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ArticleNucleic acids research2017

Phosphorylation-specific status of RNAi triggers in pharmacokinetic and biodistribution analyses.

Vladimir S Trubetskoy, Jacob B Griffin, Anthony L Nicholas, Eric M Nord, Zhao Xu, Ryan M Peterson, Christine I Wooddell, David B Rozema, Darren H Wakefield, David L Lewis and 1 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 authors.

Vladimir S TrubetskoyDepartment of Chemistry, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Madison, WI, USA.
Jacob B GriffinDepartment of Biology, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Madison, WI, USA.
Anthony L NicholasDepartment of Chemistry, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Madison, WI, USA.
Eric M NordDepartment of Chemistry, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Madison, WI, USA.
Zhao XuDepartment of Biology, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Madison, WI, USA.
Ryan M PetersonDepartment of Biology, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Madison, WI, USA.
Christine I WooddellDepartment of Biology, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Madison, WI, USA.
David B RozemaDepartment of Chemistry, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Madison, WI, USA.
Darren H WakefieldDepartment of Chemistry, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Madison, WI, USA.
David L LewisArrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Madison, WI, USA.
Steven B KannerDepartment of Biology, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Madison, WI, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The RNA interference (RNAi)-based therapeutic ARC-520 for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection consists of a melittin-derived peptide conjugated to N-acetylgalactosamine for hepatocyte targeting and endosomal escape, and cholesterol-conjugated RNAi triggers, which together result in HBV gene silencing. To characterize the kinetics of RNAi trigger delivery and 5΄-phosphorylation of guide strands correlating with gene knockdown, we employed a peptide-nucleic acid (PNA) hybridization assay. A fluorescent sense strand PNA probe binding to RNAi duplex guide strands was coupled with anion exchange high performance liquid chromatography to quantitate guide strands and metabolites. Compared to PCR- or ELISA-based methods, this assay enables separate quantitation of non-phosphorylated full-length guide strands from 5΄-phosphorylated forms that may associate with RNA-induced silencing complexes (RISC). Biodistribution studies in mice indicated that ARC-520 guide strands predominantly accumulated in liver. 5΄-phosphorylation of guide strands was observed within 5 min after ARC-520 injection, and was detected for at least 4 weeks corresponding to the duration of HBV mRNA silencing. Guide strands detected in RISC by AGO2 immuno-isolation represented 16% of total 5΄-phosphorylated guide strands in liver, correlating with a 2.7 log10 reduction of HBsAg. The PNA method enables pharmacokinetic analysis of RNAi triggers, elucidates potential metabolic processing events and defines pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic relationships.

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RNA InterferenceAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsFemaleGene Knockdown TechniquesHepatitis B, ChronicHepatitis B Surface AntigensHepatitis B virusHumansKineticsLiverMiceMice, Inbred ICRMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDMice, TransgenicAgo2 protein, mouseArgonaute ProteinsHepatitis B Surface AntigensPeptide Nucleic AcidsRNA-Induced Silencing ComplexRNA, Small InterferingRNA, Viral

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PMID28180327
PMCPMC5388421

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