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Fomivirsen sodium

Catalog No. T39068   CAS 160369-77-7

Fomivirsen sodium is an antisense 21 mer phosphorothioate oligonucleotide. Fomivirsen is an antiviral agent that is used cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMV) research, incluiding in AIDs. Fomivirsen sodium binds to and degrades the mRNAs encoding CMV immediate-early 2 protein (required for viral replication), thus providing bioactive effects for CMV retinitis by inhibition of virus proliferation.

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Fomivirsen sodium Chemical Structure
Fomivirsen sodium, CAS 160369-77-7
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Description Fomivirsen sodium is an antisense 21 mer phosphorothioate oligonucleotide. Fomivirsen is an antiviral agent that is used cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMV) research, incluiding in AIDs. Fomivirsen sodium binds to and degrades the mRNAs encoding CMV immediate-early 2 protein (required for viral replication), thus providing bioactive effects for CMV retinitis by inhibition of virus proliferation.
In vitro The antisense oligonucleotide fomivirsen serves as a complementary sequence for the messenger RNA (mRNA) of major immediate-early proteins in human cytomegalovirus, thereby hindering the virus's replication via an antisense mechanism[1]. As a 21-mer phosphorothioate antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) featuring a CpG motif near its 5′ end (sequence: 5′-GCG TTT GCT CTT CTT CTT GCG-3′), fomivirsen leads to mRNA degradation through an RNase H-mediated process[2]. Demonstrated to suppress cytomegalovirus (CMV) replication in both human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells and human fibroblast (MRC-5) cells in a concentration-dependent fashion, fomivirsen presents a mean inhibitory concentration (IC 50) of 0.03 μM for RPE cells and 0.2 μM for MRC-5 cells[1].
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CAS No. 160369-77-7

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TargetMolReferences and Literature

1. M D de Smet, et al. Fomivirsen- a phosphorothioate oligonucleotide for the treatment of CMV retinitis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 1999 Dec;7(3-4):189-98. 2. Anna Kilanowska, et al. In vivo and in vitro studies of antisense oligonucleotides – a review. (Review Article) RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 34501-34516

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