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XB-ART-28092
Nucleic Acids Res 1987 Jun 25;1512:4717-36.
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Enzymatic amplification of translation inhibition of rabbit beta-globin mRNA mediated by anti-messenger oligodeoxynucleotides covalently linked to intercalating agents.

Cazenave C , Loreau N , Thuong NT , Toulmé JJ , Hélène C .


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The effects of anti-messenger oligodeoxynucleotides, covalently linked to an intercalating agent, on translation of rabbit beta-globin mRNA, were investigated both in wheat germ extract and in microinjected Xenopus oocytes. A specific inhibition of beta-globin synthesis was observed in both expression systems with a modified 11-mer covalently linked to an acridine derivative. In injected oocytes a more efficient block was observed with this modified oligonucleotide than with its unsubstituted homolog. This was ascribed to stacking interactions of the intercalating agent with base pairs which provide an additional stabilization of the [mRNA/DNA] hybrid. We demonstrated that in wheat germ extract, the modified and unmodified oligonucleotides behaved similarly due to the presence of a high RNaseH activity. RNaseH was also present, although to a lesser extent, in the oocyte cytoplasm. This anti-messenger DNA-induced degradation of target mRNA resulted in amplified efficiency of hybrid-arrested translation. This additional mechanism might provide anti-sense DNAs with an advantage over anti-sense RNAs.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: hbg1

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