DESCRIPTION Nusinersen (ISIS 396443) is an antisense oligo(ribo)nucleotide (ASO) which induces survival of motor neuron (SMN) expression .
Nusinersen is designated as an orphan drug by the US FDA and EMA and is the first drug approved for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

The sequence contains 2'-O-(2-methoxyethyl) (2'-MOE)-oligoribonucleotides to reduce nuclease degradation and enhance binding affinity towards the complementary RNA. The full sequence is [2'-O-(2-methoxyethyl)](3'-5')(P-thio)(mU-mC-A-mC-mU-mU-mU-mC-A-mU-A-A-mU-G-mC-mU-G-G) as detailed in the INN record for the agent. A full structural rendering using SMILES from Chemspider is available here (CSID:34983394). The sequence for nusinersen is claimed in patent WO2010148249A1 as SEQ ID NO: 1 .

DESCRIPTION Nusinersen (ISIS 396443) is an antisense oligo(ribo)nucleotide (ASO) which induces survival motor neuron (SMN) protein expression from SMN2 genes with the exon 7-skipping mutation .
Nusinersen was initially available for use as a designated orphan drug (by the US FDA and EMA), and was the first drug to be fully approved for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

The sequence contains 2'-O-(2-methoxyethyl) (2'-MOE)-oligoribonucleotides to reduce nuclease degradation and enhance binding affinity towards the complementary RNA. The full sequence is [2'-O-(2-methoxyethyl)](3'-5')(P-thio)(mU-mC-A-mC-mU-mU-mU-mC-A-mU-A-A-mU-G-mC-mU-G-G) as detailed in the INN record for the agent.
The sequence for nusinersen is claimed in patent WO2010148249A1 as SEQ ID NO: 1 . (GtoPdb)

DESCRIPTION Nusinersen is a drug used for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), which is related to the mutation in the SMN1 gene. It was approved by FDA in Dec. 2016 for the treatment of SMA in adults and children. (BOC Sciences Bioactive Compounds)