Chemistry Letters, Vol.32, No.11, 986-987, 2003
Temperature-dependent regulation of antisense activity using a DNA/poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) conjugate
We prepared a novel antisense reagent comprising of oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) and a thermo-responsive polymer, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm). The conjugate demonstrated stimuli-responsive regulation of gene expression via conformational change of the polymer chain.