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Method of cleaving specific strands of RNA and medical treatments thereby

US5677289A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 1, 1995
Grant dateOct 14, 1997
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Expiry dateJun 1, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T436/143333
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of using a chimeric molecule made up of an antisense oligonucleotide attached to a 2',5'-oligoadenylate molecule to specifically cleave a sense strand of RNA, wherein the antisense oligonucleotide of the chimeric molecule is hybridized to the sense strand of RNA in the presence of 2',5'-dependent RNase.

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