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Details for Patent: 9,150,605


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Title:Compositions comprising alternating 2'-modified nucleosides for use in gene modulation
Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising at least one oligomeric compound comprising an alternating motif and further include a region that is complementary to a nucleic acid target. The compositions are useful for targeting selected nucleic acid molecules and modulating the expression of one or more genes. In preferred embodiments the compositions of the present invention hybridize to a portion of a target RNA resulting in loss of normal function of the target RNA. The present invention also provides methods for modulating gene expression.
Inventor(s): Allerson; Charles (Carlsbad, CA), Bhat; Balkrishen (Carlsbad, CA), Eldrup; Anne B. (Danbury, CT), Manoharan; Muthiah (Weston, MA), Griffey; Richard H. (Vista, CA), Baker; Brenda F. (Carlsbad, CA), Swayze; Eric E. (Carlsbad, CA)
Assignee: Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA)
Filing Date:Jun 03, 2004
Application Number:10/860,265
Claims:1. A composition comprising first and second chemically synthesized oligomeric compounds, wherein: the first oligomeric compound is complementary to and capable of hybridizing to the second oligomeric compound and to a selected nucleic acid target; each of the first and second oligomeric compounds independently comprises from 17 to 23 nucleosides; the first oligomeric compound comprises a contiguous sequence of linked nucleosides that define an alternating motif of the formula: 5 '-Q(-L-Z-L-Q).sub.n(-L-Z).sub.nn-3' wherein: each L is an internucleoside linking group; either each Q is a 2'F-nucleoside and each Z is a 2'OMe-nucleoside; or each Q is a 2'OMe-nucleoside and each Z is a 2'F-nucleoside; and n is from 8 to 14 and nn is 0 or 1.

2. The composition of claim 1 wherein said first oligomeric compound further comprises a 5'-phosphate group.

3. The composition of claim 1 wherein said second oligomeric compound further comprises a 5'-phosphate group.

4. The composition of claim 1 wherein each of said first and said second oligomeric compounds independently, comprise a 5'-phosphate group.

5. The composition of claim 1 wherein said first oligomeric compound comprises a 3'-terminal OH group.

6. The composition of claim 1 wherein each internucleoside linking group (L) is a phosphodiester internucleoside linking group.

7. The composition of claim 1 wherein each internucleoside linking group (L) is a phosphorothioate internucleoside linking group.

8. The composition of claim 1 wherein each internucleoside linking group (L) of one of said first and said second oligomeric compounds is a phosphorothioate internucleoside linking group and each internucleoside linking group of the other of said first and said second oligomeric compounds is a phosphodiester internucleoside linking group.

9. The composition of claim 1 wherein each internucleoside linking group (L) of said first oligomeric compound is a phosphorothioate internucleoside linking group and each internucleoside linking group of said second oligomeric compound is a phosphodiester internucleoside linking group.

10. The composition of claim 1 wherein each internucleoside linking group (L) of said first and said second oligomeric compounds is independently a phosphorothioate or phosphodiester internucleoside linking group.

11. The composition of claim 1 wherein each of the internucleoside linking groups (L) of said first and said second oligomeric compounds is independently selected from the group consisting of phosphodiester, phosphorothioate, chiral phosphorothioate, phosphorodithioate, phosphotriester, aminoalkylphosphotriester, methyl phosphonate, alkyl phosphonate, 5'-alkylene phosphonate, chiral phosphonate, phosphinate, phosphoramidate, 3'-amino phosphoramidate, aminoalkylphosphoramidate, thionophosphoramidate, thionoalkylphosphonate, thionoalkylphosphotriester, selenophosphate and boranophosphate.

12. The composition of claim 1 further comprising at least one conjugate group.

13. The composition of claim 1 wherein at least one of said first and said second oligomeric compounds further comprises at least one conjugate group attached at the 3'-end or the 5'-end or one conjugate group attached at the 3'-end and a second conjugate group attached at the 5'-end.

14. The composition of claim 1 wherein at least one of said first and said second oligomeric compounds further comprises at least one terminal cap moiety attached at the 3'-end or the 5'-end or one terminal cap moiety attached at the 3'-end and a second terminal cap moiety attached at the 5'-end.

15. The composition of claim 14 wherein each of said terminal cap moieties is an inverted deoxy abasic moiety.

16. The composition of claim 14 wherein said second oligomeric compound is a sense strand comprising a terminal cap moiety at 3'-end, the 5'-end or one terminal cap at the 3'-end and a second terminal cap at the 5'-end.

17. The composition of claim 16 wherein said terminal cap moiety is an inverted deoxy abasic moiety.

18. The composition of claim 1 wherein said first and said second oligomeric compounds are a complementary pair of siRNA oligonucleotides.

19. The composition of claim 1 wherein said first and said second oligomeric compounds are an antisense/sense pair of oligonucleotides.

20. The composition of claim 1 wherein each of said first and second oligomeric compounds is from 19 to 23 nucleosides in length.

21. The composition of claim 1 wherein said first oligomeric compound is an antisense oligonucleotide.

22. The composition of claim 1 wherein said second oligomeric compound is a sense oligonucleotide.

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