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ArticleAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy1996

In vitro inhibition of hepatitis C virus gene expression by chemically modified antisense oligodeoxynucleotides.

O Vidalin, M E Major, B Rayner, J L Imbach, C Trépo, G Inchauspé

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Article in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 1996. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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O VidalinInstitut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U271, Lyon, France.
M E Major
B Rayner
J L Imbach
C Trépo
G Inchauspé

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Abstract

We have explored different domains within the hepatitis C virus (HCV) 5' noncoding region as potential targets for inhibition of HCV translation by antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs). Inhibition assays were performed with two different cell-free systems, rabbit reticulocyte lysate and wheat germ extract, and three types of chemical structures for the ODNs were evaluated: natural phosphodiesters (beta-PO), alpha-anomer phosphodiesters (alpha-PO), and phosphorothioates (PS). A total of six original ODNs, displaying sequence-specific inhibition ranging from 62 to 96%, that mapped in the pyrimidine-rich tract (nucleotides [nt] 104 to 127) and in the initiator AUG codon (nt 338 to 357) were identified. Two ODNs, which were targeted at the initiatory AUG (nt 341 to 367 and 351 to 377) and which had been previously described as active against genotype 1b and 2a sequences, were shown to exhibit inhibition of expression (> 95%) of a type 1a sequence. Control experiments with the irrelevant chloramphenicol acetyltransferase sequence as a marker and randomized ODNs demonstrated that levels of inhibition associated with the use of PS compounds (of as much as 94%) were mainly due to nonspecific effects. Both alpha- and beta-PO ODNs were found equally active, and no difference could be seen in the activity of beta-PO when it was tested in either rabbit reticulocyte lysate or wheat germ extract, suggesting that RNase H-independent mechanisms may be involved in the inhibitions observed. However, specific RNA cleavage products generated from beta-PO inhibition experiments could be identified, indicating that, with these compounds, control of translation also involves RNase H-dependent mechanisms. This study further delimits the existence of favorable target sequences for the action of ODNs within the HCV 5' noncoding region and indicates the possibility of using nuclease-resistant alpha-PO compounds in cellular studies.

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AnimalsBase SequenceGene Expression Regulation, ViralGenes, ViralHepacivirusMolecular Sequence DataOligonucleotides, AntisensePlasmidsProtein BiosynthesisRabbitsRibonuclease HTranscription, GeneticOligonucleotides, AntisenseRibonuclease H

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