Chemical synthesis strategy for increasing the stability and biocompatibility of chemically-synthesised therapeutic oligonucleotides to enable broader medical application of the technology.
Features
Benefits
Causes more selective and stronger binding to complementary nucleic acids within RNA/DNA complexes -higher target affinity and specificity
Form stable duplexes with RNA, and importantly have selectivity for RNA over DNA
Causes minimal structural deviation to the nucleic acid and increases stability
Less susceptibility to enzymatic degradation than native DNA/RNA
Ability to modulate or eliminate anionic charge on DNA/RNA analogue
Creates more robust, inert and stable DNA or RNA molecules
Synthesis by rapid, efficient and scalable solid phase techniques
Well structured manufacture and production processes
Exceptional stability in biological media, and crucially in cell studies
Improves cell uptake of nucleic acids
Highlights the therapeutic potential of the technology to address RNA targets in many diseases
Wide range of applications
Potential applications in oligonucleotide chemistry, biopharmaceuticals chemical biology, nanotechnology, nanomedicine, molecular diagnostics, and biomaterials