Evaluation of off-target effects of gapmer antisense oligonucleotides using human cells

ABSTRACT: Antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) has the potential to induce off-target effects due to complementary binding between the ASO and unintended RNA with a sequence similar to the target RNA. In this study, we evaluated off-target effects of gapmer ASOs, which cleave the target RNA in an RNase H-dependent manner, by introducing the ASO into human cells and performing microarray analysis. Our data indicate that gapmer ASOs induce off-target effects depending on the degree of complementarity between the ASO and off-target candidate genes. Based on our results, we also propose a scheme for assessment of off-target effects of gapmer ASOs.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE190473 | GEO | 2021/12/08

REPOSITORIES: GEO