Promotion of cytoplasmic localization of oligonucleotides by connecting cross-linked duplexes.

ABSTRACT: We previously reported that antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) flanked by duplexes can suppress microRNA (miRNA) function with high efficiency for a long duration. In this study, we examined the effect of the double-stranded structure on the subcellular localization of ASOs. Double strands were cross-linked to prevent dissociation into single strands, and this cross-linked duplex (CD) was connected at the 5' or 3' termini of an antisense-targeting miRNA-21 (AS). The subcellular distribution of fluorescently labelled ASOs was analyzed following transfection into cells. While single-stranded AS molecules promptly moved to the nucleus, AS with the CD at the 5'-end (5'CD-AS) interestingly showed significantly higher cytoplasmic localization. The 3'-CD-modified AS (3'CD-AS) was degraded from the

SUBMITTER: Hirano Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9425837 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature