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Screening for functional antisense agents

US6391560B1 · kind B1 · utility

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21Claims

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Assignee

Brax Limited · GB

Inventors

Gunter Schmidt · Houghton, US
Andrew Hugin Thompson · Cambridge, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 26, 2001
Grant date	May 21, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 26, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12Q1/6837
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Provided is a method for identifying a functional antisense agent, which method comprises contacting an RNA with an oligonucleotide probe to form a duplex-containing RNA, contacting the duplex-containing RNA with an RNAase to cleave the duplex-containing RNA, and measuring the kinetics of cleavage.

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