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Simon P Scheidegger1, Christian J Leumann
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Abstract:
beta-tricyclo DNA (tcDNA) is a third generation antisense oligonucleotide developed and studied extensively in our laboratory. We recently became interested in the pairing properties of its alpha-anomeric form and observed parallel duplex formation with natural DNA and RNA. These duplexes were of the same level of thermal stability as their natural counterparts. In addition alpha-tcDNA exhibited poor thermal stability of antiparallel duplexes within its own backbone series which makes it a candidate for double strand invasion applications. Here we report on the strand invasion properties of alpha-tc-DNA and its stability in human serum.
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