Hybridon, Inc.

John Goodchild

Thomas E Leonard

Peter C Roberts

John S Mills

Bruce L Frank

Robert E Kilkuskie

J Charles Craig

Jia L Wolfe

Isobel M Greenfield

Veronica Sullivan

Noel A Roberts

David Edmund Szymkowski

Raymond Jupp

David E Szymkowski

Andrew Slade

Steven M Nesbitt

The present invention discloses synthetic oligonucleotides complementary to contiguous and noncontiguous regions of the HBV RNA. Also disclosed are methods and kits for inhibiting the replication and expression of HBV, and for treating HBV infections and associated conditions.

Oligonucleotides specific for hepatitis B virus

The present invention discloses synthetic oligonucleotides complementary to a nucleic acid spanning the translational start site of human papillomavirus gene E1, and including at least 15 nucleotides. Also disclosed are methods and kits for inhibiting the replication of HPV, for inhibiting the expression of HPV nucleic acid and protein, for detection of HPV, and for treating HPV infections.

HPV-specific oligonucleotides

Disclosed is a finderon having the ability to endonucleolytically cleave a sequence of 3' to 5' linked ribonucleotides. The finderon includes a rigid linker comprising at least one non-nucleotidic unit, flanked by first and second flanking regions of at least four contiguous, covalently-linked nucleotides. At least a portion of each flanking region is complementary to a target region on a substrate RNA molecule. Also disclosed are methods of preparing and using a finderon, and kits including a finderon.

Finderons and methods of their preparation and use

Disclosed are ribozyme analogs having the ability to endonucleolytically cleave a sequence of 3' to 5' linked ribonucleotides. The ribozyme analogs include a plurality of 3' to 5' covalently-linked nucleotides, and a rigid molecular linker having at least one non-nucleotidic molecule covalently linked to two of the nucleotides. Also disclosed are methods of preparing and utilizing the ribozyme analogs of the invention, and pharmaceutical formulations and kits containing such ribozyme analogs.

Method of using ribozyme analogs having rigid, non-nucleotidic molecular

Ribozyme analogs having rigid non-nucleotidic linkers

Disclosed are stabilized ribozyme analogs having the ability to endonucleolytically cleave a sequence of 3' to 5' linked ribonucleotides. These ribozyme analogs include modifications at specific loop, catalytic core, and flanking region nucleotides which makes them more resistant to nucleases. Also disclosed are methods of preparing and utilizing the ribozyme analogs of the invention, and pharmaceutical formulations and kits containing such ribozyme analogs.

Stabilized ribozyme analogs

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