title: Phosphorothioate oligodeoxyribonucleotides inhibit ribonuclease L thereby disabling a mechanism of interferon action.
abstract: Phosphorothioate oligodeoxyribonucleotides were found to be inhibitors of the 2-5A-dependent RNase L. Inhibitory potency depended upon the chain length of the phosphorothioate oligonucleotide and was dependent on the phosphorothioate substitution pattern, but was not substantially base-dependent.
authors: Section on Biomedical Chemistry, Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0805, USA.
authors: M R
authors: MR
authors: Player
authors: P F
authors: PF
authors: Torrence
mesh_terms: D004722:Endoribonucleases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D006801:Humans; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D013873:Thionucleotides / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D013873:Thionucleotides; D004722:Endoribonucleases; C031956:2-5A-dependent ribonuclease