Synthesis and in vitro inhibition properties of siRNA conjugates carrying glucose and galactose with different presentations

Oligoribonucleotide conjugates and the corresponding siRNA duplexes against tumor necrosis factor carrying one, two, or four glucose and galactose residues at the 5'-end have been prepared using phosphoramidite chemistry. Carbohydrate-modified siRNA duplexes have similar inhibitory properties t...

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Autores: Aviñó, Anna, Ocampo, Sandra M., Lucas Rodríguez, Ricardo, Reina, José Juan, Morales, Juan Carlos, Perales, José Carlos, Eritja, Ramón
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/135318
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/135318
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11030-011-9305-6
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Oligonucleotide synthesis
Oligonucleotide-carbohydrate conjugates
RNA interference
siRNA
Tumor necrosis factor
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Sumario:Oligoribonucleotide conjugates and the corresponding siRNA duplexes against tumor necrosis factor carrying one, two, or four glucose and galactose residues at the 5'-end have been prepared using phosphoramidite chemistry. Carbohydrate-modified siRNA duplexes have similar inhibitory properties than unmodified RNA duplexes in HeLa cells transfected with oligofectamine. When HeLa cells were treated with siRNA carrying one, two, or four glucose residues without oligofectamine, no inhibition was observed. The inhibitory properties of siRNA carrying galactose residues without transfecting agent were tested on HuH-7 cells that have abundant asialoglycoprotein receptors. In these cells siRNA carrying galactose residues have slight anti-TNF inhibitory properties (25% in the best case) that are eliminated if the receptors are blocked with a competitor. These results demonstrate receptor-mediated uptake of siRNA carrying galactose residues, although the efficacy of the process is not enough for efficient RNA interference experiments.