Valneva Austria Gmbh

Intercell Ag

Carola Schellack

Walter G Schmidt

Karen Lingnau

Alena Egyed

Described is an immunostimulatory oligodeoxynucleic acid molecule (ODN) having the structure according to formula (I) 

Methods and compositions involving immunostimulatory oligodeoxynucleotides

Described is an immunostimulatory oligodeoxynucleic acid molecule (ODN) having the structure according to formula (I), wherein any X is O or S, any NMP is a 2' deoxynucleoside monophosphate or monothiophosphate, selected from the group consisting of deoxyadenosine-, deoxyguanosine-, deoxyinosine-, deoxycytosine-, deoxyuridine-, deoxythymidine-, 2-methyl-deoxyinosine-, 5-methyl-deoxycytosine-, deoxypseudouridine-, deoxyribosepurine-, 2-amino-deoxyribosepurine-, -6-S-deoxyguanine-, 2-dimethyl-deoxyguanosine- or N-isopentenyl-deoxyadenosine-monophosphate or -monothiophosphate, NUC is a 2&#x2032; deoxynucleoside, selected from the group consisting of deoxyadenosine-, deoxyguanosine-, deoxyinosine-, deoxycytosine-, deoxyuridine-, deoxythymidine-, 2-methyl-deoxyinosine-, 5-methyl-deoxycytosine-, deoxypseudouridine-, deoxyribosepurine-, 2-amino-deoxyribosepurine-, 6-S-deoxyguanine-, 2-dimethyl-deoxyguanosine- or N-isopentenyl-deoxyadenosine, any X is O or S, a and b integers from 0 to 100 with the proviso that a+b is between 4 and 150, B and E are common groups for 5&#x2032; or 3&#x2032; ends of nucleic acid molecules, as well as a pharmaceutical composition containing such ODNs.

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Carola Schellack