| Literature DB >> 7625805 |
G S Pari1, A K Field, J A Smith.
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An antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotide complementary to the intron-exon boundary of human cytomegalovirus genes UL36 and UL37 (UL36ANTI) reduced the yield of infectious virus by 99% and inhibited human cytomegalovirus DNA replication at a concentration of 0.08 microM. In addition, oligonucleotides with base substitutions which resulted in base pair mismatches showed lesser degrees of activity, indicating a sequence-specific antisense mechanism. UL36ANTI was also shown to inhibit DNA replication of ganciclovir-resistant strains and human cytomegalovirus clinical isolates.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7625805 PMCID: PMC162700 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.39.5.1157
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191