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Selective inhibition of mutant Ha-ras mRNA expression by antisense oligonucleotides.
Authors:B P Monia  J F Johnston  D J Ecker  M A Zounes  W F Lima  S M Freier
Institution:Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, California 92008.
Abstract:A biological reporter gene assay was employed to determine the crucial parameters for maximizing selective targeting of a Ha-ras codon 12 point mutation (G----T) using phosphorothioate antisense oligonucleotides. We have tested a series of oligonucleotides ranging in length between 5 and 25 bases, each centered around the codon 12 point mutation. Our results indicate that selective targeting of this point mutation can be achieved with phosphorothioate antisense oligonucleotides, but this selectivity is critically dependent upon oligonucleotide length and concentration. The maximum selectivity observed in antisense experiments, 5-fold for a 17-base oligonucleotide, was closely predicted by a simple thermodynamic model that relates the fraction of mutant to wild type target bound as a function of oligonucleotide concentration and affinity. These results suggest thermodynamic analysis of oligonucleotide/target interactions is useful in predicting the specificity that can be achieved by an antisense oligonucleotide targeted to a single base point mutation.
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