@article{,
title = {Inhibition of murine leukemia viruses by nuclease-resistant alpha-oligonucleotides},
author = {M Lavignon and N Tounekti and B Rayner and J L Imbach and G Keith and J Paoletti and C Malvy},
url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=1292779},
isbn = {1292779},
year = {1992},
date = {1992-01-01},
journal = {Antisense Res Dev},
volume = {2},
number = {4},
pages = {315-324},
abstract = {We studied the antiviral activity of nuclease-resistant alpha-anomeric oligonucleotides. An alpha-oligonucleotide (20-mer) targeted to the primer binding site (PBS) of murine retroviruses inhibited viral spreading. The inhibition only occurred when the cells had been electropermeabilized in the presence of the oligonucleotide. The PBS sequence is involved in reverse transcription and in translation. The data suggest that the oligonucleotide could perturb reverse transcription activity. Thus, either the oligonucleotide induced a decrease in initiation or it inhibited the extension of the minus or plus strands DNA during reverse transcription. These results show that reverse transcription may be an interesting target for antisense oligonucleotides.},
note = {1050-5261
Journal Article},
keywords = {3T3 Cells Animals Base Sequence Binding Sites Culture Media Friend murine leukemia virus/*drug effects/genetics/physiology Mice Molecular Sequence Data Moloney murine leukemia virus/*drug effects/genetics/physiology Oligonucleotides, Antisense/metabolism/*pharmacology RNA, Genetic/drug effects, Genetic/drug effects Translation, Messenger/chemistry/genetics/metabolism RNA, Non-U.S. Gov't Transcription, Unité ARN, Viral/chemistry/genetics/metabolism Support},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
We studied the antiviral activity of nuclease-resistant alpha-anomeric oligonucleotides. An alpha-oligonucleotide (20-mer) targeted to the primer binding site (PBS) of murine retroviruses inhibited viral spreading. The inhibition only occurred when the cells had been electropermeabilized in the presence of the oligonucleotide. The PBS sequence is involved in reverse transcription and in translation. The data suggest that the oligonucleotide could perturb reverse transcription activity. Thus, either the oligonucleotide induced a decrease in initiation or it inhibited the extension of the minus or plus strands DNA during reverse transcription. These results show that reverse transcription may be an interesting target for antisense oligonucleotides.