow, ID, 83844-2343, USA.
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Chistov AA, Kutyakov SV, Ustinov AV, Aparin IO, Glybin AV, Mikhura IV, Korshun VA. 2-Ethynylperylene and improved synthesis of 3-ethynylperylene. Tetrahedron Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.01.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Geny S, Moreno PMD, Krzywkowski T, Gissberg O, Andersen NK, Isse AJ, El-Madani AM, Lou C, Pabon YV, Anderson BA, Zaghloul EM, Zain R, Hrdlicka PJ, Jørgensen PT, Nilsson M, Lundin KE, Pedersen EB, Wengel J, Smith CIE. Next-generation bis-locked nucleic acids with stacking linker and 2'-glycylamino-LNA show enhanced DNA invasion into supercoiled duplexes. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:2007-19. [PMID: 26857548 PMCID: PMC4797291 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Targeting and invading double-stranded DNA with synthetic oligonucleotides under physiological conditions remain a challenge. Bis-locked nucleic acids (bisLNAs) are clamp-forming oligonucleotides able to invade into supercoiled DNA via combined Hoogsteen and Watson–Crick binding. To improve the bisLNA design, we investigated its mechanism of binding. Our results suggest that bisLNAs bind via Hoogsteen-arm first, followed by Watson–Crick arm invasion, initiated at the tail. Based on this proposed hybridization mechanism, we designed next-generation bisLNAs with a novel linker able to stack to adjacent nucleobases, a new strategy previously not applied for any type of clamp-constructs. Although the Hoogsteen-arm limits the invasion, upon incorporation of the stacking linker, bisLNA invasion is significantly more efficient than for non-clamp, or nucleotide-linker containing LNA-constructs. Further improvements were obtained by substituting LNA with 2′-glycylamino-LNA, contributing a positive charge. For regular bisLNAs a 14-nt tail significantly enhances invasion. However, when two stacking linkers were incorporated, tail-less bisLNAs were able to efficiently invade. Finally, successful targeting of plasmids inside bacteria clearly demonstrates that strand invasion can take place in a biologically relevant context.
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- Sylvain Geny
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Clinical Research Center, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Clinical Research Center, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden INEB-Instituto de Engenharia Biomedica, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre 823, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SE-171 21, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Clinical Research Center, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Nucleic Acid Center, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Nucleic Acid Centre, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark
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- Nucleic Acid Center, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Nucleic Acid Centre, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark
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- Nucleic Acid Center, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Nucleic Acid Centre, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark
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- Nucleic Acid Center, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Nucleic Acid Centre, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Clinical Research Center, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Clinical Research Center, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Clinical Research Center, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden Centre for Rare Diseases, Department of Clinical Genetics, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Nucleic Acid Center, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Nucleic Acid Centre, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SE-171 21, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Clinical Research Center, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Nucleic Acid Center, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Nucleic Acid Centre, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark
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- Nucleic Acid Center, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Nucleic Acid Centre, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Clinical Research Center, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden
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Morihiro K, Hasegawa O, Mori S, Tsunoda S, Obika S. C5-azobenzene-functionalized locked nucleic acid uridine: isomerization properties, hybridization ability, and enzymatic stability. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 13:5209-14. [PMID: 25853508 DOI: 10.1039/c5ob00477b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Oligonucleotides (ONs) modified with a locked nucleic acid (LNA) are widely used in the fields of therapeutics, diagnosis, and nanotechnology. There have been significant efforts towards developing LNA analogues bearing modified bridges to improve their hybridization ability, nuclease resistance, and pharmacokinetic profiles. Moreover, nucleobase modifications of LNA are useful strategies for the functionalization of ONs. Modifications of the C5-position of pyrimidine nucleobases are particularly interesting because they enable predictable positioning of functional groups in the major groove of the duplex. Here we report the synthesis of C5-azobenzene-functionalized LNA uridine (LNA-U(Az)) and properties of LNA-U(Az)-modified ONs, including isomerization properties, hybridization ability, and enzyme stability. LNA-U(Az) in ON is photo-isomerized effectively and reversibly by irradiation at 365 nm (trans to cis) and 450 nm (cis to trans). LNA-U(Az)-modified ONs show RNA-selective hybridization ability despite the large hydrophobic azobenzene moiety extending into the major groove of the duplex. The enzymatic stability of LNA-U(Az)-modified ONs is higher than that of natural and LNA-modified ONs with or without photo-irradiation. Our results indicate that LNA-U(Az) holds promise for RNA targeting and photo-switchable technologies.
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- K Morihiro
- National Institute of Biomedical Innovation (NIBIO), 7-6-8 Saito-Asagi, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0085, Japan.
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Singleton DG, Hussain R, Siligardi G, Kumar P, Hrdlicka PJ, Berova N, Stulz E. Increased duplex stabilization in porphyrin-LNA zipper arrays with structure dependent exciton coupling. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 14:149-57. [PMID: 26416024 PMCID: PMC4766578 DOI: 10.1039/c5ob01681a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2015] [Accepted: 09/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Porphyrins were attached to LNA uridine building blocks via rigid 5-acetylene or more flexible propargyl-amide linkers and incorporated into DNA strands. The systems show a greatly increased thermodynamic stability when using as little as three porphyrins in a zipper arrangement. Thermodynamic analysis reveals clustering of the strands into more ordered duplexes with both greater negative ΔΔS and ΔΔH values, and less ordered duplexes with small positive ΔΔS differences, depending on the combination of linkers used. The exciton coupling between the porphyrins is dependent on the flanking DNA sequence in the single stranded form, and on the nature of the linker between the nucleobase and the porphyrin in the double stranded form; it is, however, also strongly influenced by intermolecular interactions. This system is suitable for the formation of stable helical chromophore arrays with sequence and structure dependent exciton coupling.
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- Daniel G. Singleton
- School of Chemistry and Institute for Life Sciences , University of Southampton , Highfield , Southampton , SO17 1BJ , UK . ; http://www.southampton.ac.uk/chemistry/about/staff/est.page?
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- Diamond Light Source , Harwell Science and Innovation Campus , Didcot , Oxfordshire OX11 0DE , UK
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- Diamond Light Source , Harwell Science and Innovation Campus , Didcot , Oxfordshire OX11 0DE , UK
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Idaho , Moscow , ID 83844 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , 3000 Broadway , New York , NY 10027 , USA
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- School of Chemistry and Institute for Life Sciences , University of Southampton , Highfield , Southampton , SO17 1BJ , UK . ; http://www.southampton.ac.uk/chemistry/about/staff/est.page?
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Liu Y, Sousa R, Wang YX. Specific labeling: An effective tool to explore the RNA world. Bioessays 2015; 38:192-200. [DOI: 10.1002/bies.201500119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yu Liu
- Protein-Nucleic Acid Interaction Section; Structural Biophysics Laboratory; Center for Cancer Research; National Cancer Institute; National Institutes of Health; Frederick MD USA
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- Department of Biochemistry; University of Texas Health Science Center; San Antonio TX USA
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- Protein-Nucleic Acid Interaction Section; Structural Biophysics Laboratory; Center for Cancer Research; National Cancer Institute; National Institutes of Health; Frederick MD USA
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Oligonucleotide therapeutics: chemistry, delivery and clinical progress. Future Med Chem 2015; 7:2221-42. [PMID: 26510815 DOI: 10.4155/fmc.15.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Oligonucleotide therapeutics have the potential to become a third pillar of drug development after small molecules and protein therapeutics. However, the three approved oligonucleotide drugs over the past 17 years have not proven to be highly successful in a commercial sense. These trailblazer drugs have nonetheless laid the foundations for entire classes of drug candidates to follow. This review will examine further advances in chemistry that are earlier in the pipeline of oligonucleotide drug candidates. Finally, we consider the possible effect of delivery systems that may provide extra footholds to improve the potency and specificity of oligonucleotide drugs. Our overview focuses on strategies to imbue antisense oligonucleotides with more drug-like properties and their applicability to other nucleic acid therapeutics.
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Kaura M, Hrdlicka PJ. Locked nucleic acid (LNA) induced effect on the hybridization and fluorescence properties of oligodeoxyribonucleotides modified with nucleobase-functionalized DNA monomers. Org Biomol Chem 2015; 13:7236-47. [PMID: 26055658 DOI: 10.1039/c5ob00860c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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LNA and nucleobase-modified DNA monomers are two types of building blocks that are used extensively in oligonucleotide chemistry. However, there are only very few reports in which these two monomer families are used alongside each other. In the present study we set out to characterize the biophysical properties of oligodeoxyribonucleotides in which C5-modified 2'-deoxyuridine or C8-modified 2'-deoxyadenosine monomers are flanked by LNA nucleotides. We hypothesized that the LNA monomers would alter the sugar rings of the modified DNA monomers toward more RNA-like North-type conformations for maximal DNA/RNA affinity and specificity. Indeed, the incorporation of LNA monomers almost invariably results in increased target affinity and specificity relative to the corresponding LNA-free ONs, but the magnitude of the stabilization varies greatly. Introduction of LNA nucleotides as direct neighbors into C5-pyrene-functionalized pyrimidine DNA monomers yields oligonucleotide probes with more desirable photophysical properties as compared to the corresponding LNA-free probes, including more intense fluorescence emission upon target binding and improved discrimination of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). These hybrid oligonucleotides are therefore promising probes for diagnostic applications.
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- Mamta Kaura
- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-2343, USA.
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Guenther DC, Kumar P, Anderson BA, Hrdlicka PJ. C5-amino acid functionalized LNA: positively poised for antisense applications. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 50:9007-9. [PMID: 24983883 DOI: 10.1039/c4cc03623a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Incorporation of positively charged C5-amino acid functionalized LNA uridines into oligodeoxyribonucleotides (ONs) results in extraordinary RNA affinity, binding specificity and stability towards 3'-exonucleases.
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- Dale C Guenther
- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Drive MS2343, Moscow, ID 83844-2343, USA.
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Peel BJ, Hagen G, Krishnamurthy K, Desaulniers JP. Conjugation and Evaluation of Small Hydrophobic Molecules to Triazole-Linked siRNAs. ACS Med Chem Lett 2015; 6:117-22. [PMID: 25699137 DOI: 10.1021/ml500260j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2014] [Accepted: 12/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) have tremendous potential as a new class of next-generation therapeutics; however, their progress is lagging due to issues related to stability, biodistribution, and cell-membrane permeability. To overcome these issues, there is widespread interest in chemically modifying siRNAs. In this study, siRNAs that contain a triazole-backbone unit with pyrimidine-modified hydrophobic substituents were synthesized and examined for their gene-silencing activity. In our study, we generated a library of siRNAs that target both a plasmid reporter system and an endogenous gene target, bcl-2. Our results indicate that these unique modifications are well tolerated within the RNA interference pathway. In addition, a cholesterol-modified triazole-linked siRNA targeting the exogenous target firefly luciferase was capable of gene-silencing at levels greater than 80% in the absence of a carrier complex.
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- Brandon J. Peel
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Faculty of Science, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K4, Canada
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- University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Faculty of Science, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K4, Canada
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- University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Faculty of Science, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K4, Canada
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- University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Faculty of Science, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K4, Canada
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Šála M, Dejmek M, Procházková E, Hřebabecký H, Rybáček J, Dračínský M, Novák P, Rosenbergová Š, Fukal J, Sychrovský V, Rosenberg I, Nencka R. Synthesis of locked cyclohexene and cyclohexane nucleic acids (LCeNA and LCNA) with modified adenosine units. Org Biomol Chem 2015; 13:2703-15. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ob02193b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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We designed novel conformationally locked cyclohexene nucleic acid and studied their properties.
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Kaura M, Kumar P, Hrdlicka PJ. Synthesis, hybridization characteristics, and fluorescence properties of oligonucleotides modified with nucleobase-functionalized locked nucleic acid adenosine and cytidine monomers. J Org Chem 2014; 79:6256-68. [PMID: 24933409 DOI: 10.1021/jo500994c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Conformationally restricted nucleotides such as locked nucleic acid (LNA) are very popular as affinity-, specificity-, and stability-enhancing modifications in oligonucleotide chemistry to produce probes for nucleic acid targeting applications in molecular biology, biotechnology, and medicinal chemistry. Considerable efforts have been devoted in recent years to optimize the biophysical properties of LNA through additional modification of the sugar skeleton. We recently introduced C5-functionalization of LNA uridines as an alternative and synthetically more straightforward approach to improve the biophysical properties of LNA. In the present work, we set out to test the generality of this concept by studying the characteristics of oligonucleotides modified with four different C5-functionalized LNA cytidine and C8-functionalized LNA adenosine monomers. The results strongly suggest that C5-functionalization of LNA pyrimidines is indeed a viable approach for improving the binding affinity, target specificity, and/or enzymatic stability of LNA-modified ONs, whereas C8-functionalization of LNA adenosines is detrimental to binding affinity and specificity. These insights will impact the future design of conformationally restricted nucleotides for nucleic acid targeting applications.
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- Mamta Kaura
- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho , Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
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Kumar P, Baral B, Anderson BA, Guenther DC, Østergaard ME, Sharma PK, Hrdlicka PJ. C5-alkynyl-functionalized α-L-LNA: synthesis, thermal denaturation experiments and enzymatic stability. J Org Chem 2014; 79:5062-73. [PMID: 24797769 PMCID: PMC4049248 DOI: 10.1021/jo5006153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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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 α-L-LNA: i.e., one of the most interesting diastereomers of LNA. α-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 α-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.
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- Pawan Kumar
- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 136119, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 136119, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
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Kaura M, Guenther DC, Hrdlicka PJ. Carbohydrate-functionalized locked nucleic acids: oligonucleotides with extraordinary binding affinity, target specificity, and enzymatic stability. Org Lett 2014; 16:3308-11. [PMID: 24890872 DOI: 10.1021/ol501306u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Three different C5-carbohydrate-functionalized LNA uridine phosphoramidites were synthesized and incorporated into oligodeoxyribonucleotides. C5-Carbohydrate-functionalized LNA display higher affinity toward complementary DNA/RNA targets (ΔTm/modification up to +11.0 °C), more efficient discrimination of mismatched targets, and superior resistance against 3'-exonucleases compared to conventional LNA. These properties render C5-carbohydrate-functionalized LNAs as promising modifications in antisense technology and other nucleic acid targeting applications.
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- Mamta Kaura
- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho , Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343, United States
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