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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-4-21
pubmed:abstractText
Increasing the effectiveness of siRNAs through chemical modification is an important task. Here we describe altritol and hexitol modified oligonucleotides targeting the B-Raf oncogene that is critical for the growth and survival of melanoma cells. Using assays for apoptosis, DNA synthesis, colony formation and B-Raf protein and message levels, we demonstrate that certain hexitol modifications can improve the effectiveness of B-Raf siRNAs and also increase duration of action. Altritol modified siRNAs were similar to or slightly less effective than unmodified B-Raf siRNA. Modifications at the 3' or 5' end of the sense strand, at the 3' end of the antisense strand, or within either strand were well tolerated. The basis for the increased effectiveness of the hexitol-modified siRNAs is not fully understood but may be partly due to increased stability to nucleases.
pubmed:grant
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1879-0712
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
606
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
38-44
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Biological effects of hexitol and altritol-modified siRNAs targeting B-Raf.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural