Inhibition of miR-21 by 3 `/5 `-serinyl-capped 2 `-O-Methyl RNA Interspersed with 2 `-O-(2-Amino-3-Methoxypropyl) uridine units
Title | Inhibition of miR-21 by 3 `/5 `-serinyl-capped 2 `-O-Methyl RNA Interspersed with 2 `-O-(2-Amino-3-Methoxypropyl) uridine units |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2016 |
Authors | Nahar, S, Kotikam, V, Kumar, VA, Maiti, S |
Journal | Nucleic Acid Therapeutics |
Volume | 26 |
Issue | 5 |
Pagination | 327-334 |
Date Published | OCT |
Type of Article | Article |
ISSN | 2159-3337 |
Keywords | antagomirs, cancer, microRNA, noncoding RNA, oligonucleotides |
Abstract | miRNAs are highly conserved class of small ncRNAs whose involvement in human pathophysiologies is extensively investigated. MiR-21 is a well established oncogenic miRNA whose deregulation plays a significant role in onset and progression of cancer. The need of novel approaches to downregulate miR-21 is rapidly expanding. Potent inhibition of miR-21 is achieved by chemically modified 2-O-methyl RNA oligonucleotide. The serinol capping at 3 and 5ends and the interspersed 2-O-(R-2-amino-3-methoxypropyl) uridine units enhance the nuclease resistance and efficacy of 2-O-methyl RNA for the inhibition of miR-21. This represents a simple and novel modification for developing oligonucleotide-based therapeutics. |
DOI | 10.1089/nat.2015.0591 |
Type of Journal (Indian or Foreign) | Foreign |
Impact Factor (IF) | 2.623 |
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