Effect of Sugar 2',4'-Modifications on Gene Silencing Activity of siRNA Duplexes.

ABSTRACT: In this study, we explore the effect of a library of 2'-, 4'-, and 2',4'-modified uridine nucleosides and their impact on silencing firefly luciferase and on down-regulated in renal cell carcinoma (DRR) gene targets. The modifications studied were 2'-F-ribose, 2'-F-arabinose, 2'-OMe-ribose, 2'-F,4'-OMe-ribose, 2'-F,4'-OMe-arabinose, and 2'-OMe,4'-F-ribose. We found that 2',4'-modifications are well tolerated within A-form RNA duplexes, leading to virtually no change in melting temperature as assessed by UV thermal melting. The impact of the dual (2',4') modification was assessed by comparing gene silencing ability to 2'- or 4'- (singly) modified siRNA counterparts. siRNAs with (2',4')-modified overhangs generally outperformed the native siRNA as well as siRNAs with a 2'- or 4'-modified ove

SUBMITTER: Malek-Adamian E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6686699 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature