Synthesis and in vitro inhibition properties of siRNA conjugates carrying acridine and quindoline moieties

The synthesis of RNA molecules carrying acridine or quindoline residues at their 3′- and 5′-termini is reported. These conjugates are fully characterized by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Modified siRNA duplexes carrying acridine or quindoline moieties were evaluated for inhibition of the tumor necros...

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Autores: Aviñó, Anna, Eritja Casadellà, Ramón, Ocampo, Sandra M., Perales, José C.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/125225
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/125225
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Inhibitors
Oligoribonucleotides
RNA
siRNA
Quindoline
Acridine
Threoninol
Tumor necrosis factor
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Sumario:The synthesis of RNA molecules carrying acridine or quindoline residues at their 3′- and 5′-termini is reported. These conjugates are fully characterized by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Modified siRNA duplexes carrying acridine or quindoline moieties were evaluated for inhibition of the tumor necrosis factor. The conjugates showed inhibitory properties similar to those of unmodified RNA duplexes in HeLa cells transfected with oligofectamine. The fluorescent properties of acridine derivatives allow direct observation of the cytoplasmatic distribution of modified siRNA inside the cells