期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 22, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22010121
关键词
antisense oligonucleotides; circular dichroism; G-quadruplex; gene delivery; gene transfection; lipids; luciferase; nucleic acid conjugates; solid-phase; solution-phase
资金
- Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion [CTQ2017-84415-R]
- Generalitat de Catalunya [2017SGR114]
- CIBER BBN [CB06/01/0019]
Two G-quadruplex forming oligonucleotides were selected and successfully synthesized as lipid oligonucleotide conjugates, with modifications enhancing the stability of the G-quadruplex structures. Gene silencing studies revealed that G-rich oligonucleotides have the ability to inhibit target proteins without showing toxicity in tumor cells.
Two G-quadruplex forming oligonucleotides [d(TG(4)T)(4) and d(TG(6)T)(4)] were selected as two tetramolecular quadruplex nanostructures because of their demonstrated ability to be modified with hydrophobic molecules. This allowed us to synthesize two series of G-quadruplex conjugates that differed in the number of G-tetrads, as well as in the terminal position of the lipid modification. Both solution and solid-phase syntheses were carried out to yield the corresponding lipid oligonucleotide conjugates modified at their 3 '- and 5 '-termini, respectively. Biophysical studies confirmed that the presence of saturated alkyl chains with different lengths did not affect the G-quadruplex integrity, but increased the stability. Next, the G-quadruplex domain was added to an 18-mer antisense oligonucleotide. Gene silencing studies confirmed the ability of such G-rich oligonucleotides to facilitate the inhibition of target Renilla luciferase without showing signs of toxicity in tumor cell lines.
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