Enhanced immunostimulatory activity of oligodeoxynucleotides by Y-shape formation

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DNA containing unmethylated CpG dinucleotides (CpG DNA) is a potent activator of innate and acquired immune responses. Although the sequence-specific immunostimulatory activity of CpG DNA has been extensively explored, little information is available about the importance of the stereochemical properties of CpG DNA. In this study, Y-shaped oligodeoxynucleotides (Y-ODNs) were prepared using three ODNs with the halves of each ODN being partially complementary to a half of the other two ODNs. Y-ODN induced greater amounts of tumour necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6 from RAW264.7 macrophage-like cells than did conventional single-stranded ODN (ssODN) or double-stranded ODN (dsODN). The Y-ODN was less stable in serum than dsODN, but greater amounts of Y-ODN were taken up by macrophage-like cells compared with dsODN. A newly designed Y-ODN containing three potent CpG motifs generated significantly higher levels of cytokines compared with dsODN containing the identical sequences. These results indicate that the Y-shaped form of ODN is a novel, reproducible and reliable approach to enhancing the immunostimulatory activity of ODNs. © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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Nishikawa, M., Matono, M., Rattanakiat, S., Matsuoka, N., & Takakura, Y. (2008). Enhanced immunostimulatory activity of oligodeoxynucleotides by Y-shape formation. Immunology, 124(2), 247–255. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2567.2007.02762.x

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