| abstract |
Nucleic acid molecules (antisenses or ribozymes) useful as inhibitors of gene expression, especially of HER2, BACE, TERT, PTP-1B, MetAP-2, HBV, phospholamban, presenilin-2 and PKC-alpha. The nucleic acid molecules can be modified in various ways on the sugar and/or base moieties and/or on the phosphate backbone. They are used in pharmaceutical formulations for the treatment of diseases involving increased expression of the target genes. Also disclosed is a method for the synthesis of a modified pyrimidine nucleotide triphosphate and its incorporation into an oligonucleotide. |