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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Sequence-Defined Digital Bottlebrush Polymers for Programmable Oligonucleotide Delivery.

Jiachen Lin, Tingyu Sun, Yun Wei, Chenyang Xue, Guobin Xu, Peiru Chen, Yuyan Wang, Shaobo Yang, Chloe Cavazos, Caroline Shen and 3 more

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Jiachen LinDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Tingyu SunDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Yun WeiDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Chenyang XueDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Guobin XuDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Peiru ChenDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Yuyan WangDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Shaobo YangDepartment of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
Chloe CavazosDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Caroline ShenDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Allison WangDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Alex WangDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Ke ZhangDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8142-6702

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Abstract

Oligonucleotide therapeutics hold transformative potential, yet their clinical translation is hindered by delivery barriers, including rapid renal/hepatic clearance and poor organ specificity. Bottlebrush polymers conjugates have emerged as a promising vector to address these limitations, but conventional architectures with uniform backbones can only achieve an unmodifiable, rigid biodistribution profile. Here, we report a library of sequence-defined "digital" bottlebrush polymers, precisely engineered with controlled placements of chemical motifs that modify physiochemical properties - including lipids, cholesterol, and cationic groups - along a polyphosphodiester backbone. Systematic evaluation of the digital bottlebrush polymer library reveals distinct structure-property relationships and enables organ-biased systemic delivery to several traditionally difficult-to-reach tissues, including muscle and skin. In a mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis, a single dose of a spleen-homing polymer-conjugated antisense oligonucleotide targeting TNF-α achieves potent knockdown and drives full functional recovery. These findings establish a versatile design framework for tailoring bottlebrush polymers to specific therapeutic applications.

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