Celebrating the role of chemistry in the success of oligonucleotides as therapeutics

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Editors:
Dr. Pawan Kumar, Takeda Pharmaceutical, San Diego
Prof. Tom Brown, University of Oxford
 

In recent years, oligonucleotides have made remarkable strides as future medicines. The potential of oligonucleotides as treatment for previous untreatable conditions has been realized by the recent regulatory approvals of antisense oligonucleotides (inotersen and golodirsen) and small interfering double stranded RNA (patisiran and givosiran). Additionally, significant progress has been made in emerging technologies such as CRISPR-Cas systems. 

Chemistry has played a critical role in the success of therapeutic oligonucleotides. This year mark the approval of first, fully chemically modified small interfering double stranded RNA conjugated to a ligand (N-acetylgalactosamine) by the FDA. This special issue is intended to celebrate the success of chemists and chemistry, and we invite all the researchers in the field of nucleic acids to participate by submitting their novel research work, or sharing their knowledge of the field in the form of review articles.

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The role of chemistry in the success of oligonucleotides as therapeutics

  • Pawan Kumar and
  • Tom Brown

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 197–199, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.22

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Published 14 Feb 2022

Synthesis and properties of oligonucleotides modified with an N-methylguanidine-bridged nucleic acid (GuNA[Me]) bearing adenine, guanine, or 5-methylcytosine nucleobases

  • Naohiro Horie,
  • Takao Yamaguchi,
  • Shinji Kumagai and
  • Satoshi Obika

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 622–629, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.54

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Published 04 Mar 2021

DNA with zwitterionic and negatively charged phosphate modifications: Formation of DNA triplexes, duplexes and cell uptake studies

  • Yongdong Su,
  • Maitsetseg Bayarjargal,
  • Tracy K. Hale and
  • Vyacheslav V. Filichev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 749–761, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.65

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Published 29 Mar 2021

Enhanced target cell specificity and uptake of lipid nanoparticles using RNA aptamers and peptides

  • Roslyn M. Ray,
  • Anders Højgaard Hansen,
  • Maria Taskova,
  • Bernhard Jandl,
  • Jonas Hansen,
  • Citra Soemardy,
  • Kevin V. Morris and
  • Kira Astakhova

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 891–907, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.75

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Published 26 Apr 2021

Beyond ribose and phosphate: Selected nucleic acid modifications for structure–function investigations and therapeutic applications

  • Christopher Liczner,
  • Kieran Duke,
  • Gabrielle Juneau,
  • Martin Egli and
  • Christopher J. Wilds

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 908–931, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.76

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Published 28 Apr 2021

Antiviral therapy in shrimp through plant virus VLP containing VP28 dsRNA against WSSV

  • Santiago Ramos-Carreño,
  • Ivone Giffard-Mena,
  • Jose N. Zamudio-Ocadiz,
  • Alfredo Nuñez-Rivera,
  • Ricardo Valencia-Yañez,
  • Jaime Ruiz-Garcia,
  • Maria Teresa Viana and
  • Ruben D. Cadena-Nava

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1360–1373, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.95

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Published 01 Jun 2021

Double-headed nucleosides: Synthesis and applications

  • Vineet Verma,
  • Jyotirmoy Maity,
  • Vipin K. Maikhuri,
  • Ritika Sharma,
  • Himal K. Ganguly and
  • Ashok K. Prasad

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1392–1439, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.98

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Published 08 Jun 2021

Chemical approaches to discover the full potential of peptide nucleic acids in biomedical applications

  • Nikita Brodyagin,
  • Martins Katkevics,
  • Venubabu Kotikam,
  • Christopher A. Ryan and
  • Eriks Rozners

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1641–1688, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.116

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Published 19 Jul 2021

Cationic oligonucleotide derivatives and conjugates: A favorable approach for enhanced DNA and RNA targeting oligonucleotides

  • Mathias B. Danielsen and
  • Jesper Wengel

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1828–1848, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.125

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Published 29 Jul 2021

Synthetic strategies toward 1,3-oxathiolane nucleoside analogues

  • Umesh P. Aher,
  • Dhananjai Srivastava,
  • Girij P. Singh and
  • Jayashree B. S

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2680–2715, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.182

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Published 04 Nov 2021
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