Shorter Is Better: The α-(l)-Threofuranosyl Nucleic Acid Modification Improves Stability, Potency, Safety, and Ago2 Binding and Mitigates Off-Target Effects of Small …

S Matsuda, S Bala, JY Liao, D Datta… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Chemical modifications are necessary to ensure the metabolic stability and efficacy of
oligonucleotide-based therapeutics. Here, we describe analyses of the α-(l)-threofuranosyl …

Threose nucleic acid as a primitive genetic polymer and a contemporary molecular tool

J Wang, H Yu - Bioorganic Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Nucleic acids serve a dual role as both genetic materials in living organisms and versatile
molecular tools for various applications. Threose nuclei acid (TNA) stands out as a synthetic …

Highly Parallelized Screening of Functionally Enhanced XNA Aptamers in Uniform Hydrogel Particles

EJ Yik, E Medina, BM Paegel, JC Chaput - ACS Synthetic Biology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Xeno-nucleic acid (XNA) aptamers based on evolvable non-natural genetic polymers hold
enormous potential as future diagnostic and therapeutic agents. However, time-consuming …

Versatility of threose nucleic acids: synthesis, properties, and applications in chemical biology and biomedical advancements

DY Tam, P Li, LS Liu, F Wang, HM Leung… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
This feature article delves into the realm of α-L-threose nucleic acid (TNA), an artificial
nucleic acid analog characterized by a backbone comprising an unconventional four-carbon …

Ultra-stable threose nucleic acid-based biosensors for rapid and sensitive nucleic acid detection and in vivo imaging

P Li, C Zhu, LS Liu, CTJ Han, HC Chu, Z Li, Z Mao… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2024 - Elsevier
The human genome's nucleotide sequence variation, such as single nucleotide mutations,
can cause numerous genetic diseases. However, detecting nucleic acids accurately and …

TNA‐Mediated Antisense Strategy to Knockdown Akt Genes for Triple‐Negative Breast Cancer Therapy

P Li, S Zheng, HM Leung, LS Liu, TJH Chang… - Small …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Triple‐negative breast cancer (TNBC) remains a significant challenge in terms of treatment,
with limited efficacy of chemotherapy due to side effects and acquired drug resistance. In this …

Potential of Cell-Penetrating Peptide-Conjugated Antisense Oligonucleotides for the Treatment of SMA

J Leckie, T Yokota - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a severe neuromuscular disorder that is caused by
mutations in the survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene, hindering the production of …

Mesoscopic model applied to DNA/TNA hybrids and DNA in solutions containing Mg2+

MIM Foscarini - 2022 - repositorio.ufmg.br
When the double-stranded helix of nucleic acids is influenced by conditions such as
increase the temperature of the solution, change pH and chemical agent (formamide …