Binding affinity of ssDNA is improved by attachment of dsDNA regions.

J Biosci Bioeng

Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka City University, Sugimoto 3-3-138, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan.

Published: September 2014

LidNA, a microRNA inhibitor consisting of a microRNA binding ssDNA region sandwiched between dsDNA regions had higher affinity to target oligonucleotides than that without dsDNA region. This enhancement in affinity was found to be owing to the suppressed mobility of ssDNA region by the presence of dsDNA regions.

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