Acridine- and cholesterol-derivatized solid supports for improved synthesis of 3'-modified oligonucleotides.

New solid supports are described which allow the direct synthesis of oligonucleotides bearing either cholesterol or acridine at the 3'-terminus. A stereochemically defined amino diol was prepared by reduction of N-Cbz-hydroxy-L-proline. This linker molecule was first acylated with the desired conjugate molecule, then protected as the dimethoxytrityl ether. The remaining secondary hydroxyl group was succinylated and immobilized on a controlled-pore glass support. 3'-Modified oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) were prepared from these supports by using standard phosphoramidite coupling and deprotection conditions. A cholesterol-modified support was prepared from cholesterol chloroformate and the amino diol linker. Two types of acridine-modified solid supports were prepared from acridine tetrafluorophenyl esters with linker arms of different length. In an alternative synthesis of 3'-derivatized ODNs, these active esters were also utilized for acylation of a 3'-amine-modified ODN. A thermal denaturation study was done to determine the effect of the different linker arms on hybridization to a complementary ODN target. Facile synthesis and purification of the 3'-modified ODNs makes these functionalized solid supports especially useful for preparation of oligonucleotides bearing these and other modifications.

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