Disclosed are P-stereogenic groups that may be used in the synthesis of compounds including stereochemically enriched P-stereogenic phosphorothioates. P-stereogenic groups may be provided in nucleoside phosphoramidites including a sugar bonded to a nucleobase and to a stereochemically enriched phosphoramidite as well as methods of their use and methods of making them.
Immunomodulating polynucleotides are disclosed. The immunomodulating polynucleotides may contain 5-modified uridine, 5-modified cytidine, a total of from 6 to 16 nucleotides, and/or one or more abasic spacers and/or internucleoside phosphotriesters. Also disclosed are conjugates containing a targeting moiety and one or more immunomodulating polynucleotides. The immunomodulating polynucleotides and conjugates may further contain one or more auxiliary moieties. Also disclosed are compositions containing the immunomodulating polynucleotides or the conjugates containing one or more stereochemically enriched internucleoside phosphorothioates. Further disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing the immunomodulating polynucleotides or the conjugates and methods of their use.
Disclosed are polynucleotide constructs having a strand linked to a moiety carrying one or more auxiliary moieties. Also disclosed are polynucleotide constructs interrupted with a sugar analogue, and polynucleotide constructs with stereochemical^ enriched phosphorothioates. The polynucleotide constructs may be provided as hybridized polynucleotide constructs. Also featured are methods of delivery a polynucleotide construct to a cell and methods of reducing the expression of a protein in a cell by contacting the cell with the disclosed polynucleotide construct or hybridized polynucleotide construct.
C07F 9/11 - Esters of phosphoric acids with hydroxyalkyl compounds without further substituents on alkyl
A61K 31/7088 - Compounds having three or more nucleosides or nucleotides
C07F 9/17 - Esters of thiophosphoric acids with hydroxyalkyl compounds without further substituents on alkyl
C07H 21/00 - Compounds containing two or more mononucleotide units having separate phosphate or polyphosphate groups linked by saccharide radicals of nucleoside groups, e.g. nucleic acids
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POLYNUCLEOTIDE CONSTRUCTS HAVING AN AUXILIARY MOIETY NON-BIOREVERSIBLY LINKED TO AN INTERNUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHATE OR PHOSPHOROTHIOATE
The invention features a hybridized polynucleotide construct including a passenger strand, a guide strand loadable into a RISC complex, and one or more auxiliary moieties. At least one of the auxiliary moieties is non-bioreversibly linked to an internucleoside phosphate or phosphorothioate in the passenger strand. The invention further features methods of delivery a polynucleotide construct to a cell and methods of reducing the expression of a protein in a cell. The methods typically involve contacting the cell with the hybridized polynucleotide construct.
The invention features a mononucleotide comprising a nucleobase bonded to a sugar having a 3'-carbon and a 5'-carbon, where the 5'-carbon is bonded to a phosphorus (V) atom of a phosphate group through an oxygen atom, the phosphorus (V) atom being bonded to (i) a disulfide bioreversible group through an oxygen atom; and (ii) (a) optionally substituted amino, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted aryloxy, or optionally substituted heteroaryloxy; or (b) the 3'-carbon through an oxygen atom. The invention also features methods of delivering the mononucleotide to a cell and methods of treating a subject having Hepatitis C.
A61K 31/7072 - Compounds having saccharide radicals and heterocyclic rings having nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. nucleosides, nucleotides containing six-membered rings with nitrogen as a ring hetero atom containing condensed or non-condensed pyrimidines having oxo groups directly attached to the pyrimidine ring, e.g. cytidine, cytidylic acid having two oxo groups directly attached to the pyrimidine ring, e.g. uridine, uridylic acid, thymidine, zidovudine
C07H 19/10 - Pyrimidine radicals with the saccharide radical being esterified by phosphoric or polyphosphoric acids
C07H 21/00 - Compounds containing two or more mononucleotide units having separate phosphate or polyphosphate groups linked by saccharide radicals of nucleoside groups, e.g. nucleic acids
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POLYNUCLEOTIDE CONSTRUCTS HAVING BIOREVERSIBLE AND NON-BIOREVERSIBLE GROUPS
The invention features a hybridized polynucleotide construct containing a passenger strand, a guide strand loadable into a RISC complex, and (i) a 3'-terminal or an internucleotide non-bioreversible group in the guide strand; or (ii) a 5'-terminal, a 3'-terminal, or an internucleotide non-bioreversible group in the passenger strand, and a 5'-terminal, a 3'-terminal, or an internucleotide disulfide bioreversible group in the guide strand or the passenger strand. The invention also features methods of delivering a polynucleotide to a cell using the hybridized polynucleotide construct. The invention further features methods of reducing the expression of a polypeptide in a cell using the hybridized polynucleotide construct.
C12N 15/11 - DNA or RNA fragmentsModified forms thereof
C07H 21/00 - Compounds containing two or more mononucleotide units having separate phosphate or polyphosphate groups linked by saccharide radicals of nucleoside groups, e.g. nucleic acids
C12P 19/34 - Polynucleotides, e.g. nucleic acids, oligoribonucleotides
The invention features polynucleotide constructs containing one or more components (i) containing a disulfide linkage, where each of the one or more components is attached to an internudeotide bridging group or a terminal group of the polynucleotide construct, and each of the one or more components (i) contains one or more bulky groups proximal to the disulfide group. The invention also features polynucleotide constructs containing one or more components (i) containing a disulfide linkage, where each of the one or more components (i) is attached to an internudeotide bridging group or a terminal group of the polynucleotide construct, and each of the one or more components (i) contains at least 4 atoms in a chain between the disulfide linkage and the phosphorus atom of the internudeotide bridging group or the terminal group; and where the chain does not contain a phosphate, an amide, an ester, or an alkenylene. The invention also features methods of delivering a polynucleotide to a cell using the polynucleotide constructs of the invention.
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