C5-pyrimidine-functionalized morpholino oligonucleotides exhibit differential binding affinity, target specificity and lipophilicity. 2023

Arnab Das, and Atanu Ghosh, and Surajit Sinha
School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India. ocss5@iacs.res.in.

C5-substituted uridine and cytidine morpholino chlorophosphoramidate monomers were synthesized and incorporated into a 12-mer Phosphorodiamidate Morpholino Oligonucleotide (PMO) using semi-automated solid phase synthesis. PMOs with most of the tested pyrimidine C5-substitutions have significantly increased thermal stability when bound to the complementary RNA strand relative to the PMO. They exhibit higher binding with RNA than DNA. CD-spectra show B-type helical conformation of duplexes. HPLC analysis indicates their greater lipophilicity compared to regular PMOs. These chemical modifications have significant potential towards the development of better antisense technologies.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011743 Pyrimidines A family of 6-membered heterocyclic compounds occurring in nature in a wide variety of forms. They include several nucleic acid constituents (CYTOSINE; THYMINE; and URACIL) and form the basic structure of the barbiturates.
D004247 DNA A deoxyribonucleotide polymer that is the primary genetic material of all cells. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms normally contain DNA in a double-stranded state, yet several important biological processes transiently involve single-stranded regions. DNA, which consists of a polysugar-phosphate backbone possessing projections of purines (adenine and guanine) and pyrimidines (thymine and cytosine), forms a double helix that is held together by hydrogen bonds between these purines and pyrimidines (adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine). DNA, Double-Stranded,Deoxyribonucleic Acid,ds-DNA,DNA, Double Stranded,Double-Stranded DNA,ds DNA
D012313 RNA A polynucleotide consisting essentially of chains with a repeating backbone of phosphate and ribose units to which nitrogenous bases are attached. RNA is unique among biological macromolecules in that it can encode genetic information, serve as an abundant structural component of cells, and also possesses catalytic activity. (Rieger et al., Glossary of Genetics: Classical and Molecular, 5th ed) RNA, Non-Polyadenylated,Ribonucleic Acid,Gene Products, RNA,Non-Polyadenylated RNA,Acid, Ribonucleic,Non Polyadenylated RNA,RNA Gene Products,RNA, Non Polyadenylated
D016376 Oligonucleotides, Antisense Short fragments of DNA or RNA that are used to alter the function of target RNAs or DNAs to which they hybridize. Anti-Sense Oligonucleotide,Antisense Oligonucleotide,Antisense Oligonucleotides,Anti-Sense Oligonucleotides,Anti Sense Oligonucleotide,Anti Sense Oligonucleotides,Oligonucleotide, Anti-Sense,Oligonucleotide, Antisense,Oligonucleotides, Anti-Sense
D060172 Morpholinos Synthetic analogs of NUCLEIC ACIDS composed of morpholine ring derivatives (MORPHOLINES) linked by phosphorodimidates. One standard DNA nucleic acid base (ADENINE; GUANINE; CYTOSINE; OR THYMINE) is bound to each morpholine ring. Morpholino,Morpholino Oligonucleotide,Phosphorodiamidate Morpholino Oligomer,MORF Oligomers,Morpholino Oligonucleotides,Morpholino Oligos,PMO Oligomers,Phosphorodiamidate Morpholino Oligomers,Morpholino Oligomer, Phosphorodiamidate,Morpholino Oligomers, Phosphorodiamidate,Oligomer, Phosphorodiamidate Morpholino,Oligomers, MORF,Oligomers, PMO,Oligomers, Phosphorodiamidate Morpholino,Oligonucleotide, Morpholino,Oligonucleotides, Morpholino,Oligos, Morpholino

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