| Literature DB >> 27268307 |
Garth A Kinberger1, Thazha P Prakash1, Jinghua Yu1, Guillermo Vasquez1, Audrey Low1, Alfred Chappell1, Karsten Schmidt1, Heather M Murray1, Hans Gaus1, Eric E Swayze1, Punit P Seth2.
Abstract
Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) conjugated to trivalent GalNAc ligands show 10-fold enhanced potency for suppressing gene targets expressed in hepatocytes. Trivalent GalNAc is a high affinity ligand for the asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGR)-a C-type lectin expressed almost exclusively on hepatocytes in the liver. In this communication, we show that conjugation of two and even one GalNAc sugar to single stranded chemically modified ASOs can enhance potency 5-10 fold in mice. Evaluation of the mono- and di-GalNAc ASO conjugates in an ASGR binding assay suggested that chemical features of the ASO enhance binding to the receptor and provide a rationale for the enhanced potency.Entities:
Keywords: ASGR; ASO; Delivery; GalNAc; Hepatocytes
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27268307 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.05.084
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett ISSN: 0960-894X Impact factor: 2.823