RNase H cleavage of RNA hybridized to oligonucleotides containing methylphosphonate, phosphorothioate and phosphodiester bonds (original) (raw)

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06 October 1989

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06 October 1989

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25 November 1989

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Paul J. Furdon, Zbigniew Dominski, Ryszard Kole, RNase H cleavage of RNA hybridized to oligonucleotides containing methylphosphonate, phosphorothioate and phosphodiester bonds, Nucleic Acids Research, Volume 17, Issue 22, 25 November 1989, Pages 9193–9204, https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/17.22.9193
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Abstract

Three types of 14-mer oligonucleolides were hybridized to human β-globin pre-mRNA and the resultant duplexes were tested for susceptibility to cleavage by RNase H from E.coli or from HeLa cell nuclear extract. The oligonucleotides contained normal deoxynucleotides, phosphorothioate analogs alternating with normal deoxynucleotides, or one to six methylphosphonate deoxynucleosides. Duplexes formed with deoxyoligonucleotides or phosphorothioate analogs were susceptible to cleavage by RNase H from both sources, whereas a duplex formed with an oligonucleotide containing six methylphosphonate deoxynucleosides alternating with normal deoxynucleotides was resistant. Susceptibility to cleavage by RNase H increased parallel to a reduction in the number of methylphosphonate residues in the oligonucleotide.

Stability of the oligonucleotides in the nuclear extract from HeLa cells was also tested. Whereas deoxyoligonucleotides were rapidly degraded, oligonucleotides containing alternating methylphosphortate residues remained unchanged after 70 minutes of incubation. Other oligonucleotides exhibited intermediate stability.

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