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Methods of obtaining active antisense compounds

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OSTI ID:1531599

Methods for obtaining antisense oligonucleotides with activity against a desired target are provided. Methods of identifying oligonucleotide sequence motifs which are predictive of antisense oligonucleotide activity are provided, as are motifs identified according to this method. Methods of selecting effective antisense oligonucleotide sequences and effective antisense target sequences are provided, as are sequences selected according to these methods. In other methods of the invention, oligonucleotides are designed to hybridize to target sequences containing one or more activity-enhancing motifs. Antisense oligonucleotides designed according to these methods are also provided.

Research Organization:
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (United States); Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG03-99ER62732
Assignee:
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA); University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, UT)
Patent Number(s):
7,592,440
Application Number:
10/686,317
OSTI ID:
1531599
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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