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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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The versatility of oligonucleotides as potential therapeutics

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Equine arteritis virus.

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Antisense Phosphorodiamidate Morpholino Oligomer Length and Target Position Effects on Gene-Specific Inhibition in Escherichia coli

TL;DR: Phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomers are synthetic DNA analogs that inhibit gene expression in a sequence-dependent manner that indicate that strategies for designing PMOs are substantially different for prokaryotic than eukaryotic targets.
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The homeobox transcription factor Barx2 regulates chondrogenesis during limb development.

TL;DR: It is shown here that the homeobox transcription factor Barx2 is expressed in primary mesenchymal condensations, digital rays, developing joints and articular cartilage of the developing limb, suggesting that it plays a role in chondrogenesis.
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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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