ArticleMolecular therapy. Nucleic acids2025
Unveiling sequence-agnostic mixed-chemical modification patterns for splice-switching oligonucleotides using the NATURA platform.
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- Design, validation, and functional impact of oligonucleotides for multigene silencing in Alzheimer's disease.Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids · 2026Article
- BLOC1S1 depletion via splice-switching oligonucleotides improves mitochondrial respiration and rescues ALS phenotypes.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026Article
- A therapeutic antisense oligonucleotide encompassing 2'-NAR molecular medicine · 2026Article
- Nature-inspired platform nanotechnology for RNA delivery to myeloid cells and their bone marrow progenitors.Nature nanotechnology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Chemical optimization of ribose has significantly advanced nucleic acid therapeutics (NATs) by improving the stability, specificity, and safety of therapies like small interfering RNAs, CRISPR-Cas9 guide RNAs, and GAPmers. Recent research has extended this approach to splice-switching oligonucleotides (SSOs), which target splicing events. Our study identifies a set of mixed-modification patterns-combining 2'-O-Methyl, 2'-MethOxyEthyl, 2'-Locked Nucleic Acid, and 2'-Constrained Ethyl ribose moieties (2'OMe, 2'MOE, LNA, and cET)-that enhance SSO potency. We term this strategy lateral mixed positional configuration, which improves SSO efficacy across various sequences and could reduce the trial-and-error process in SSO development. This advancement is supported by NAT Unlabeled Reporter Assay (NATURA), a novel platform for high-throughput quantification of NATs' functional delivery and potency. NATURA uses a reporter gene system and a comprehensive sequence library to test modifications and delivery methods, validated in a transgenic mouse model. This approach aims to accelerate NAT development and address challenges in delivering these therapies to patients.
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