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Morpholino antisense oligomers: the case for an RNase H-independent structural type.

James Summerton
- 10 Dec 1999 - 
- Vol. 1489, Iss: 1, pp 141-158
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In cell-free and cultured-cell systems where one wishes to block the translation of a messenger RNA coding for a normal protein, RNase H-independent morpholino antisense oligos provide complete resistance to nucleases, generally good targeting predictability, generally high in-cell efficacy, excellent sequence specificity, and very preliminary results suggest they may exhibit little non-antisense activity.
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This article is published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta.The article was published on 1999-12-10. It has received 689 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: RNase P & RNase H.

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Antisense oligonucleotide therapeutics for inherited neurodegenerative diseases

TL;DR: Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) - with their diverse functionality, high target specificity, and relative ease of central nervous system (CNS) delivery - are uniquely positioned as potential therapies for neurological diseases.
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Triggers Apoptosis via Protein Kinase R but Is Resistant to Its Antiviral Activity

TL;DR: The results show that SARS-CoV infection activates PKR and PERK, leading to sustained eIF2α phosphorylation, and suggest that viral activation of PKR can lead to apoptosis via a pathway that is independent of eIF1α phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomers.
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DNA Mimics for the Rapid Identification of Microorganisms by Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH)

TL;DR: The state-of-the-art of the different DNA mimics in regard to their application as efficient markers for the presence of individual microbial cells are covered, and their potential advantages and pitfalls are considered.
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Gene Knockdowns in Adult Animals: PPMOs and Vivo-Morpholinos

Jon D. Moulton, +1 more
- 25 Mar 2009 - 
TL;DR: Antisense-based techniques such as blocking translation, modifying pre-mRNA splicing, inhibiting miRNA maturation and inhibiting viral replication can be conveniently applied in adult animals by injecting PPMOs or Vivo-Morpholinos.
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Achieving efficient delivery of morpholino oligos in cultured cells.

Paul A. Morcos
- 01 Jul 2001 - 
TL;DR: Optimization of delivery in HeLa cells is described and provides the basis for delivery in any cultured endocytic cell type.
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Cpg motifs in bacterial dna trigger direct b-cell activation

TL;DR: The potent immune activation by CpG oligon nucleotides has impli-cations for the design and interpretation of studies using 'antisense' oligonucleotides and points to possible new applications as adjuvants.
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The third helix of the Antennapedia homeodomain translocates through biological membranes

TL;DR: It is reported here that a polypeptide of 16 amino acids in length corresponding to the third helix of the homeodomain deleted of its N-terminal glutamate is still capable of translocating through the membrane, suggesting an energy-independent mechanism of translocation not involving classical endocytosis.
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Morpholino antisense oligomers: design, preparation, and properties.

TL;DR: An overview of the design, preparation, and properties of Morpholino oligos, a novel antisense structural type that solves the sequence specificity problem and provides high and predictable activity in cells.
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Intercellular trafficking and protein delivery by a herpesvirus structural protein.

Gillian Elliott, +1 more
- 24 Jan 1997 - 
TL;DR: It is shown that the HSV-1 structural protein VP22 has the remarkable property of intercellular transport, which is so efficient that following expression in a subpopulation the protein spreads to every cell in a monolayer, where it concentrates in the nucleus and binds chromatin.
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Evaluation of 2'-modified oligonucleotides containing 2'-deoxy gaps as antisense inhibitors of gene expression

TL;DR: The use of a previously described 17-mer phosphorothioate for structure-function analysis of 2'-sugar modifications and the results demonstrate the importance of target affinity in the action of antisense oligonucleotides and of RNase H as a mechanism by which these compounds exert their effects.
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