Table 1.
Sequence of iE-VP modified guide strands and control guide strands
| VPGuide strands | Sequence (5′ → 3′)a | Calcd. mass [M-H]– | Observed mass | Correspond Passenger strandsb | VPsiRNA # | Correspond CtrlsiRNAc # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPG1 | P-UvpU#AAUCUCUUUAC#U#G#A#U#A#U#A | 6599.4 | 6599.7 | P1 | VPD1 | CtrlD1 |
| VPG2 | P-U#UvpUUUAAAUCCUG#A#G#A#A#G#A#A | 6724.5 | 6724.8 | P2 | VPD2 | CtrlD2 |
| VPG3 | P-U#U#UvpUUAAAUCCUG#A#G#A#A#G#A#A | 6739.6 | 6740.7 | P2 | VPD3 | CtrlD2 |
| VPG4 | P-U#U#UUvpUAAAUCCUG#A#G#A#A#G#A#A | 6740.6 | 6740.7 | P2 | VPD4 | CtrlD2 |
| VPG5 | P-U#C#UCUvpUUACUGAU#A#U#A#A#U#U#A | 6614.4 | 6615.7 | P3 | VPD5 | CtrlD3 |
| VPG6 | P-U#A#UGUUvpUUCACAU#A#U#U#G#U#C#A | 6631.4 | 6631.6 | P4 | VPD6 | CtrlD4 |
| VPG7 | P-U#G#AAUGUvpUCACGC#A#G#U#G#G#G#C | 6802.6 | 6802.8 | P5 | VPD7 | CtrlD5 |
| VPG8 | P-U#A#UCAGCUvpUUUCC#A#G#G#G#U#C#G | 6700.5 | 6700.7 | P6 | VPD8 | CtrlD6 |
| VPG9 | P-U#U#AAUCUCUvpUUAC#U#G#A#U#A#U#A | 6615.4 | 6615.7 | P1 | VPD9 | CtrlD1 |
| VPG10 | P-U#U#AAUCUCUUvpUAC#U#G#A#U#A#U#A | 6615.4 | 6615.7 | P1 | VPD10 | CtrlD1 |
| VPG11 | P-U#U#AACGUCAGUvpUC#A#U#A#A#A#C#C | 6675.5 | 6675.7 | P7 | VPD11 | CtrlD7 |
| VPG12 | P-U#C#CACUAUGUUUvpU#C#A#C#A#U#A#U | 6590.4 | 6590.7 | P8 | VPD12 | CtrlD8 |
| VPG13 | P-U#C#CAAAUACUGGUvpU#G#U#C#G#G#U | 6708.5 | 6708.7 | P9 | VPD13 | CtrlD9 |
| VPG14 | P-U#C#CGGUCACAACA#UvpU#G#U#G#G#U | 6707.5 | 6707.7 | P10 | VPD14 | CtrlD10 |
| VPG15 | P-U#A#UGUUUUCACAU#A#UvpU#G#U#C#A | 6615.4 | 6615.7 | P14 | VPD15 | CtrlD4 |
| VPG16 | P-U#U#UGGUAGCUGAA#A#G#UvpU#C#U#U | 6710.4 | 6710.7 | P11 | VPD16 | CtrlD11 |
| VPG17 | P-U#U#AAUCUCUUUAC#U#G#A#UvpU#U#A | 6576.3 | 6576.6 | P1 | VPD17 | CtrlD12 |
| VPG18 | P-U#C#UCUUUACUGAU#A#U#A#A#UvpU#A | 6599.4 | 6599.7 | P3 | VPD18 | CtrlD3 |
| VPG19 | P-U#U#AAUCUCUUUAC#U#G#A#U#A#UvpU | 6576.3 | 6576.7 | P1 | VPD19 | CtrlD13 |
| VPG20 | P-UvpU#AAUCUCUUUAC#U#G#A#UvpU#UvpU | 6513.2 | 6513.7 | P1 | VPD20 | CtrlD14 |
aUppercase and underlined uppercase represent 2′-OMe and 2′-F, respectively. 5′-end phosphate is represented as ‘P’. Inter-nucleotide phosphorothioate and (E)-vinylphosphonate linkages are indicated by ‘#’ and vp, respectively.
b3′-end tetraethylene glycol (Teg) -linked cholesterol (Chol) conjugated 15 mer passenger strands (P1–P14) to prepare VPsiRNAs (VPD1–VPD20) consists with (i) complementary sequence through 5′-end to 15th nucleotide of guide strands and (ii) with fully chemical modification pattern: 5′-N#N#NNNNNNNNNNN#N#N-Teg-Chol-3′ (N and N represent 2′-OMe and 2′-F, respectively. See supporting information for each of passenger strand sequences).
cComparative control siRNA duplexes corresponding to each VPsiRNA. Sequences shown in supporting information.