Synthesis and properties of triplex-forming oligonucleotides containing 2'-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-(3-aminoprop-1-ynyl)-uridine

C. Lou, Q. Xiao, L. Brennan, M. E. Light, N. Vergara-Irigaray, E. M. Atkinson, L. M. Holden-Dye, K. R. Fox and T. Brown. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 18 (17), 6389-6397, 2010.

Abstract

2'-O-(2-Methoxyethyl)-5-(3-aminoprop-1-ynyl)-uridine phosphoramidite (MEPU) has been synthesized from d-ribose and 5-iodouracil and incorporated into triplex-forming oligonucleotides (TFOs) by automated solid-phase oligonucleotide synthesis. The TFOs gave very high triplex stability with their target duplexes as measured by ultraviolet/fluorescence melting and DNase I footprinting. The incorporation of MEPU into TFOs renders them resistant to degradation by serum nucleases.

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