["Target secondary structural motif" in the action of antisense oligodeoxynucleotides].
Yao Xue Xue Bao
; 36(8): 585-9, 2001 Aug.
Article
em Zh
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12579934
ABSTRACT
AIM:
To optimize the antisense drug design based on the methods of secondary structure prediction of target mRNA by computer and the quantitative structure-activity relationship analysis.METHODS:
The secondary structures of mRNA were predicted by the software RNAstructure, then the antisense phosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotides (AS-ODN) were designed against the secondary structural elements. The in vitro anti-tumor bioactivity of AS-ODN was evaluated by A549 lung carcinoma cell line. The multiple regression was performed with the computer program SPSS.RESULTS:
AS-ODN with high bioactivity concentrated on some local secondary structural motifs that were composed of several secondary structural elements, designated here as "target secondary structural motif" (target motif). The target motifs were relatively stable in the whole mRNA structures, but there were one or more unstable secondary structural elements (free energy > 0) such as internal loops, knots, and hairpins, especially the bulge loops in the motif. Bioactivities of AS-ODN targeting different "target motifs" were statistically different (P < 0.01) while AS-ODN against the same "target motif" were with similar effects.CONCLUSION:
The concept of the "target motif" was helpful for optimizing the antisense drug design and might be useful for discovering the local function of mRNA and designing oligonucleotide probes and primers.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Proteína Quinase C
/
Oligodesoxirribonucleotídeos Antissenso
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
Zh
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article