| Literature DB >> 18926697 |
Julia L Richards1, XinJing Tang, Anna Turetsky, Ivan J Dmochowski.
Abstract
'RNA bandages' are composed of two 6-12-mer 2'-OMe RNA strands complementary to a mRNA target that are joined by a photocleavable linker. These tandem oligonucleotides typically exhibit much higher affinity for the mRNA than the individual strands. An RNA bandage with binding arms of different lengths and a 4-base gap blocked translation in vitro of GFP mRNA; subsequent near-UV irradiation restored translation. This provides a general method of photomodulating hybridization for a variety of oligonucleotide-based technologies.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18926697 PMCID: PMC2593108 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.09.093
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett ISSN: 0960-894X Impact factor: 2.823