Inhibition of off-target cleavage by RNase H using an artificial cationic oligosaccharide†
Abstract
Sequence-dependent off-target effects are a serious problem of antisense oligonucleotide-based drugs. Some of these side effects are induced by ribonuclease H (RNase H)-mediated cleavage of non-target RNAs with base sequences similar to that of the target RNA. We found that an artificial cationic oligosaccharide, ODAGal4, improved single-base discrimination for RNase H cleavage.
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