Patent Publication Number: US-11661603-B2

Title: Compositions and methods for inhibiting ALDH2 expression

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The application is a national stage filing under U.S.C. § 371 of PCT International Application PCT/US2019/013672, filed Jan. 15, 2019, which claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/617,692, filed Jan. 16, 2018, and entitled “COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING ALDH2 EXPRESSION,” the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
    
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present application relates to oligonucleotides and uses thereof, particularly uses relating to the treatment of alcoholism and associated conditions. 
     REFERENCE TO THE SEQUENCE LISTING 
     The present application is being filed along with a Sequence Listing in electronic format. The Sequence Listing is provided as a filed entitled Dicerna_174867_SEQ.txt created on Jul. 9, 2020 which is 128 kilobytes size. The information in electronic format of the Sequence Listing is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Acetaldehyde is an intermediary in the oxidation of alcohol by the body. When acetaldehyde metabolism is inhibited, acetaldehyde accumulates, resulting in the occurrence of toxic symptoms and great discomfort. Mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) is an enzyme that has a major role in detoxification of acetaldehyde in the body. Genetic polymorphisms of human ALDH2 have been well surveyed among a wide range of ethnic groups. Individuals heterozygous or homozygous for the abnormal gene have lower ALDH2 enzymatic activity, and this deficiency is manifested by facial flushing, nausea, and cardiac palpitations following alcohol consumption. Studies have revealed a reduced prevalence of alcoholism among these individuals, which has been attributed to these unpleasant effects. Therefore, interference with ALDH2 activity can decrease a human&#39;s alcohol tolerance and desire to consume alcohol. Pharmacological compounds targeting ALDH2 have been used to induce alcohol aversion in humans. 
     For example, disulfiram is a compound which interferes with the metabolism of acetaldehyde in vivo by inhibiting ALDH2 enzyme. Alcohol consumption within 12 hours of disulfiram administration can produce facial flushing, throbbing in head and neck, nausea, vomiting, sweating, and dizziness, among other symptoms. Disulfiram has clinical limitations, however, due to a range of side-effects, such as drowsiness, headache and, less often, neurotoxicity. Moreover, because daily administration is typically required for disulfiram and similar therapeutics to be effective, these drugs suffer from extremely poor patient compliance. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Aspects of the disclosure relate to oligonucleotides and related methods for treating alcoholism in a subject. In some embodiments, potent RNAi oligonucleotides have been developed for selectively inhibiting ALDH2 expression in a subject. In some embodiments, the RNAi oligonucleotides are useful for reducing ALDH2 activity, and thereby decreasing alcohol tolerance and/or the desire to consume alcohol. In some embodiments, key regions of ALDH2 mRNA (referred to as hotspots) have been identified herein that are particularly amenable to targeting using such oligonucleotide-based approaches (See Example 1). In some embodiments, RNAi oligonucleotides provided herein incorporate modified phosphates, nicked tetraloop structures, and/or other modifications that improve activity, bioavailability and/or minimize the extent of enzymatic degradation after in vivo administration. In some embodiments, because the RNAi oligonucleotides provided herein can produce persistent reductions in ALDH2 activity, they overcome compliance issues associated with daily administration of existing small molecule inhibitors of ALDH2. 
     One aspect of the present disclosure provides oligonucleotides for reducing expression of ALDH2. In some embodiments, the oligonucleotides comprise an antisense strand comprising a sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 591-600. In some embodiments, the oligonucleotides further comprise a sense strand that comprises a sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 581-590. In some embodiments, the antisense strand consists of a sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 591-600. In some embodiments, the sense strand consists of a sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 581-590. 
     One aspect of the present disclosure provides oligonucleotides for reducing expression of ALDH2, in which the oligonucleotides comprise an antisense strand of 15 to 30 nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, the antisense strand has a region of complementarity to a target sequence of ALDH2 as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 601-607. In some embodiments, the region of complementarity is at least 15, at least 16, at least 17, at least 18, at least 19, at least 20, or at least 21 contiguous nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, the region of complementarity is fully complementary to the target sequence of ALDH2. In some embodiments, the antisense strand is 19 to 27 nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, the antisense strand is 21 to 27 nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, the oligonucleotide further comprises a sense strand of 15 to 40 nucleotides in length, in which the sense strand forms a duplex region with the antisense strand. In some embodiments, the sense strand is 19 to 40 nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, the duplex region is at least 15, at least 16, at least 17, at least 18, at least 19, at least 20, or at least 21 nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, the region of complementarity to ALDH2 is at least 19 contiguous nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, the sense strand comprises a sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 581-590. In some embodiments, the sense strand consists of a sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 581-590. In some embodiments, the antisense strand comprises a sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 591-600. In some embodiments, the antisense strand consists of a sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 591-600. In some embodiments, the sense strand comprises at its 3′-end a stem-loop set forth as: S1-L-S2, in which S1 is complementary to S2, and in which L forms a loop between S1 and S2 of 3 to 5 nucleotides in length. 
     Another aspect of the present disclosure provides an oligonucleotide for reducing expression of ALDH2, the oligonucleotide comprising an antisense strand and a sense strand, in which the antisense strand is 21 to 27 nucleotides in length and has a region of complementarity to ALDH2, in which the sense strand comprises at its 3′-end a stem-loop set forth as: S1-L-S2, in which S1 is complementary to S2, and in which L forms a loop between S1 and S2 of 3 to 5 nucleotides in length, and in which the antisense strand and the sense strand form a duplex structure of at least 19 nucleotides in length but are not covalently linked. In some embodiments, the region of complementarity is fully complementary to at least 15, at least 16, at least 17, at least 18, at least 19, at least 20, or at least 21 contiguous nucleotides of ALDH2 mRNA. In some embodiments, L is a tetraloop. In some embodiments, L is 4 nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, L comprises a sequence set forth as GAAA. In some embodiments, the antisense strand is 27 nucleotides in length and the sense strand is 25 nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, the antisense strand and sense strand form a duplex region of 25 nucleotides in length. 
     In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide further comprises a 3′-overhang sequence on the antisense strand of two nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide comprises an antisense strand and a sense strand that are each in a range of 21 to 23 nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide comprises a duplex structure in a range of 19 to 21 nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide comprises a 3′-overhang sequence of one or more nucleotides in length, in which the 3′-overhang sequence is present on the antisense strand, the sense strand, or the antisense strand and sense strand. In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide comprises a 3′-overhang sequence of two nucleotides in length, in which the 3′-overhang sequence is present on the antisense strand, and in which the sense strand is 21 nucleotides in length and the antisense strand is 23 nucleotides in length, such that the sense strand and antisense strand form a duplex of 21 nucleotides in length. 
     In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide comprises at least one modified nucleotide. In some embodiments, the modified nucleotide comprises a 2′-modification. In some embodiments, the 2′-modification is a modification selected from: 2′-aminoethyl, 2′-fluoro, 2′-O-methyl, 2′-O-methoxyethyl, and 2′-deoxy-2′-fluoro-β-d-arabinonucleic acid. In some embodiments, all of the nucleotides of an oligonucleotide are modified. 
     In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide comprises at least one modified internucleotide linkage. In some embodiments, the at least one modified internucleotide linkage is a phosphorothioate linkage. In some embodiments, the 4′-carbon of the sugar of the 5′-nucleotide of the antisense strand comprises a phosphate analog. In some embodiments, the phosphate analog is oxymethylphosphonate, vinylphosphonate, or malonylphosphonate. 
     In some embodiments, at least one nucleotide of an oligonucleotide is conjugated to one or more targeting ligands. In some embodiments, each targeting ligand comprises a carbohydrate, amino sugar, cholesterol, polypeptide or lipid. In some embodiments, each targeting ligand comprises a N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) moiety. In some embodiments, the GalNac moiety is a monovalent GalNAc moiety, a bivalent GalNAc moiety, a trivalent GalNAc moiety, or a tetravalent GalNAc moiety. In some embodiments, up to 4 nucleotides of L of the stem-loop are each conjugated to a monovalent GalNAc moiety. In some embodiments, the targeting ligand comprises an aptamer. 
     Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a composition comprising an oligonucleotide of the present disclosure and an excipient. Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a method comprising administering a composition of the present disclosure to a subject. In some embodiments, the method results in a decreased ethanol tolerance in a subject. In some embodiments, the method results in a inhibition of ethanol intake by a subject. In some embodiments, the method results in a decreased desire of a subject to consume ethanol. In some embodiments, the subject to be treated suffers from alcoholism. 
     Another aspect of the present disclosure provides an oligonucleotide for reducing expression of ALDH2, the oligonucleotide comprising a sense strand of 15 to 40 nucleotides in length and an antisense strand of 15 to 30 nucleotides in length, in which the sense strand forms a duplex region with the antisense strand, in which the sense strand comprises a sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 581-590 and results in a the antisense strand comprises a complementary sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 591-600. 
     In some embodiments, the oligonucleotide comprises a pair of sense and antisense strands selected from a row of the table set forth in Table 4. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate certain embodiments, and together with the written description, serve to provide non-limiting examples of certain aspects of the compositions and methods disclosed herein. 
         FIG.  1    is a flowchart depicting the experimental design used to select compounds for testing in cell and animal models and to develop double-stranded oligonucleotides for reducing expression of ALDH2. 
         FIG.  2    is a graph showing the percent of ALDH2 mRNA remaining after a screen of 288 ALDH2 oligonucleotides in HepG2 cells. The nucleotide position in NM_000690.3 that corresponds to the 3′ end of the sense strand of each siRNA is indicated on the x-axis. 
         FIGS.  3 A- 3 D  are a set of graphs showing the percentage of mRNA remaining after ALDH2 oligonucleotide screening of 96 ALDH2 oligonucleotides at three different concentrations (1 nM, 0.1 nM and 0.01 nM) in HepG2 cells. 
         FIG.  4    is a schematic showing a non-limiting example of a double-stranded oligonucleotide with a nicked tetraloop structure that has been conjugated to four GalNAc moieties (diamond shapes). 
         FIGS.  5 A- 5 B  are a set of graphs showing the results of screening in HepG2 cells using ALDH2 oligonucleotides of different base sequences in the nicked tetraloop structure, adapted to different modification patterns, and at three different concentrations (1 nM, 0.1 nM and 0.01 nM). 
         FIG.  6    is a graph showing the results of screening in Hepa1-6 cells using ALDH2 oligonucleotides of different base sequences in the nicked tetraloop structure, adapted to different modification patterns, and at three different concentrations (1 nM, 0.1 nM and 0.01 nM). 
         FIG.  7    is a graph showing an in vivo activity evaluation of GalNAc-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotides in a nicked tetraloop structure. Three different oligonucleotide sequences were tested. Oligonucleotides were subcutaneously administered to mice at 3 mg/kg. The data show the amount of ALDH2 mRNA remaining at day 4 following administration normalized to PBS control. 
         FIG.  8    is a graph showing the results of a duration study of GalNAc-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotides with different modification patterns in non-human primates (NHP). A single dose (3 mg/kg) of the oligonucleotides was subcutaneously administered to non-human primates. The data show the amount of ALDH2 mRNA remaining 4, 12, and 16 weeks following administration, relative to the amount of ALDH2 mRNA prior to administration. “*” means one non-human primate was euthanized and not included in the 16-week analysis. 
         FIG.  9    is a graph showing the result of an in vivo assay screening GalNAc-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotides with different modification patterns to identify the modification pattern(s) that enhance the activity of the oligonucleotides in reducing ALDH2 mRNA level in mice. 
         FIG.  10    a graph showing the comparison of the activities of GalNac-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotides with different modification patterns in reducing ALDH2 mRNA level in mice. Oligonucleotides were subcutaneously administered to mice at 0.5 mg/kg. The data was normalized to PBS control and showed the amount of ALDH2 mRNA remaining at day 4 following administration. 
         FIG.  11    is a graph showing the results of a dose titration study of the indicated GalNac-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotides in CD-1 mice. Oligonucleotides were subcutaneously administered to mice at 0.1, 0.3, or 0.5 mg/kg. The data was normalized to PBS control and showed the amount of ALDH2 mRNA remaining 72 hours after administration of the oligonucleotides. 
         FIG.  12    is a graph showing the comparison of ALDH2 mRNA suppression activities of a GalNac-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotide with different modification patterns. Oligonucleotides were subcutaneously administered to mice at 0.5 mg/kg. The data was normalized to PBS control and showed the amount of ALDH2 mRNA remaining at day 4 following administration. 
         FIG.  13    is a graph showing the results of a duration study of the indicated GalNac-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotides in mice. Oligonucleotides were subcutaneously administered to mice at 3 mg/kg. The data was normalized to PBS control and showed the amount of ALDH2 mRNA remaining up to day 35 following administration. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     According to some aspects, the disclosure provides oligonucleotides targeting ALDH2 mRNA that are effective for reducing ALDH2 expression in cells, particularly liver cells (e.g., hepatocytes) for the treatment of alcoholism. Accordingly, in related aspects, the disclosure provided methods of treating alcoholism that involve selectively reducing ALDH2 gene expression in liver. In certain embodiments, ALDH2 targeting oligonucleotides provided herein are designed for delivery to selected cells of target tissues (e.g., liver hepatocytes) to treat alcoholism in a subject. 
     Further aspects of the disclosure, including a description of defined terms, are provided below. 
     I. Definitions 
     Alcoholism: As used herein, the term, “alcoholism” refers to repeated use of ethanol by an individual despite recurrent adverse consequences, which may or may not be combined with tolerance, withdrawal, and/or an uncontrollable drive to consume alcohol. Alcoholism may be classified as alcohol abuse, alcohol use disorder or alcohol dependence. A variety of approaches may be used to identify an individual suffering from alcoholism. For example, the World Health Organization has established the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) as a tool for identifying potential alcohol misuse, including dependence and other similar tests have been developed, including the Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST). Laboratory tests may be used to evaluate blood markers for detecting chronic use and/or relapse in alcohol drinking, including tests to detect levels of gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), mean corpuscular volume (red blood cell size), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), carbohydrate-deficient transferring (CDT), ethyl glucuronide (EtG), ethyl sulfate (EtS), and/or phosphatidylethanol (PEth). Animal models (e.g., mouse models) of alcoholism have been established (see, e.g., Rijk H, Crabbe J C, Rigter H. A mouse model of alcoholism. Physiol Behav. 1982 November; 29(5):833-9; Elizabeth Brandon-Warner, et al., Rodent Models of Alcoholic Liver Disease: Of Mice and Men. Alcohol. 2012 December; 46(8): 715-725; and Adeline Bertola, et al., Mouse model of chronic and binge ethanol feeding (the NIAAA model). Nature Protocols 8,627-637 (2013).) 
     ALDH2: As used herein, the term, “ALDH2” refers to the aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 family (mitochondrial) gene. ALDH2 encodes proteins that belong to the aldehyde dehydrogenase family of proteins and that function as the second enzyme of the oxidative pathway of alcohol metabolism that synthesizes acetate (acetic acid) from ethanol. Homologs of ALDH2 are conserved across a range of species, including human, mouse, rat, non-human primate species, and others (see, e.g., NCBI HomoloGene:55480.) ALDH2 also has homology with other aldehyde dehydrogenase encoding genes, including, for example, ALDH1A1. In humans, ALDH2 encodes at least two transcripts, namely NM_000690.3 (variant 1) and NM_001204889.1 (variant 2), each encoding a different isoform, NP_000681.2 (isoform 1) and NP_001191818.1 (isoform 2), respectively. Transcript variant 2 lacks an in-frame exon in the 5′ coding region, compared to transcript variant 1, and encodes a shorter isoform (2), compared to isoform 1. Polymorphisms in ALDH2 have been identified (see, e.g., Chang J S, Hsiao J R, Chen C H. ALDH2 polymorphism and alcohol-related cancers in Asians: a public health perspective. J Biomed Sci. 2017 Mar. 3; 24(1):19. Review.) 
     Approximately: As used herein, the term “approximately” or “about,” as applied to one or more values of interest, refers to a value that is similar to a stated reference value. In certain embodiments, the term “approximately” or “about” refers to a range of values that fall within 25%, 20%, 19%, 18%, 17%, 16%, 15%, 14%, 13%, 12%, 11%, 10%, 9%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1%, or less in either direction (greater than or less than) of the stated reference value unless otherwise stated or otherwise evident from the context (except where such number would exceed 100% of a possible value). 
     Administering: As used herein, the terms “administering” or “administration” means to provide a substance (e.g., an oligonucleotide) to a subject in a manner that is pharmacologically useful (e.g., to treat a condition in the subject). 
     Asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGPR): As used herein, the term “Asialoglycoprotein receptor” or “ASGPR” refers to a bipartite C-type lectin formed by a major 48 kDa (ASGPR-1) and minor 40 kDa subunit (ASGPR-2). ASGPR is primarily expressed on the sinusoidal surface of hepatocyte cells and has a major role in binding, internalization, and subsequent clearance of circulating glycoproteins that contain terminal galactose or N-acetylgalactosamine residues (asialoglycoproteins). 
     Complementary: As used herein, the term “complementary” refers to a structural relationship between nucleotides (e.g., two nucleotide on opposing nucleic acids or on opposing regions of a single nucleic acid strand) that permits the nucleotides to form base pairs with one another. For example, a purine nucleotide of one nucleic acid that is complementary to a pyrimidine nucleotide of an opposing nucleic acid may base pair together by forming hydrogen bonds with one another. In some embodiments, complementary nucleotides can base pair in the Watson-Crick manner or in any other manner that allows for the formation of stable duplexes. In some embodiments, two nucleic acids may have nucleotide sequences that are complementary to each other so as to form regions of complementarity, as described herein. 
     Deoxyribonucleotide: As used herein, the term “deoxyribonucleotide” refers to a nucleotide having a hydrogen at the 2′ position of its pentose sugar as compared with a ribonucleotide. A modified deoxyribonucleotide is a deoxyribonucleotide having one or more modifications or substitutions of atoms other than at the 2′ position, including modifications or substitutions in or of the sugar, phosphate group or base. 
     Double-stranded oligonucleotide: As used herein, the term “double-stranded oligonucleotide” refers to an oligonucleotide that is substantially in a duplex form. In some embodiments, complementary base-pairing of duplex region(s) of a double-stranded oligonucleotide is formed between antiparallel sequences of nucleotides of covalently separate nucleic acid strands. In some embodiments, complementary base-pairing of duplex region(s) of a double-stranded oligonucleotide is formed between antiparallel sequences of nucleotides of nucleic acid strands that are covalently linked. In some embodiments, complementary base-pairing of duplex region(s) of a double-stranded oligonucleotide is formed from a single nucleic acid strand that is folded (e.g., via a hairpin) to provide complementary antiparallel sequences of nucleotides that base pair together. In some embodiments, a double-stranded oligonucleotide comprises two covalently separate nucleic acid strands that are fully duplexed with one another. However, in some embodiments, a double-stranded oligonucleotide comprises two covalently separate nucleic acid strands that are partially duplexed, e.g., having overhangs at one or both ends. In some embodiments, a double-stranded oligonucleotide comprises antiparallel sequences of nucleotides that are partially complementary, and thus, may have one or more mismatches, which may include internal mismatches or end mismatches. 
     Duplex: As used herein, the term “duplex,” in reference to nucleic acids (e.g., oligonucleotides), refers to a structure formed through complementary base-pairing of two antiparallel sequences of nucleotides. 
     Excipient: As used herein, the term “excipient” refers to a non-therapeutic agent that may be included in a composition, for example, to provide or contribute to a desired consistency or stabilizing effect. 
     Hepatocyte: As used herein, the term “hepatocyte” or “hepatocytes” refers to cells of the parenchymal tissues of the liver. These cells make up approximately 70-85% of the liver&#39;s mass and manufacture serum albumin, fibrinogen, and the prothrombin group of clotting factors (except for Factors 3 and 4). Markers for hepatocyte lineage cells may include, but are not limited to: transthyretin (Ttr), glutamine synthetase (Glul), hepatocyte nuclear factor 1a (Hnf1a), and hepatocyte nuclear factor 4a (Hnf4a). Markers for mature hepatocytes may include, but are not limited to: cytochrome P450 (Cyp3a11), fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase (Fah), glucose 6-phosphate (G6p), albumin (Alb), and OC2-2F8. See, e.g., Huch et al., (2013), Nature, 494(7436): 247-250, the contents of which relating to hepatocyte markers is incorporated herein by reference. 
     Loop: As used herein, the term “loop” refers to an unpaired region of a nucleic acid (e.g., oligonucleotide) that is flanked by two antiparallel regions of the nucleic acid that are sufficiently complementary to one another, such that under appropriate hybridization conditions (e.g., in a phosphate buffer, in a cells), the two antiparallel regions, which flank the unpaired region, hybridize to form a duplex (referred to as a “stem”). 
     Modified Internucleotide Linkage: As used herein, the term “modified internucleotide linkage” refers to an internucleotide linkage having one or more chemical modifications compared with a reference internucleotide linkage comprising a phosphodiester bond. In some embodiments, a modified nucleotide is a non-naturally occurring linkage. Typically, a modified internucleotide linkage confers one or more desirable properties to a nucleic acid in which the modified internucleotide linkage is present. For example, a modified nucleotide may improve thermal stability, resistance to degradation, nuclease resistance, solubility, bioavailability, bioactivity, reduced immunogenicity, etc. 
     Modified Nucleotide: As used herein, the term “modified nucleotide” refers to a nucleotide having one or more chemical modifications compared with a corresponding reference nucleotide selected from: adenine ribonucleotide, guanine ribonucleotide, cytosine ribonucleotide, uracil ribonucleotide, adenine deoxyribonucleotide, guanine deoxyribonucleotide, cytosine deoxyribonucleotide and thymidine deoxyribonucleotide. In some embodiments, a modified nucleotide is a non-naturally occurring nucleotide. In some embodiments, a modified nucleotide has one or more chemical modifications in its sugar, nucleobase and/or phosphate group. In some embodiments, a modified nucleotide has one or more chemical moieties conjugated to a corresponding reference nucleotide. Typically, a modified nucleotide confers one or more desirable properties to a nucleic acid in which the modified nucleotide is present. For example, a modified nucleotide may improve thermal stability, resistance to degradation, nuclease resistance, solubility, bioavailability, bioactivity, reduced immunogenicity, etc. In certain embodiments, a modified nucleotide comprises a 2′-O-methyl or a 2′-F substitution at the 2′ position of the ribose ring. 
     Nicked Tetraloop Structure: A “nicked tetraloop structure” is a structure of a RNAi oligonucleotide characterized by the presence of separate sense (passenger) and antisense (guide) strands, in which the sense strand has a region of complementarity to the antisense strand such that the two strands form a duplex, and in which at least one of the strands, generally the sense strand, extends from the duplex in which the extension contains a tetraloop and two self-complementary sequences forming a stem region adjacent to the tetraloop, in which the tetraloop is configured to stabilize the adjacent stem region formed by the self-complementary sequences of the at least one strand. 
     Oligonucleotide: As used herein, the term “oligonucleotide” refers to a short nucleic acid, e.g., of less than 100 nucleotides in length. An oligonucleotide can comprise ribonucleotides, deoxyribonucleotides, and/or modified nucleotides including, for example, modified ribonucleotides. An oligonucleotide may be single-stranded or double-stranded. An oligonucleotide may or may not have duplex regions. As a set of non-limiting examples, an oligonucleotide may be, but is not limited to, a small interfering RNA (siRNA), microRNA (miRNA), short hairpin RNA (shRNA), dicer substrate interfering RNA (dsiRNA), antisense oligonucleotide, short siRNA, or single-stranded siRNA. In some embodiments, a double-stranded oligonucleotide is an RNAi oligonucleotide. 
     Overhang: As used herein, the term “overhang” refers to terminal non-base-pairing nucleotide(s) resulting from one strand or region extending beyond the terminus of a complementary strand with which the one strand or region forms a duplex. In some embodiments, an overhang comprises one or more unpaired nucleotides extending from a duplex region at the 5′ terminus or 3′ terminus of a double-stranded oligonucleotide. In certain embodiments, the overhang is a 3′ or 5′ overhang on the antisense strand or sense strand of a double-stranded oligonucleotide. 
     Phosphate analog: As used herein, the term “phosphate analog” refers to a chemical moiety that mimics the electrostatic and/or steric properties of a phosphate group. In some embodiments, a phosphate analog is positioned at the 5′ terminal nucleotide of an oligonucleotide in place of a 5′-phosphate, which is often susceptible to enzymatic removal. In some embodiments, a 5′ phosphate analog contains a phosphatase-resistant linkage. Examples of phosphate analogs include 5′ phosphonates, such as 5′ methylenephosphonate (5′-MP) and 5′-(E)-vinylphosphonate (5′-VP). In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide has a phosphate analog at a 4′-carbon position of the sugar (referred to as a “4′-phosphate analog”) at a 5′-terminal nucleotide. An example of a 4′-phosphate analog is oxymethylphosphonate, in which the oxygen atom of the oxymethyl group is bound to the sugar moiety (e.g., at its 4′-carbon) or analog thereof. See, for example, International Patent Application PCT/US2017/049909, filed on Sep. 1, 2017, U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 62/383,207, filed on Sep. 2, 2016, and 62/393,401, filed on Sep. 12, 2016, the contents of each of which relating to phosphate analogs are incorporated herein by reference. Other modifications have been developed for the 5′ end of oligonucleotides (see, e.g., WO 2011/133871; U.S. Pat. No. 8,927,513; and Prakash et al. (2015), Nucleic Acids Res., 43(6):2993-3011, the contents of each of which relating to phosphate analogs are incorporated herein by reference). 
     Reduced expression: As used herein, the term “reduced expression” of a gene refers to a decrease in the amount of RNA transcript or protein encoded by the gene and/or a decrease in the amount of activity of the gene in a cell or subject, as compared to an appropriate reference cell or subject. For example, the act of treating a cell with a double-stranded oligonucleotide (e.g., one having an antisense strand that is complementary to ALDH2 mRNA sequence) may result in a decrease in the amount of RNA transcript, protein and/or enzymatic activity (e.g., encoded by the ALDH2 gene) compared to a cell that is not treated with the double-stranded oligonucleotide. Similarly, “reducing expression” as used herein refers to an act that results in reduced expression of a gene (e.g., ALDH2). 
     Region of Complementarity: As used herein, the term “region of complementarity” refers to a sequence of nucleotides of a nucleic acid (e.g., a double-stranded oligonucleotide) that is sufficiently complementary to an antiparallel sequence of nucleotides (e.g., a target nucleotide sequence within an mRNA) to permit hybridization between the two sequences of nucleotides under appropriate hybridization conditions, e.g., in a phosphate buffer, in a cell, etc. A region of complementarity may be fully complementary to a nucleotide sequence (e.g., a target nucleotide sequence present within an mRNA or portion thereof). For example, a region of complementary that is fully complementary to a nucleotide sequence present in an mRNA has a contiguous sequence of nucleotides that is complementary, without any mismatches or gaps, to a corresponding sequence in the mRNA. Alternatively, a region of complementarity may be partially complementary to a nucleotide sequence (e.g., a nucleotide sequence present in an mRNA or portion thereof). For example, a region of complementary that is partially complementary to a nucleotide sequence present in an mRNA has a contiguous sequence of nucleotides that is complementary to a corresponding sequence in the mRNA but that contains one or more mismatches or gaps (e.g., 1, 2, 3, or more mismatches or gaps) compared with the corresponding sequence in the mRNA, provided that the region of complementarity remains capable of hybridizing with the mRNA under appropriate hybridization conditions. 
     Ribonucleotide: As used herein, the term “ribonucleotide” refers to a nucleotide having a ribose as its pentose sugar, which contains a hydroxyl group at its 2′ position. A modified ribonucleotide is a ribonucleotide having one or more modifications or substitutions of atoms other than at the 2′ position, including modifications or substitutions in or of the ribose, phosphate group or base. 
     RNAi Oligonucleotide: As used herein, the term “RNAi oligonucleotide” refers to either (a) a double stranded oligonucleotide having a sense strand (passenger) and antisense strand (guide), in which the antisense strand or part of the antisense strand is used by the Argonaute 2 (Ago2) endonuclease in the cleavage of a target mRNA or (b) a single stranded oligonucleotide having a single antisense strand, where that antisense strand (or part of that antisense strand) is used by the Ago2 endonuclease in the cleavage of a target mRNA. 
     Strand: As used herein, the term “strand” refers to a single contiguous sequence of nucleotides linked together through internucleotide linkages (e.g., phosphodiester linkages, phosphorothioate linkages). In some embodiments, a strand has two free ends, e.g., a 5′-end and a 3′-end. 
     Subject: As used herein, the term “subject” means any mammal, including mice, rabbits, and humans. In one embodiment, the subject is a human or non-human primate. The terms “individual” or “patient” may be used interchangeably with “subject.” 
     Synthetic: As used herein, the term “synthetic” refers to a nucleic acid or other molecule that is artificially synthesized (e.g., using a machine (e.g., a solid state nucleic acid synthesizer)) or that is otherwise not derived from a natural source (e.g., a cell or organism) that normally produces the molecule. 
     Targeting ligand: As used herein, the term “targeting ligand” refers to a molecule (e.g., a carbohydrate, amino sugar, cholesterol, polypeptide or lipid) that selectively binds to a cognate molecule (e.g., a receptor) of a tissue or cell of interest and that is conjugatable to another substance for purposes of targeting the other substance to the tissue or cell of interest. For example, in some embodiments, a targeting ligand may be conjugated to an oligonucleotide for purposes of targeting the oligonucleotide to a specific tissue or cell of interest. In some embodiments, a targeting ligand selectively binds to a cell surface receptor. Accordingly, in some embodiments, a targeting ligand when conjugated to an oligonucleotide facilitates delivery of the oligonucleotide into a particular cell through selective binding to a receptor expressed on the surface of the cell and endosomal internalization by the cell of the complex comprising the oligonucleotide, targeting ligand and receptor. In some embodiments, a targeting ligand is conjugated to an oligonucleotide via a linker that is cleaved following or during cellular internalization such that the oligonucleotide is released from the targeting ligand in the cell. 
     Tetraloop: As used herein, the term “tetraloop” refers to a loop that increases stability of an adjacent duplex formed by hybridization of flanking sequences of nucleotides. The increase in stability is detectable as an increase in melting temperature (T m ) of an adjacent stem duplex that is higher than the T m  of the adjacent stem duplex expected, on average, from a set of loops of comparable length consisting of randomly selected sequences of nucleotides. For example, a tetraloop can confer a melting temperature of at least 50° C., at least 55° C., at least 56° C., at least 58° C., at least 60° C., at least 65° C. or at least 75° C. in 10 mM NaHPO 4  to a hairpin comprising a duplex of at least 2 base pairs in length. In some embodiments, a tetraloop may stabilize a base pair in an adjacent stem duplex by stacking interactions. In addition, interactions among the nucleotides in a tetraloop include but are not limited to non-Watson-Crick base-pairing, stacking interactions, hydrogen bonding, and contact interactions (Cheong et al., Nature 1990 Aug. 16; 346(6285):680-2; Heus and Pardi, Science 1991 Jul. 12; 253(5016):191-4). In some embodiments, a tetraloop comprises or consists of 3 to 6 nucleotides, and is typically 4 to 5 nucleotides. In certain embodiments, a tetraloop comprises or consists of three, four, five, or six nucleotides, which may or may not be modified (e.g., which may or may not be conjugated to a targeting moiety). In one embodiment, a tetraloop consists of four nucleotides. Any nucleotide may be used in the tetraloop and standard IUPAC-IUB symbols for such nucleotides may be used as described in Cornish-Bowden (1985) Nucl. Acids Res. 13: 3021-3030. For example, the letter “N” may be used to mean that any base may be in that position, the letter “R” may be used to show that A (adenine) or G (guanine) may be in that position, and “B” may be used to show that C (cytosine), G (guanine), or T (thymine) may be in that position. Examples of tetraloops include the UNCG family of tetraloops (e.g., UUCG), the GNRA family of tetraloops (e.g., GAAA), and the CUUG tetraloop (Woese et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 1990 November; 87(21):8467-71; Antao et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 1991 Nov. 11; 19(21):5901-5). Examples of DNA tetraloops include the d(GNNA) family of tetraloops (e.g., d(GTTA)), the d(GNRA) family of tetraloops, the d(GNAB) family of tetraloops, the d(CNNG) family of tetraloops, and the d(TNCG) family of tetraloops (e.g., d(TTCG)). See, for example: Nakano et al. Biochemistry, 41 (48), 14281-14292, 2002. SHINJI et al. Nippon Kagakkai Koen Yokoshu VOL. 78th; NO. 2; PAGE. 731 (2000), which are incorporated by reference herein for their relevant disclosures. In some embodiments, the tetraloop is contained within a nicked tetraloop structure. 
     Treat: As used herein, the term “treat” refers to the act of providing care to a subject in need thereof, e.g., through the administration a therapeutic agent (e.g., an oligonucleotide) to the subject, for purposes of improving the health and/or well-being of the subject with respect to an existing condition (e.g., a disease, disorder) or to prevent or decrease the likelihood of the occurrence of a condition. In some embodiments, treatment involves reducing the frequency or severity of at least one sign, symptom or contributing factor of a condition (e.g., disease, disorder) experienced by a subject. 
     II. Oligonucleotide-Based Inhibitors 
     i. ALDH2 Targeting Oligonucleotides 
     Potent oligonucleotides have been identified herein through examination of the ALDH2 mRNA, including mRNAs of multiple different species (human, cynomolgus monkey, and mouse (see, e.g., Example 1)) and in vitro and in vivo testing. Such oligonucleotides can be used to achieve therapeutic benefit for alcoholic subjects by reducing ALDH2 activity, and consequently, by decreasing alcohol tolerance and/or the desire to consume alcohol. For example, potent RNAi oligonucleotides are provided herein that have a sense strand comprising, or consisting of, a sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NO: 581-590 and an antisense strand comprising, or consisting of, a complementary sequence selected from SEQ ID NO: 591-600, as is also arranged the table provided in Table 4 (e.g., a sense strand comprising a sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 581 and an antisense strand comprising a sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 591). 
     The sequences can be put into multiple different oligonucleotide structures (or formats). For example, in some embodiments, the sequences can be incorporated into oligonucleotides that comprise sense and antisense strands that are both in the range of 17 to 36 nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, oligonucleotides incorporating such sequences are provided that have a tetraloop structure within a 3′ extension of their sense strand, and two terminal overhang nucleotides at the 3′ end of its antisense strand. In some embodiments, the two terminal overhang nucleotides are GG. Typically, one or both of the two terminal GG nucleotides of the antisense strand is or are not complementary to the target. 
     In some embodiments, oligonucleotides incorporating such sequences are provided that have sense and antisense strands that are both in the range of 21 to 23 nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, a 3′ overhang is provided on the sense, antisense, or both sense and antisense strands that is 1 or 2 nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide has a guide strand of 23 nucleotides and a passenger strand of 21 nucleotides, in which the 3′-end of passenger strand and 5′-end of guide strand form a blunt end and where the guide strand has a two nucleotide 3′ overhang. 
     In some embodiments, it has been discovered that certain regions of ALDH2 mRNA are hotspots for targeting because they are more amenable than other regions to oligonucleotide-based inhibition. In some embodiments, a hotspot region of ALDH2 comprises, or consists of, a sequence as forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs:601-607. These regions of ALDH2 mRNA may be targeted using oligonucleotides as discussed herein for purposes of inhibiting ALDH2 mRNA expression. 
     Accordingly, in some embodiments, oligonucleotides provided herein are designed so as to have regions of complementarity to ALDH2 mRNA (e.g., within a hotspot of ALDH2 mRNA) for purposes of targeting the mRNA in cells and inhibiting its expression. The region of complementarity is generally of a suitable length and base content to enable annealing of the oligonucleotide (or a strand thereof) to ALDH2 mRNA for purposes of inhibiting its expression. 
     In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide disclosed herein comprises a region of complementarity (e.g., on an antisense strand of a double-stranded oligonucleotide) that is at least partially complementary to a sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 1-14 and 17-290, which include sequences mapping to within hotspot regions of ALDH2 mRNA. In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide disclosed herein comprises a region of complementarity (e.g., on an antisense strand of a double-stranded oligonucleotide) that is fully complementary to a sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 1-14 and 17-290. In some embodiments, a region of complementarity of an oligonucleotide that is complementary to contiguous nucleotides of a sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 1-14 and 17-290 spans the entire length of an antisense strand. In some embodiments, a region of complementarity of an oligonucleotide that is complementary to contiguous nucleotides of a sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-14 and 17-290 spans a portion of the entire length of an antisense strand (e.g., all but two nucleotides at the 3′ end of the antisense strand). In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide disclosed herein comprises a region of complementarity (e.g., on an antisense strand of a double-stranded oligonucleotide) that is at least partially (e.g., fully) complementary to a contiguous stretch of nucleotides spanning nucleotides 1-19 of a sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 581-590. 
     In some embodiments, the region of complementarity is at least 12, at least 13, at least 14, at least 15, at least 16, at least 17, at least 18, at least 19, at least 20, at least 21, at least 22, at least 23, at least 24, at least 25 nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide provided herein has a region of complementarity to ALDH2 that is in the range of 12 to 30 (e.g., 12 to 30, 12 to 22, 15 to 25, 17 to 21, 18 to 27, 19 to 27, or 15 to 30) nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide provided herein has a region of complementarity to ALDH2 that is 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 or 30 nucleotides in length. 
     In some embodiments, a region of complementarity to ALDH2 may have one or more mismatches compared with a corresponding sequence of ALDH2 mRNA. A region of complementarity on an oligonucleotide may have up to 1, up to 2, up to 3, up to 4, up to 5, etc. mismatches provided that it maintains the ability to form complementary base pairs with ALDH2 mRNA under appropriate hybridization conditions. Alternatively, a region of complementarity on an oligonucleotide may have no more than 1, no more than 2, no more than 3, no more than 4, or no more than 5 mismatches provided that it maintains the ability to form complementary base pairs with ALDH2 mRNA under appropriate hybridization conditions. In some embodiments, if there are more than one mismatches in a region of complementarity, they may be positioned consecutively (e.g., 2, 3, 4, or more in a row), or interspersed throughout the region of complementarity provided that the oligonucleotide maintains the ability to form complementary base pairs with ALDH2 mRNA under appropriate hybridization conditions. 
     Still, in some embodiments, double-stranded oligonucleotides provided herein comprise, of consist of, a sense strand having a sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NO: 1-14 and 17-290 and an antisense strand comprising a complementary sequence selected from SEQ ID NO: 291-304 and 307-580, as is arranged in the table provided in Table 4 (e.g., a sense strand comprising a sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 and an antisense strand comprising a sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 291). 
     ii. Oligonucleotide Structures 
     There are a variety of structures of oligonucleotides that are useful for targeting ALDH2 in the methods of the present disclosure, including RNAi, miRNA, etc. Any of the structures described herein or elsewhere may be used as a framework to incorporate or target a sequence described herein (e.g., a hotpot sequence of ALDH2 such as those illustrated in SEQ ID NOs: 601-607). Double-stranded oligonucleotides for targeting ALDH2 expression (e.g., via the RNAi pathway) generally have a sense strand and an antisense strand that form a duplex with one another. In some embodiments, the sense and antisense strands are not covalently linked. However, in some embodiments, the sense and antisense strands are covalently linked. 
     In some embodiments, double-stranded oligonucleotides for reducing the expression of ALDH2 expression engage RNA interference (RNAi). For example, RNAi oligonucleotides have been developed with each strand having sizes of 19-25 nucleotides with at least one 3′ overhang of 1 to 5 nucleotides (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 8,372,968). Longer oligonucleotides have also been developed that are processed by Dicer to generate active RNAi products (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 8,883,996). Further work produced extended double-stranded oligonucleotides where at least one end of at least one strand is extended beyond a duplex targeting region, including structures where one of the strands includes a thermodynamically-stabilizing tetraloop structure (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,513,207 and 8,927,705, as well as WO2010033225, which are incorporated by reference herein for their disclosure of these oligonucleotides). Such structures may include single-stranded extensions (on one or both sides of the molecule) as well as double-stranded extensions. 
     In some embodiments, oligonucleotides may be in the range of 21 to 23 nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, oligonucleotides may have an overhang (e.g., of 1, 2, or 3 nucleotides in length) in the 3′ end of the sense and/or antisense strands. In some embodiments, oligonucleotides (e.g., siRNAs) may comprise a 21 nucleotide guide strand that is antisense to a target RNA and a complementary passenger strand, in which both strands anneal to form a 19-bp duplex and 2 nucleotide overhangs at either or both 3′ ends. See, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 9,012,138, 9,012,621, and 9,193,753, the contents of each of which are incorporated herein for their relevant disclosures. 
     In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide of the invention has a 36 nucleotide sense strand that comprises an region extending beyond the antisense-sense duplex, where the extension region has a stem-tetraloop structure where the stem is a six base pair duplex and where the tetraloop has four nucleotides. In certain of those embodiments, three or four of the tetraloop nucleotides are each conjugated to a monovalent GalNac ligand. 
     In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide of the invention comprises a 25 nucleotide sense strand and a 27 nucleotide antisense strand that when acted upon by a dicer enzyme results in an antisense strand that is incorporated into the mature RISC. 
     Other oligonucleotides designs for use with the compositions and methods disclosed herein include: 16-mer siRNAs (see, e.g., Nucleic Acids in Chemistry and Biology. Blackburn (ed.), Royal Society of Chemistry, 2006), shRNAs (e.g., having 19 bp or shorter stems; see, e.g., Moore et al. Methods Mol. Biol. 2010; 629:141-158), blunt siRNAs (e.g., of 19 bps in length; see: e.g., Kraynack and Baker, RNA Vol. 12, p 163-176 (2006)), asymmetrical siRNAs (aiRNA; see, e.g., Sun et al., Nat. Biotechnol. 26, 1379-1382 (2008)), asymmetric shorter-duplex siRNA (see, e.g., Chang et al., Mol Ther. 2009 April; 17(4): 725-32), fork siRNAs (see, e.g., Hohjoh, FEBS Letters, Vol 557, issues 1-3; January 2004, p 193-198), single-stranded siRNAs (Elsner; Nature Biotechnology 30, 1063 (2012)), dumbbell-shaped circular siRNAs (see, e.g., Abe et al. J Am Chem Soc 129: 15108-15109 (2007)), and small internally segmented interfering RNA (sisiRNA; see, e.g., Bramsen et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 2007 September; 35(17): 5886-5897). Each of the foregoing references is incorporated by reference in its entirety for the related disclosures therein. Further non-limiting examples of an oligonucleotide structures that may be used in some embodiments to reduce or inhibit the expression of ALDH2 are microRNA (miRNA), short hairpin RNA (shRNA), and short siRNA (see, e.g., Hamilton et al., Embo J., 2002, 21(17): 4671-4679; see also U.S. Application No. 20090099115). 
     a. Antisense Strands 
     In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide disclosed herein for targeting ALDH2 comprises an antisense strand comprising or consisting of a sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 291-304, 307-580, and 591-600. In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide comprises an antisense strand comprising or consisting of at least 12 (e.g., at least 12, at least 13, at least 14, at least 15, at least 16, at least 17, at least 18, at least 19, at least 20, at least 21, at least 22, or at least 23) contiguous nucleotides of a sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 291-304, 307-580, and 591-600. 
     In some embodiments, a double-stranded oligonucleotide may have an antisense strand of up to 40 nucleotides in length (e.g., up to 40, up to 35, up to 30, up to 27, up to 25, up to 21, up to 19, up to 17, or up to 12 nucleotides in length). In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide may have an antisense strand of at least 12 nucleotides in length (e.g., at least 12, at least 15, at least 19, at least 21, at least 25, at least 27, at least 30, at least 35, or at least 38 nucleotides in length). In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide may have an antisense strand in a range of 12 to 40 (e.g., 12 to 40, 12 to 36, 12 to 32, 12 to 28, 15 to 40, 15 to 36, 15 to 32, 15 to 28, 17 to 21, 17 to 25, 19 to 27, 19 to 30, 20 to 40, 22 to 40, 25 to 40, or 32 to 40) nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide may have an antisense strand of 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, or 40 nucleotides in length. 
     In some embodiments, an antisense strand of an oligonucleotide may be referred to as a “guide strand.” For example, if an antisense strand can engage with RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) and bind to an Argonaut protein, or engage with or bind to one or more similar factors, and direct silencing of a target gene, it may be referred to as a guide strand. In some embodiments, a sense strand complementary to a guide strand may be referred to as a “passenger strand.” 
     b. Sense Strands 
     In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide disclosed herein for targeting ALDH2 comprises or consists of a sense strand sequence as set forth in in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-14, 17-290, and 581-590. In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide has a sense strand that comprises or consists of at least 12 (e.g., at least 13, at least 14, at least 15, at least 16, at least 17, at least 18, at least 19, at least 20, at least 21, at least 22, or at least 23) contiguous nucleotides of a sequence as set forth in in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-14, 17-290, and 581-590. 
     In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide may have a sense strand (or passenger strand) of up to 40 nucleotides in length (e.g., up to 40, up to 35, up to 30, up to 27, up to 25, up to 21, up to 19, up to 17, or up to 12 nucleotides in length). In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide may have a sense strand of at least 12 nucleotides in length (e.g., at least 12, at least 15, at least 19, at least 21, at least 25, at least 27, at least 30, at least 35, or at least 38 nucleotides in length). In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide may have a sense strand in a range of 12 to 40 (e.g., 12 to 40, 12 to 36, 12 to 32, 12 to 28, 15 to 40, 15 to 36, 15 to 32, 15 to 28, 17 to 21, 17 to 25, 19 to 27, 19 to 30, 20 to 40, 22 to 40, 25 to 40, or 32 to 40) nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide may have a sense strand of 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, or 40 nucleotides in length. 
     In some embodiments, a sense strand comprises a stem-loop structure at its 3′-end. In some embodiments, a sense strand comprises a stem-loop structure at its 5′-end. In some embodiments, a stem is a duplex of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14 nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, a stem-loop provides the molecule better protection against degradation (e.g., enzymatic degradation) and facilitates targeting characteristics for delivery to a target cell. For example, in some embodiments, a loop provides added nucleotides on which modification can be made without substantially affecting the gene expression inhibition activity of an oligonucleotide. In certain embodiments, an oligonucleotide is provided herein in which the sense strand comprises (e.g., at its 3′-end) a stem-loop set forth as: S 1 -L-S 2 , in which S 1  is complementary to S 2 , and in which L forms a loop between S 1  and S 2  of up to 10 nucleotides in length (e.g., 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 nucleotides in length). 
     In some embodiments, a loop (L) of a stem-loop is a tetraloop (e.g., within a nicked tetraloop structure). A tetraloop may contain ribonucleotides, deoxyribonucleotides, modified nucleotides, and combinations thereof. Typically, a tetraloop has 4 to 5 nucleotides. 
     c. Duplex Length 
     In some embodiments, a duplex formed between a sense and antisense strand is at least 12 (e.g., at least 15, at least 16, at least 17, at least 18, at least 19, at least 20, or at least 21) nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, a duplex formed between a sense and antisense strand is in the range of 12-30 nucleotides in length (e.g., 12 to 30, 12 to 27, 12 to 22, 15 to 25, 18 to 30, 18 to 22, 18 to 25, 18 to 27, 18 to 30, 19 to 30 or 21 to 30 nucleotides in length). In some embodiments, a duplex formed between a sense and antisense strand is 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, or 30 nucleotides in length. In some embodiments a duplex formed between a sense and antisense strand does not span the entire length of the sense strand and/or antisense strand. In some embodiments, a duplex between a sense and antisense strand spans the entire length of either the sense or antisense strands. In certain embodiments, a duplex between a sense and antisense strand spans the entire length of both the sense strand and the antisense strand. 
     d. Oligonucleotide Ends 
     In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide provided herein comprises sense and antisense strands, such that there is a 3′-overhang on either the sense strand or the antisense strand, or both the sense and antisense strand. In some embodiments, oligonucleotides provided herein have one 5′end that is thermodynamically less stable compared to the other 5′ end. In some embodiments, an asymmetric oligonucleotide is provided that includes a blunt end at the 3′ end of a sense strand and an overhang at the 3′ end of an antisense strand. In some embodiments, a 3′ overhang on an antisense strand is 1-8 nucleotides in length (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 nucleotides in length). 
     Typically, an oligonucleotide for RNAi has a two nucleotide overhang on the 3′ end of the antisense (guide) strand. However, other overhangs are possible. In some embodiments, an overhang is a 3′ overhang comprising a length of between one and six nucleotides, optionally one to five, one to four, one to three, one to two, two to six, two to five, two to four, two to three, three to six, three to five, three to four, four to six, four to five, five to six nucleotides, or one, two, three, four, five or six nucleotides. However, in some embodiments, the overhang is a 5′ overhang comprising a length of between one and six nucleotides, optionally one to five, one to four, one to three, one to two, two to six, two to five, two to four, two to three, three to six, three to five, three to four, four to six, four to five, five to six nucleotides, or one, two, three, four, five or six nucleotides. 
     In some embodiments, one or more (e.g., 2, 3, 4) terminal nucleotides of the 3′ end or 5′ end of a sense and/or antisense strand are modified. For example, in some embodiments, one or two terminal nucleotides of the 3′ end of an antisense strand are modified. In some embodiments, the last nucleotide at the 3′ end of an antisense strand is modified, e.g., comprises 2′-modification, e.g., a 2′-O-methoxyethyl. In some embodiments, the last one or two terminal nucleotides at the 3′ end of an antisense strand are complementary to the target. In some embodiments, the last one or two nucleotides at the 3′ end of the antisense strand are not complementary to the target. In some embodiments, the 5′ end and/or the 3′ end of a sense or antisense strand has an inverted cap nucleotide. 
     e. Mismatches 
     In some embodiments, there is one or more (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) mismatches between a sense and antisense strand. If there is more than one mismatch between a sense and antisense strand, they may be positioned consecutively (e.g., 2, 3 or more in a row), or interspersed throughout the region of complementarity. In some embodiments, the 3′-terminus of the sense strand contains one or more mismatches. In one embodiment, two mismatches are incorporated at the 3′ terminus of the sense strand. In some embodiments, base mismatches or destabilization of segments at the 3′-end of the sense strand of the oligonucleotide improved the potency of synthetic duplexes in RNAi, possibly through facilitating processing by Dicer. 
     iii. Single-Stranded Oligonucleotides 
     In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide for reducing ALDH2 expression as described herein is single-stranded. Such structures may include, but are not limited to single-stranded RNAi oligonucleotides. Recent efforts have demonstrated the activity of single-stranded RNAi oligonucleotides (see, e.g., Matsui et al. (May 2016), Molecular Therapy, Vol. 24(5), 946-955). However, in some embodiments, oligonucleotides provided herein are antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs). An antisense oligonucleotide is a single-stranded oligonucleotide that has a nucleobase sequence which, when written in the 5′ to 3′ direction, comprises the reverse complement of a targeted segment of a particular nucleic acid and is suitably modified (e.g., as a gapmer) so as to induce RNaseH mediated cleavage of its target RNA in cells or (e.g., as a mixmer) so as to inhibit translation of the target mRNA in cells. Antisense oligonucleotides for use in the instant disclosure may be modified in any suitable manner known in the art including, for example, as shown in U.S. Pat. No. 9,567,587, which is incorporated by reference herein for its disclosure regarding modification of antisense oligonucleotides (including, e.g., length, sugar moieties of the nucleobase (pyrimidine, purine), and alterations of the heterocyclic portion of the nucleobase). Further, antisense molecules have been used for decades to reduce expression of specific target genes (see, e.g., Bennett et al.; Pharmacology of Antisense Drugs, Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 57: 81-105). 
     iv. Oligonucleotide Modifications 
     Oligonucleotides may be modified in various ways to improve or control specificity, stability, delivery, bioavailability, resistance from nuclease degradation, immunogenicity, base-paring properties, RNA distribution and cellular uptake and other features relevant to therapeutic or research use. See, e.g., Bramsen et al., Nucleic Acids Res., 2009, 37, 2867-2881; Bramsen and Kjems (Frontiers in Genetics, 3 (2012): 1-22). Accordingly, in some embodiments, oligonucleotides of the present disclosure may include one or more suitable modifications. In some embodiments, a modified nucleotide has a modification in its base (or nucleobase), the sugar (e.g., ribose, deoxyribose), or the phosphate group. 
     The number of modifications on an oligonucleotide and the positions of those nucleotide modifications may influence the properties of an oligonucleotide. For example, oligonucleotides may be delivered in vivo by conjugating them to or encompassing them in a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) or similar carrier. However, when an oligonucleotide is not protected by an LNP or similar carrier (e.g., “naked delivery”), it may be advantageous for at least some of the its nucleotides to be modified. Accordingly, in certain embodiments of any of the oligonucleotides provided herein, all or substantially all of the nucleotides of an oligonucleotide are modified. In certain embodiments, more than half of the nucleotides are modified. In certain embodiments, less than half of the nucleotides are modified. Typically, with naked delivery, every sugar is modified at the 2′-position. These modifications may be reversible or irreversible. In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide as disclosed herein has a number and type of modified nucleotides sufficient to cause the desired characteristic (e.g., protection from enzymatic degradation, capacity to target a desired cell after in vivo administration, and/or thermodynamic stability). 
     a. Sugar Modifications 
     In some embodiments, a modified sugar (also referred to herein as a sugar analog) includes a modified deoxyribose or ribose moiety, e.g., in which one or more modifications occur at the 2′, 3′, 4′, and/or 5′ carbon position of the sugar. In some embodiments, a modified sugar may also include non-natural alternative carbon structures such as those present in locked nucleic acids (“LNA”) (see, e.g., Koshkin et al. (1998), Tetrahedron 54, 3607-3630), unlocked nucleic acids (“UNA”) (see, e.g., Snead et al. (2013), Molecular Therapy—Nucleic Acids, 2, e103), and bridged nucleic acids (“BNA”) (see, e.g., Imanishi and Obika (2002), The Royal Society of Chemistry, Chem. Commun., 1653-1659). Koshkin et al., Snead et al., and Imanishi and Obika are incorporated by reference herein for their disclosures relating to sugar modifications. 
     In some embodiments, a nucleotide modification in a sugar comprises a 2′-modification. In certain embodiments, the 2′-modification may be 2′-aminoethyl, 2′-fluoro, 2′-O-methyl, 2′-O-methoxyethyl, or 2′-deoxy-2′-fluoro-β-d-arabinonucleic acid. Typically, the modification is 2′-fluoro, 2′-O-methyl, or 2′-O-methoxyethyl. However, a large variety of 2′ position modifications that have been developed for use in oligonucleotides can be employed in oligonucleotides disclosed herein. See, e.g., Bramsen et al., Nucleic Acids Res., 2009, 37, 2867-2881. In some embodiments, a modification in a sugar comprises a modification of the sugar ring, which may comprise modification of one or more carbons of the sugar ring. For example, a modification of a sugar of a nucleotide may comprise a linkage between the 2′-carbon and a 1′-carbon or 4′-carbon of the sugar. For example, the linkage may comprise an ethylene or methylene bridge. In some embodiments, a modified nucleotide has an acyclic sugar that lacks a 2′-carbon to 3′-carbon bond. In some embodiments, a modified nucleotide has a thiol group, e.g., in the 4′ position of the sugar. 
     In some embodiments, the terminal 3′-end group (e.g., a 3′-hydroxyl) is a phosphate group or other group, which can be used, for example, to attach linkers, adapters or labels or for the direct ligation of an oligonucleotide to another nucleic acid. 
     b. 5′ Terminal Phosphates 
     5′-terminal phosphate groups of oligonucleotides may or in some circumstances enhance the interaction with Argonaut 2. However, oligonucleotides comprising a 5′-phosphate group may be susceptible to degradation via phosphatases or other enzymes, which can limit their bioavailability in vivo. In some embodiments, oligonucleotides include analogs of 5′ phosphates that are resistant to such degradation. In some embodiments, a phosphate analog may be oxymethylphosphonate, vinylphosphonate, or malonylphosphonate. In certain embodiments, the 5′ end of an oligonucleotide strand is attached to a chemical moiety that mimics the electrostatic and steric properties of a natural 5′-phosphate group (“phosphate mimic”) (see, e.g., Prakash et al. (2015), Nucleic Acids Res., Nucleic Acids Res. 2015 Mar. 31; 43(6): 2993-3011, the contents of which relating to phosphate analogs are incorporated herein by reference). Many phosphate mimics have been developed that can be attached to the 5′ end (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 8,927,513, the contents of which relating to phosphate analogs are incorporated herein by reference). Other modifications have been developed for the 5′ end of oligonucleotides (see, e.g., WO 2011/133871, the contents of which relating to phosphate analogs are incorporated herein by reference). In certain embodiments, a hydroxyl group is attached to the 5′ end of the oligonucleotide. 
     In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide has a phosphate analog at a 4′-carbon position of the sugar (referred to as a “4′-phosphate analog”). See, for example, International Patent Application PCT/US2017/049909, filed on Sep. 1, 2017, U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 62/383,207, entitled 4′-Phosphate Analogs and Oligonucleotides Comprising the Same, filed on Sep. 2, 2016, and 62/393,401, filed on Sep. 12, 2016, entitled 4′-Phosphate Analogs and Oligonucleotides Comprising the Same, the contents of each of which relating to phosphate analogs are incorporated herein by reference. In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide provided herein comprises a 4′-phosphate analog at a 5′-terminal nucleotide. In some embodiments, a phosphate analog is an oxymethylphosphonate, in which the oxygen atom of the oxymethyl group is bound to the sugar moiety (e.g., at its 4′-carbon) or analog thereof. In other embodiments, a 4′-phosphate analog is a thiomethylphosphonate or an aminomethylphosphonate, in which the sulfur atom of the thiomethyl group or the nitrogen atom of the aminomethyl group is bound to the 4′-carbon of the sugar moiety or analog thereof. In certain embodiments, a 4′-phosphate analog is an oxymethylphosphonate. In some embodiments, an oxymethylphosphonate is represented by the formula —O—CH 2 —PO(OH) 2  or —O—CH 2 —PO(OR) 2 , in which R is independently selected from H, CH 3 , an alkyl group, CH 2 CH 2 CN, CH 2 OCOC(CH 3 ) 3 , CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 Si(CH 3 ) 3 , or a protecting group. In certain embodiments, the alkyl group is CH 2 CH 3 . More typically, R is independently selected from H, CH 3 , or CH 2 CH 3 . 
     c. Modified Internucleoside Linkages 
     In some embodiments, the oligonucleotide may comprise a modified internucleoside linkage. In some embodiments, phosphate modifications or substitutions may result in an oligonucleotide that comprises at least one (e.g., at least 1, at least 2, at least 3 or at least 5) modified internucleotide linkage. In some embodiments, any one of the oligonucleotides disclosed herein comprises 1 to 10 (e.g., 1 to 10, 2 to 8, 4 to 6, 3 to 10, 5 to 10, 1 to 5, 1 to 3 or 1 to 2) modified internucleotide linkages. In some embodiments, any one of the oligonucleotides disclosed herein comprises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 modified internucleotide linkages. 
     A modified internucleotide linkage may be a phosphorodithioate linkage, a phosphorothioate linkage, a phosphotriester linkage, a thionoalkylphosphonate linkage, a thionoalkylphosphotriester linkage, a phosphoramidite linkage, a phosphonate linkage or a boranophosphate linkage. In some embodiments, at least one modified internucleotide linkage of any one of the oligonucleotides as disclosed herein is a phosphorothioate linkage. 
     d. Base Modifications 
     In some embodiments, oligonucleotides provided herein have one or more modified nucleobases. In some embodiments, modified nucleobases (also referred to herein as base analogs) are linked at the 1′ position of a nucleotide sugar moiety. In certain embodiments, a modified nucleobase is a nitrogenous base. In certain embodiments, a modified nucleobase does not contain a nitrogen atom. See e.g., U.S. Published Patent Application No. 20080274462. In some embodiments, a modified nucleotide comprises a universal base. However, in certain embodiments, a modified nucleotide does not contain a nucleobase (abasic). 
     In some embodiments, a universal base is a heterocyclic moiety located at the 1′ position of a nucleotide sugar moiety in a modified nucleotide, or the equivalent position in a nucleotide sugar moiety substitution that, when present in a duplex, can be positioned opposite more than one type of base without substantially altering the structure of the duplex. In some embodiments, compared to a reference single-stranded nucleic acid (e.g., oligonucleotide) that is fully complementary to a target nucleic acid, a single-stranded nucleic acid containing a universal base forms a duplex with the target nucleic acid that has a lower T m  than a duplex formed with the complementary nucleic acid. However, in some embodiments, compared to a reference single-stranded nucleic acid in which the universal base has been replaced with a base to generate a single mismatch, the single-stranded nucleic acid containing the universal base forms a duplex with the target nucleic acid that has a higher T m  than a duplex formed with the nucleic acid comprising the mismatched base. 
     Non-limiting examples of universal-binding nucleotides include inosine, 1-β-D-ribofuranosyl-5-nitroindole, and/or 1-β-D-ribofuranosyl-3-nitropyrrole (US Pat. Appl. Publ. No. 20070254362 to Quay et al.; Van Aerschot et al., An acyclic 5-nitroindazole nucleoside analogue as ambiguous nucleoside. Nucleic Acids Res. 1995 Nov. 11; 23(21):4363-70; Loakes et al., 3-Nitropyrrole and 5-nitroindole as universal bases in primers for DNA sequencing and PCR. Nucleic Acids Res. 1995 Jul. 11; 23(13):2361-6; Loakes and Brown, 5-Nitroindole as an universal base analogue. Nucleic Acids Res. 1994 Oct. 11; 22(20):4039-43. Each of the foregoing is incorporated by reference herein for their disclosures relating to base modifications). 
     e. Reversible Modifications 
     While certain modifications to protect an oligonucleotide from the in vivo environment before reaching target cells can be made, they can reduce the potency or activity of the oligonucleotide once it reaches the cytosol of the target cell. Reversible modifications can be made such that the molecule retains desirable properties outside of the cell, which are then removed upon entering the cytosolic environment of the cell. Reversible modification can be removed, for example, by the action of an intracellular enzyme or by the chemical conditions inside of a cell (e.g., through reduction by intracellular glutathione). 
     In some embodiments, a reversibly modified nucleotide comprises a glutathione-sensitive moiety. Typically, nucleic acid molecules have been chemically modified with cyclic disulfide moieties to mask the negative charge created by the internucleotide diphosphate linkages and improve cellular uptake and nuclease resistance. See U.S. Published Application No. 2011/0294869 originally assigned to Traversa Therapeutics, Inc. (“Traversa”), PCT Publication No. WO 2015/188197 to Solstice Biologics, Ltd. (“Solstice”), Meade et al.,  Nature Biotechnology,  2014, 32:1256-1263 (“Meade”), PCT Publication No. WO 2014/088920 to Merck Sharp &amp; Dohme Corp, each of which are incorporated by reference for their disclosures of such modifications. This reversible modification of the internucleotide diphosphate linkages is designed to be cleaved intracellularly by the reducing environment of the cytosol (e.g. glutathione). Earlier examples include neutralizing phosphotriester modifications that were reported to be cleavable inside cells (Dellinger et al.  J. Am. Chem. Soc.  2003, 125:940-950). 
     In some embodiments, such a reversible modification allows protection during in vivo administration (e.g., transit through the blood and/or lysosomal/endosomal compartments of a cell) where the oligonucleotide will be exposed to nucleases and other harsh environmental conditions (e.g., pH). When released into the cytosol of a cell where the levels of glutathione are higher compared to extracellular space, the modification is reversed and the result is a cleaved oligonucleotide. Using reversible, glutathione sensitive moieties, it is possible to introduce sterically larger chemical groups into the oligonucleotide of interest as compared to the options available using irreversible chemical modifications. This is because these larger chemical groups will be removed in the cytosol and, therefore, should not interfere with the biological activity of the oligonucleotides inside the cytosol of a cell. As a result, these larger chemical groups can be engineered to confer various advantages to the nucleotide or oligonucleotide, such as nuclease resistance, lipophilicity, charge, thermal stability, specificity, and reduced immunogenicity. In some embodiments, the structure of the glutathione-sensitive moiety can be engineered to modify the kinetics of its release. 
     In some embodiments, a glutathione-sensitive moiety is attached to the sugar of the nucleotide. In some embodiments, a glutathione-sensitive moiety is attached to the 2′-carbon of the sugar of a modified nucleotide. In some embodiments, the glutathione-sensitive moiety is located at the 5′-carbon of a sugar, particularly when the modified nucleotide is the 5′-terminal nucleotide of the oligonucleotide. In some embodiments, the glutathione-sensitive moiety is located at the 3′-carbon of a sugar, particularly when the modified nucleotide is the 3′-terminal nucleotide of the oligonucleotide. In some embodiments, the glutathione-sensitive moiety comprises a sulfonyl group. See, e.g., International Patent Application PCT/US2017/048239 and U.S. Prov. Appl. No. 62/378,635, entitled Compositions Comprising Reversibly Modified Oligonucleotides and Uses Thereof, which was filed on Aug. 23, 2016, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein for its relevant disclosures. 
     v. Targeting Ligands 
     In some embodiments, it may be desirable to target the oligonucleotides of the disclosure to one or more cells or one or more organs. Such a strategy may help to avoid undesirable effects in other organs, or may avoid undue loss of the oligonucleotide to cells, tissue or organs that would not benefit for the oligonucleotide. Accordingly, in some embodiments, oligonucleotides disclosed herein may be modified to facilitate targeting of a particular tissue, cell or organ, e.g., to facilitate delivery of the oligonucleotide to the liver. In certain embodiments, oligonucleotides disclosed herein may be modified to facilitate delivery of the oligonucleotide to the hepatocytes of the liver. In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide comprises a nucleotide that is conjugated to one or more targeting ligands. 
     A targeting ligand may comprise a carbohydrate, amino sugar, cholesterol, peptide, polypeptide, protein or part of a protein (e.g., an antibody or antibody fragment) or lipid. In some embodiments, a targeting ligand is an aptamer. For example, a targeting ligand may be an RGD peptide that is used to target tumor vasculature or glioma cells, CREKA peptide to target tumor vasculature or stoma, transferrin, lactoferrin, or an aptamer to target transferrin receptors expressed on CNS vasculature, or an anti-EGFR antibody to target EGFR on glioma cells. In certain embodiments, the targeting ligand is one or more GalNAc moieties. 
     In some embodiments, 1 or more (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6) nucleotides of an oligonucleotide are each conjugated to a separate targeting ligand. In some embodiments, 2 to 4 nucleotides of an oligonucleotide are each conjugated to a separate targeting ligand. In some embodiments, targeting ligands are conjugated to 2 to 4 nucleotides at either ends of the sense or antisense strand (e.g., ligands are conjugated to a 2 to 4 nucleotide overhang or extension on the 5′ or 3′ end of the sense or antisense strand) such that the targeting ligands resemble bristles of a toothbrush and the oligonucleotide resembles a toothbrush. For example, an oligonucleotide may comprise a stem-loop at either the 5′ or 3′ end of the sense strand and 1, 2, 3 or 4 nucleotides of the loop of the stem may be individually conjugated to a targeting ligand, as described, for example, in International Patent Application Publication WO 2016/100401, which was published on Jun. 23, 2016, the relevant contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     In some embodiments, it is desirable to target an oligonucleotide that reduces the expression of ALDH2 to the hepatocytes of the liver of a subject. Any suitable hepatocyte targeting moiety may be used for this purpose. 
     GalNAc is a high affinity ligand for asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGPR), which is primarily expressed on the sinusoidal surface of hepatocyte cells and has a major role in binding, internalization, and subsequent clearance of circulating glycoproteins that contain terminal galactose or N-acetylgalactosamine residues (asialoglycoproteins). Conjugation (either indirect or direct) of GalNAc moieties to oligonucleotides of the instant disclosure may be used to target these oligonucleotides to the ASGPR expressed on these hepatocyte cells. 
     In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide of the instant disclosure is conjugated directly or indirectly to a monovalent GalNAc. In some embodiments, the oligonucleotide is conjugated directly or indirectly to more than one monovalent GalNAc (i.e., is conjugated to 2, 3, or 4 monovalent GalNAc moieties, and is typically conjugated to 3 or 4 monovalent GalNAc moieties). In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide of the instant disclosure is conjugated to one or more bivalent GalNAc, trivalent GalNAc, or tetravalent GalNAc moieties. 
     In some embodiments, 1 or more (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6) nucleotides of an oligonucleotide are each conjugated to a GalNAc moiety. In some embodiments, 2 to 4 nucleotides of the loop (L) of the stem-loop are each conjugated to a separate GalNAc. In some embodiments, targeting ligands are conjugated to 2 to 4 nucleotides at either ends of the sense or antisense strand (e.g., ligands are conjugated to a 2 to 4 nucleotide overhang or extension on the 5′ or 3′ end of the sense or antisense strand) such that the GalNAc moieties resemble bristles of a toothbrush and the oligonucleotide resembles a toothbrush. For example, an oligonucleotide may comprise a stem-loop at either the 5′ or 3′ end of the sense strand and 1, 2, 3 or 4 nucleotides of the loop of the stem may be individually conjugated to a GalNAc moiety. In some embodiments, GalNAc moieties are conjugated to a nucleotide of the sense strand. For example, four GalNAc moieties can be conjugated to nucleotides in the tetraloop of the sense strand, where each GalNAc moiety is conjugated to one nucleotide. 
     Appropriate methods or chemistry (e.g., click chemistry) can be used to link a targeting ligand to a nucleotide. In some embodiments, a targeting ligand is conjugated to a nucleotide using a click linker. In some embodiments, an acetal-based linker is used to conjugate a targeting ligand to a nucleotide of any one of the oligonucleotides described herein. Acetal-based linkers are disclosed, for example, in International Patent Application Publication Number WO2016100401 A1, which published on Jun. 23, 2016, and the contents of which relating to such linkers are incorporated herein by reference. In some embodiments, the linker is a labile linker. However, in other embodiments, the linker is fairly stable. In some embodiments, a duplex extension (up to 3, 4, 5, or 6 base pairs in length) is provided between a targeting ligand (e.g., a GalNAc moiety) and a double-stranded oligonucleotide. 
     III. Formulations 
     Various formulations have been developed to facilitate oligonucleotide use. For example, oligonucleotides can be delivered to a subject or a cellular environment using a formulation that minimizes degradation, facilitates delivery and/or uptake, or provides another beneficial property to the oligonucleotides in the formulation. In some embodiments, provided herein are compositions comprising oligonucleotides (e.g., single-stranded or double-stranded oligonucleotides) to reduce the expression of ALDH2. Such compositions can be suitably formulated such that when administered to a subject, either into the immediate environment of a target cell or systemically, a sufficient portion of the oligonucleotides enter the cell to reduce ALDH2 expression. Any of a variety of suitable oligonucleotide formulations can be used to deliver oligonucleotides for the reduction of ALDH2 as disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide is formulated in buffer solutions such as phosphate-buffered saline solutions, liposomes, micellar structures, and capsids. In some embodiments, naked oligonucleotides or conjugates thereof are formulated in water or in an aqueous solution (e.g., water with pH adjustments). In some embodiments, naked oligonucleotides or conjugates thereof are formulated in basic buffered aqueous solutions (e.g., PBS) 
     Formulations of oligonucleotides with cationic lipids can be used to facilitate transfection of the oligonucleotides into cells. For example, cationic lipids, such as lipofectin, cationic glycerol derivatives, and polycationic molecules (e.g., polylysine) can be used. Suitable lipids include Oligofectamine, Lipofectamine (Life Technologies), NC388 (Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boulder, Colo.), or FuGene 6 (Roche) all of which can be used according to the manufacturer&#39;s instructions. 
     Accordingly, in some embodiments, a formulation comprises a lipid nanoparticle. In some embodiments, an excipient comprises a liposome, a lipid, a lipid complex, a microsphere, a microparticle, a nanosphere, or a nanoparticle, or may be otherwise formulated for administration to the cells, tissues, organs, or body of a subject in need thereof (see, e.g., Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, 22nd edition, Pharmaceutical Press, 2013). 
     In some embodiments, formulations as disclosed herein comprise an excipient. In some embodiments, an excipient confers to a composition improved stability, improved absorption, improved solubility and/or therapeutic enhancement of the active ingredient. In some embodiments, an excipient is a buffering agent (e.g., sodium citrate, sodium phosphate, a tris base, or sodium hydroxide) or a vehicle (e.g., a buffered solution, petrolatum, dimethyl sulfoxide, or mineral oil). In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide is lyophilized for extending its shelf-life and then made into a solution before use (e.g., administration to a subject). Accordingly, an excipient in a composition comprising any one of the oligonucleotides described herein may be a lyoprotectant (e.g., mannitol, lactose, polyethylene glycol, or polyvinyl pyrolidone), or a collapse temperature modifier (e.g., dextran, ficoll, or gelatin). 
     In some embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition is formulated to be compatible with its intended route of administration. Examples of routes of administration include parenteral, e.g., intravenous, intradermal, subcutaneous, oral (e.g., inhalation), transdermal (topical), transmucosal, and rectal administration. Typically. the route of administration is intravenous or subcutaneous. 
     Pharmaceutical compositions suitable for injectable use include sterile aqueous solutions (where water soluble) or dispersions and sterile powders for the extemporaneous preparation of sterile injectable solutions or dispersions. For intravenous or subcutaneous administration, suitable carriers include physiological saline, bacteriostatic water, Cremophor EL™ (BASF, Parsippany, N.J.) or phosphate buffered saline (PBS). The carrier can be a solvent or dispersion medium containing, for example, water, ethanol, polyol (for example, glycerol, propylene glycol, and liquid polyethylene glycol, and the like), and suitable mixtures thereof. In many cases, it will be preferable to include isotonic agents, for example, sugars, polyalcohols such as mannitol, sorbitol, and sodium chloride in the composition. Sterile injectable solutions can be prepared by incorporating the oligonucleotides in a required amount in a selected solvent with one or a combination of ingredients enumerated above, as required, followed by filtered sterilization. 
     In some embodiments, a composition may contain at least about 0.1% of the therapeutic agent (e.g., an oligonucleotide for reducing ALDH2 expression) or more, although the percentage of the active ingredient(s) may be between about 1% and about 80% or more of the weight or volume of the total composition. Factors such as solubility, bioavailability, biological half-life, route of administration, product shelf life, as well as other pharmacological considerations will be contemplated by one skilled in the art of preparing such pharmaceutical formulations, and as such, a variety of dosages and treatment regimens may be desirable. 
     Even though a number of embodiments are directed to liver-targeted delivery of any of the oligonucleotides disclosed herein, targeting of other tissues is also contemplated. 
     IV. Methods of Use 
     i. Reducing ALDH2 Expression in Cells 
     In some embodiments, methods are provided for delivering to a cell an effective amount any one of oligonucleotides disclosed herein for purposes of reducing expression of ALDH2 in the cell. Methods provided herein are useful in any appropriate cell type. In some embodiments, a cell is any cell that expresses ALDH2 (e.g., hepatocytes, macrophages, monocyte-derived cells, prostate cancer cells, cells of the brain, endocrine tissue, bone marrow, lymph nodes, lung, gall bladder, liver, duodenum, small intestine, pancreas, kidney, gastrointestinal tract, bladder, adipose and soft tissue and skin). In some embodiments, the cell is a primary cell that has been obtained from a subject and that may have undergone a limited number of a passages, such that the cell substantially maintains its natural phenotypic properties. In some embodiments, a cell to which the oligonucleotide is delivered is ex vivo or in vitro (i.e., can be delivered to a cell in culture or to an organism in which the cell resides). In specific embodiments, methods are provided for delivering to a cell an effective amount any one of the oligonucleotides disclosed herein for purposes of reducing expression of ALDH2 solely in hepatocytes. 
     In some embodiments, oligonucleotides disclosed herein can be introduced using appropriate nucleic acid delivery methods including injection of a solution containing the oligonucleotides, bombardment by particles covered by the oligonucleotides, exposing the cell or organism to a solution containing the oligonucleotides, or electroporation of cell membranes in the presence of the oligonucleotides. Other appropriate methods for delivering oligonucleotides to cells may be used, such as lipid-mediated carrier transport, chemical-mediated transport, and cationic liposome transfection such as calcium phosphate, and others. 
     The consequences of inhibition can be confirmed by an appropriate assay to evaluate one or more properties of a cell or subject, or by biochemical techniques that evaluate molecules indicative of ALDH2 expression (e.g., RNA, protein). In some embodiments, the extent to which an oligonucleotide provided herein reduces levels of expression of ALDH2 is evaluated by comparing expression levels (e.g., mRNA or protein levels of ALDH2 to an appropriate control (e.g., a level of ALDH2 expression in a cell or population of cells to which an oligonucleotide has not been delivered or to which a negative control has been delivered). In some embodiments, an appropriate control level of ALDH2 expression may be a predetermined level or value, such that a control level need not be measured every time. The predetermined level or value can take a variety of forms. In some embodiments, a predetermined level or value can be single cut-off value, such as a median or mean. 
     In some embodiments, administration of an oligonucleotide as described herein results in a reduction in the level of ALDH2 expression in a cell. In some embodiments, the reduction in levels of ALDH2 expression may be a reduction to 1% or lower, 5% or lower, 10% or lower, 15% or lower, 20% or lower, 25% or lower, 30% or lower, 35% or lower, 40% or lower, 45% or lower, 50% or lower, 55% or lower, 60% or lower, 70% or lower, 80% or lower, or 90% or lower compared with an appropriate control level of ALDH2. The appropriate control level may be a level of ALDH2 expression in a cell or population of cells that has not been contacted with an oligonucleotide as described herein. In some embodiments, the effect of delivery of an oligonucleotide to a cell according to a method disclosed herein is assessed after a finite period of time. For example, levels of ALDH2 may be analyzed in a cell at least 8 hours, 12 hours, 18 hours, 24 hours; or at least one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, or fourteen days after introduction of the oligonucleotide into the cell. 
     In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide is delivered in the form of a transgene that is engineered to express in a cell the oligonucleotides (e.g., its sense and antisense strands). In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide is delivered using a transgene that is engineered to express any oligonucleotide disclosed herein. Transgenes may be delivered using viral vectors (e.g., adenovirus, retrovirus, vaccinia virus, poxvirus, adeno-associated virus or herpes simplex virus) or non-viral vectors (e.g., plasmids or synthetic mRNAs). In some embodiments, transgenes can be injected directly to a subject. 
     ii. Treatment Methods 
     Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods for reducing ALDH2 expression for the treatment of alcoholism in a subject. In some embodiments, the methods may comprise administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of any one of the oligonucleotides disclosed herein. Such treatments could be used, for example, to decrease ethanol tolerance in a subject, thereby inhibiting ethanol intake by the subject (e.g., by decreasing the desire of the subject to consume ethanol). The present disclosure provides for both prophylactic and therapeutic methods of treating a subject at risk of (or susceptible to) alcoholism and/or a disease or disorder associated with alcoholism. 
     In certain aspects, the disclosure provides a method for preventing in a subject, a disease or disorder as described herein by administering to the subject a therapeutic agent (e.g., an oligonucleotide or vector or transgene encoding same). In some embodiments, the subject to be treated is a subject who will benefit therapeutically from a reduction in the amount of ALDH2 protein, e.g., in the liver. 
     Methods described herein typically involve administering to a subject an effective amount of an oligonucleotide, that is, an amount capable of producing a desirable therapeutic result. A therapeutically acceptable amount may be an amount that is capable of treating a disease or disorder. The appropriate dosage for any one subject will depend on certain factors, including the subject&#39;s size, body surface area, age, the particular composition to be administered, the active ingredient(s) in the composition, time and route of administration, general health, and other drugs being administered concurrently. 
     In some embodiments, a subject is administered any one of the compositions disclosed herein either enterally (e.g., orally, by gastric feeding tube, by duodenal feeding tube, via gastrostomy or rectally), parenterally (e.g., subcutaneous injection, intravenous injection or infusion, intra-arterial injection or infusion, intramuscular injection), topically (e.g., epicutaneous, inhalational, via eye drops, or through a mucous membrane), or by direct injection into a target organ (e.g., the liver of a subject). Typically, oligonucleotides disclosed herein are administered intravenously or subcutaneously. 
     In some embodiments, oligonucleotides are administered at a dose in a range of 0.1 mg/kg to 25 mg/kg (e.g., 1 mg/kg to 5 mg/kg). In some embodiments, oligonucleotides are administered at a dose in a range of 0.1 mg/kg to 5 mg/kg or in a range of 0.5 mg/kg to 5 mg/kg. 
     As a non-limiting set of examples, the oligonucleotides of the instant disclosure would typically be administered once per year, twice per year, quarterly (once every three months), bi-monthly (once every two months), monthly, or weekly. 
     In some embodiments, the subject to be treated is a human or non-human primate or other mammalian subject. Other exemplary subjects include domesticated animals such as dogs and cats; livestock such as horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, and chickens; and animals such as mice, rats, guinea pigs, and hamsters. 
     EXAMPLES 
     Example 1: Development of ALDH2 Oligonucleotide Inhibitors Using Human and Mouse Cell-Based Assays 
       FIG.  1    shows a workflow using human and mouse-based assays to develop candidate oligonucleotides for inhibition of ALDH2 expression. First, a computer-based algorithm was used to generate candidate oligonucleotide sequences (25-27-mer) for ALDH2 inhibition. Cell-based assays and PCR assays were then employed for evaluation of candidate oligonucleotides for their ability to reduce ALDH2 expression. 
     The computer-based algorithm provided oligonucleotides that were complementary to the human ALDH2 mRNA (SEQ ID NO: 608, Table 1), of which certain sequences were also complementary to the cynomolgus monkey ALDH2 mRNA (SEQ ID NO:609, Table 1) and/or the mouse ALDH2 mRNA (SEQ ID NO: 610, Table 1). 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
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                 NM_000690.3 
                 608 
               
               
                   
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                 XM_005572278.2 
                 609 
               
               
                   
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                 NM_009656.4 
                 610 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Of the oligonucleotides that the algorithm provided, 288 oligonucleotides were selected as candidates for experimental evaluation in a HepG2 cell-based assay. In this assay, HepG2, human hepatoma cells expressing ALDH2 were transfected with the oligonucleotides. Cells were maintained for a period of time following transfection and then levels of remaining ALDH2 mRNA were interrogated using TAQMAN®-based qPCR assays. Two qPCR assays, a 3′ assay and a 5′ assay, were used to determine mRNA levels as measured by HEX and FAM probes, respectively. The results of the HepG2 cell-based assay with the 288 oligonucleotides are shown in  FIG.  2   . The percent mRNA remaining is shown for each of the 3′ assay (circle shapes) and the 5′ assay (diamond shapes). Oligonucleotides resulting in less than or equal to 25% mRNA remaining compared to negative controls were considered hits. Oligonucleotides with low complementarity to the human genome were used as negative controls. 
     Based on the activity and locations of these oligonucleotides, hotspots on the human ALDH2 mRNA were defined. A hotspot was identified as a stretch on the human ALDH2 mRNA sequence associated with at least one oligonucleotide resulting in mRNA levels that were less than or equal to 25% in either assay compared with controls. Accordingly, the following hotspots within the human ALDH2 mRNA sequence were identified: 181-273; 445-539; 646-696; 691-749; 1165-1235; 1770-1821; and 1824-1916. 
     The sequences of the hotspots are outlined in Table 2. 
                     TABLE 2                  Sequences of Hotspots                             Hotspot               Position                                     In Human       SEQ           ALDH2       ID           mRNA   Sequence   NO.                   181-273   AACCAGCAGCCCGAGGTCTTCTG   601               CAACCAGATTTTCATAAACAATG                   AATGGCACGATGCCGTCAGCAGG                   AAAACATTCCCCACCGTCAATCC                   G                       445-539   ACCTACCTGGCGGCCTTGGAGAC   602               CCTGGACAATGGCAAGCCCTATG                   TCATCTCCTACCTGGTGGATTTG                   GACATGGTCCTCAAATGT                   CTCCGGTATTATGC                       646-696   CCGTGGAATTTCCCGCTCCTGA   603               TGCAAGCATGGAAGCTGGGCCC                   AGCCTTG                       691-749   GCCTTGGCAACTGGAAACGTGG   604               TTGTGATGAAGGTAGCTGAGCA                   GACACCCCTCACCGC                       1165-1235   GAGCAGGGGCCGCAGGTGGATG   605               AAACTCAGTTTAAGAAGATCCT                   CGGCTACATCAACACGGGGAAG                   CAAGA                       1770-1821   TCTCTTGGGTCAAGAAAGTTCT   606               AGAATTTGAATTGATAAACATG                   GTGGGTTG                       1824-1916   TGAGGGTAAGAGTATATGAGGA   607               ACCTTTTAAACGACAACAATAC                   TGCTAGCTTTCAGGATGATTTT                   TAAAAAATAGATTCAAATGTG                   TTATCC                        
Dose Response Analysis
 
     Of the 288 oligonucleotides evaluated in the initial HepG2 cell-based assay, 96 particularly active oligonucleotides were selected as hits based on their ability to knock down ALDH2 levels and were subjected to a secondary screen. 
     In this secondary screen, the candidate oligonucleotides were tested using the same assay as in the primary screen, but at three different concentrations (1 nM, 0.1 nM and 0.01 nM) ( FIGS.  3 A- 3 D ). The target mRNA levels were normalized based on splicing factor, arginine/serine-rich 9 (SFRS9), a housekeeping gene that provides a stable expression reference across samples, to generate the percent mRNA shown in  FIGS.  3 A- 3 D . The tested oligonucleotides in each of  FIGS.  3 A- 3 D  are shown compared to negative control sequences (NC1, NC5, NC7, BCAT NC) and mock transfection. All 96 oligonucleotides had the same modification pattern, designated M1, which contains a combination of ribonucleotides, deoxyribonucleotides and 2′-O-methyl modified nucleotides. The sequences of the 96 oligonucleotides tested are provided in Table 3 (data for SEQ ID NOs. 15-16 and 305-306 not shown in  FIGS.  3 A- 3 D ). 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
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                 Candidate oligonucleotide Sequences for HepG2 Cell-Based Assay 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
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                 Corresponding Antisense 
               
               
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                 X 
                 X 
                 20, 27-30, 36, 37, 39-40, 
                 310, 317-320, 326, 327, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 78-86, 88-89, 93-94, 96, 
                 329-330, 368-376, 378-379, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 98-100, 102 
                 383-384, 386, 388-390, 392 
               
               
                 X 
                 X 
                   
                 45-46, 50-51, 115, 117, 119, 
                 335-336, 340-341, 405, 407, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 122-124, 161, 178, 181, 187, 
                 409, 412-414, 451, 468, 471, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 189, 204-205, 208-209, 237, 
                 477, 479, 494-495, 498-499, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 239-240, 290 
                 527, 529-530, 580 
               
               
                 X 
                   
                 X 
                 1-2, 22-23 
                 291-292, 312-313 
               
               
                 X 
                   
                   
                 3-4, 8, 10-14, 129, 140, 144, 
                 293-294, 298, 300-304, 419, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 162, 192, 194, 218-219, 222, 
                 430, 434, 452, 482, 484, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 225, 227, 229-230, 233-234, 
                 508-509, 512, 515, 517, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 243, 245-246, 249-251, 
                 519-520, 523-524, 533, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 253-254, 256-257, 259, 
                 535-536, 539-541, 543-544, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 267-269, 274-275, 278-279, 
                 546-547, 549, 557-559, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 281 
                 564-565, 568-569, 571 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hs: human, Cm: cynomolgus monkey, and Mm: mouse; the sense and antisense SEQ ID NO. columns provide the sense strand and respective antisense strand, in relative order, that are hybridized to make each oligonucleotide. For example, sense strand of SEQ ID NO: 1 hybridizes with antisense strand of SEQ ID NO: 291, and the sense strand of SEQ ID NO: 2 hybridizes with the antisense strand of SEQ ID NO: 293; each of the oligonucleotides tested had the same modification pattern. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     At this stage, eight best performing oligonucleotides from the testing were selected for further testing. The selected oligonucleotides were converted to nicked tetraloop structure formats (a 36-mer passenger strand with a 22-mer guide strand). See  FIG.  4    for a generic tetraloop structure. These oligonucleotides were then tested as before, evaluating each oligonucleotide at three concentrations for its ability to reduce ALDH2 mRNA expression in HepG2 cells.  FIGS.  5 A- 5 B  show data for oligonucleotides made from different base sequences with nicked tetraloop structures, each adapted to six different modification patterns. The target mRNA levels were normalized as described above to generate the percent mRNA shown in  FIGS.  5 A- 5 B , and the tested oligonucleotides in each of  FIGS.  5 A- 5 B  are shown compared to negative control sequences (BCAT, C121, NC1, NC7) and mock transfection. Data for SEQ ID NOs: 581-582 and SEQ ID NOs: 591-592 are not shown in  FIGS.  5 A- 5 B . 
     Certain tetraloop-modified oligonucleotides were further tested in Hepa1-6 cells using the same modification patterns for each compound ( FIG.  6   ). The target mRNA levels were normalized based on hypoxanthine ribosyltransferase (HPRT), a housekeeping gene that provides a stable expression reference across samples. The tested oligonucleotides in  FIG.  6    are shown compared to negative control sequences (BCAT NC, NC1, NC5, NC7) and mock transfection. 
     In Vivo Murine Experimentation 
     Data from the above in vitro experiments were assessed to identify tetraloops and modification patterns that would improve delivery properties while maintaining activity for reduction of ALDH2 expression in the mouse hepatocytes. Based on this analysis, select oligonucleotides were then conjugated to GalNAc moieties. Four GalNAc moieties were conjugated to nucleotides in the tetraloop of the sense strand. Conjugation was performed using a click linker. The GalNAc used was as shown below: 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     A total of six highly potent GalNAc-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotides from three different base sequences and having different modification patterns with nicked tetraloop structures were subcutaneously administered to CD-1 mice at 3 mg/kg. Mice were euthanized on day 4 following administration. Liver samples were obtained and RNA was extracted to evaluate ALDH2 mRNA levels by RT-qPCR. The percent ALDH2 mRNA as compared to PBS control mRNA was determined based on these measurements and is shown in  FIG.  7   . 
     Example 2: Duration Study of GalNAc-Conjugated ALDH2 Oligonucleotides in Non-Human Primates (NHP) 
     This study was designed to evaluate pharmacodynamics of a single dose of GalNAc-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotides with different modification patterns (e.g., modification patterns that have different numbers of 2′-fluoro modifications and/or different numbers of phosphorothioate linkages in the anti-sense strand). The GalNAc-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotides tested in this study were: S585-AS595-M14, S585-AS595-M15, S585-AS595-M16, S585-AS595-M17, S587-AS597-M23, and S587-AS597-M24. A single dose of the GalNAc-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotides were subcutaneously administered to non-human primates (n=4 for each group) at 3 mg/kg. Animals fasted overnight and serum samples and liver biopsies were collected prior to feeding the next morning. One pre-dose biopsy was collected for each animal during acclimation and three biopsies were collected 4, 8, or 12, or 16 weeks post administration. The biopsies were divided into two sections, one was flash-frozen and stored at −80° C. and the other was processed in RNAlater (ThermoFisher Scientific) and stored at 4° C. for mRNA level analyses. 
     The amount of ALDH2 mRNA remaining 4, 8, 12, or 16 weeks following administration, relative to the amount of ALDH2 mRNA prior to administration were analyzed by quantitative PCR (qPCR) and the results showed that four out of the six GalNAc-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotides achieved about 50% ALDH2 mRNA suppression and the effects maintained for three months after a single 3 mg/kg dose ( FIG.  8   ). The results support a proposed dosing frequency of once-per-quarter or less in humans. 
     The serum samples were for stored liver function panel test, including Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH), Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT). 
     Example 3: Improving the GalNAc-Conjugated ALDH2 Oligonucleotides Using Different Modification Patterns 
     The study was designed to evaluate the effect of different modification patterns on the activity of GalNAc-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotides in reducing ALDH2 mRNA level. As shown in  FIG.  9   , two GalNAc-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotides (S585-AS595 and S587-AS597) in an array of different modification patterns (M14-M40) were screened in an in vivo assay in mice for their activities in reducing ALDH2 mRNA level. Five GalNAc-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotides showed higher activities of reducing ALDH2 mRNA level (S585-AS595-M23, S585-AS595-M24, S585-AS595-M16, S585-AS595-M17, and S587-AS597-M23). 
     Several of the GalNAc-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotides tested in  FIG.  9    were also tested for their in vivo activity in reducing ALDH2 mRNA level in mice. A single dose of the GalNAc-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotides were subcutaneously administered to mice at 0.5 mg/kg and the levels of ALDH2 mRNA in mice liver were evaluated by qPCR 4 days post administration. The results shows that modification patterns M22, M15, M24, M17, M26, M30, and M32 boosted the potency of the oligonucleotides tested compared to modification patterns M21, M14, M23, M16, M25, M29, and M31 ( FIG.  10   ). 
     Next, the GalNAc-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotides that showed higher activities in reducing ALDH2 mRNA level in  FIGS.  9  and  10    (S585-AS595-M15, S585-AS595-M16, S585-AS595-M17, S585-AS595-M24, S585-AS595-M26, S585-AS595-M31, S585-AS595-M32) were tested in a dose titration study in mice. The GalNAc-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotides were subcutaneously administered to mice at 0.1, 0.3, or 0.5 mg/kg and the levels of ALDH2 mRNA in mice liver were evaluated by qPCR 72 hours post administration. A dose-dependent response was observed for all the oligonucleotides tested ( FIG.  11   ). 
     The effects of the numbers of phosphorothioate linkages on the activities of two GalNAc-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotides (S585-AS595-M33 and S585-AS595-M34) were evaluated. The oligonucleotides were further modified to contain 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 phosphorothioate linkages at the 5′ end of the antisense strand and were subcutaneously administered to mice at 0.5 mg/kg. Levels of remaining ALDH2 mRNA in mice liver were evaluated by qPCR 4 days post administration. The results showed that different numbers of phosphorothioate linkages had different impact on the potency of the GalNAc-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotides ( FIG.  12   ). 
     Finally, the GalNAc-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotide (S585-AS595) with different modification patterns (M15, M16, M17, M24 and M26) were tested in a duration study. The GalNAc-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotides were subcutaneously administered to mice at 3 mg/kg and the levels of ALDH2 mRNA in mice liver were evaluated by qPCR 72 hours post administration. The results showed that the ALDHN2 mRNA suppression activities of the GalNAc-conjugated ALDH2 oligonucleotides tested lasted for at least 35 days ( FIG.  13   ). 
     Materials and Methods 
     Transfection 
     For the first screen, Lipofectamine RNAiMAX™ was used to complex the oligonucleotides for efficient transfection. Oligonucleotides, RNAiMAX and Opti-MEM incubated together at room temperature for 20 minutes and then 50 μL of this mix was added per well to plates prior to transfection. Media was aspirated from a flask of actively passaging cells and the cells were incubated at 37° C. in the presence of trypsin for 3-5 minutes. After cells no longer adhered to the flask, cell growth media (lacking penicillin and streptomycin) was added to neutralize the trypsin and to suspend the cells. A 10 μL aliquot was removed and counted with a hemocytometer to quantify the cells on a per milliliter basis. For HeLa cells, 25,000 cells were seeded per well in 100 μL of media. A diluted cell suspension was added to the 96-well transfection plates, which already contained the oligonucleotides in Opti-MEM. The transfection plates were then incubated for 24 hours at 37° C. After 24 hours of incubation, media was aspirated from each well. Cells were lysed using the lysis buffer from the Promega RNA Isolation kit. The lysis buffer was added to each well. The lysed cells were then transferred to the Corbett XtractorGENE (QIAxtractor) for RNA isolation or stored at −80° C. 
     For subsequent screens and experiments, e.g., the secondary screen, Lipofectamine RNAiMAx was used to complex the oligonucleotides for reverse transfection. The complexes were made by mixing RNAiMAX and siRNAs in OptiMEM medium for 15 minutes. The transfection mixture was transferred to multi-well plates and cell suspension was added to the wells. After 24 hours incubation the cells were washed once with PBS and then lysed using lysis buffer from the Promega SV96 kit. The RNA was purified using the SV96 plates in a vacuum manifold. Four microliters of the purified RNA was then heated at 65° C. for 5 minutes and cooled to 4° C. The RNA was then used for reverse transcription using the High Capacity Reverse Transcription kit (Life Technologies) in a 10 microliter reaction. The cDNA was then diluted to 50 μL with nuclease free water and used for quantitative PCR with multiplexed 5′-endonuclease assays and SSoFast qPCR mastermix (Bio-Rad laboratories). 
     cDNA Synthesis 
     RNA was isolated from mammalian cells in tissue culture using the Corbett X-tractor Gene™ (QIAxtractor). A modified SuperScript II protocol was used to synthesize cDNA from the isolated RNA. Isolated RNA (approximately 5 ng/μL) was heated to 65° C. for five minutes and incubated with dNPs, random hexamers, oligo dTs, and water. The mixture was cooled for 15 seconds. An “enzyme mix,” consisting of water, 5× first strand buffer, DTT, SUPERase⋅In™ (an RNA inhibitor), and SuperScript II RTase was added to the mixture. The contents were heated to 42° C. for one hour, then to 70° C. for 15 minutes, and then cooled to 4° C. using a thermocycler. The resulting cDNA was then subjected to SYBR®-based qPCR. The qPCR reactions were multiplexed, containing two 5′ endonuclease assays per reaction. 
     qPCR Assays 
     Primer sets were initially screened using SYBR®-based qPCR. Assay specificity was verified by assessing melt curves as well as “minus RT” controls. Dilutions of cDNA template (10-fold serial dilutions from 20 ng and to 0.02 ng per reaction) from HeLa and Hepa1-6 cells are used to test human (Hs) and mouse (Mm) assays, respectively. qPCR assays were set up in 384-well plates, covered with MicroAmp film, and run on the 7900HT from Applied Biosystems. Reagent concentrations and cycling conditions included the following: 2× SYBR mix, 10 μM forward primer, 10 μM reverse primer, DD H 2 O, and cDNA template up to a total volume of 10 μL. 
     Cloning 
     PCR amplicons that displayed a single melt-curve were ligated into the pGEM®-T Easy vector kit from Promega according to the manufacturer&#39;s instructions. Following the manufacturer&#39;s protocol, JM109 High Efficiency cells were transformed with the newly ligated vectors. The cells were then plated on LB plates containing ampicillin and incubated at 37° C. overnight for colony growth. 
     PCR Screening and Plasmid Mini-Prep 
     PCR was used to identify colonies of  E. coli  that had been transformed with a vector containing the ligated amplicon of interest. Vector-specific primers that flank the insert were used in the PCR reaction. All PCR products were then run on a 1% agarose gel and imaged by a transilluminator following staining. Gels were assessed qualitatively to determine which plasmids appeared to contain a ligated amplicon of the expected size (approximately 300 bp, including the amplicon and the flanking vector sequences specific to the primers used). 
     The colonies that were confirmed transformants by PCR screening were then incubated overnight in cultures consisting of 2 mL LB broth with ampicillin at 37° C. with shaking.  E. coli  cells were then lysed, and the plasmids of interest were isolated using Promega&#39;s Mini-Prep kit. Plasmid concentration was determined by UV absorbance at 260 nm. 
     Plasmid Sequencing and Quantification 
     Purified plasmids were sequenced using the BigDye® Terminator sequencing kit. The vector-specific primer, T7, was used to give read lengths that span the insert. The following reagents were used in the sequencing reactions: water, 5× sequencing buffer, BigDye terminator mix, T7 primer, and plasmid (100 ng/μL) to a volume of 10 μL. The mixture was held at 96° C. for one minute, then subjected to 15 cycles of 96° C. for 10 seconds, 50° C. for 5 seconds, 60° C. for 1 minute, 15 seconds; 5 cycles of 96° C. for 10 seconds, 50° C. for 5 seconds, 60° C. for 1 minute, 30 seconds; and 5 cycles of 96° C. for 10 seconds, 50° C. for 5 seconds, and 60° C. for 2 minutes. Dye termination reactions were then sequenced using Applied Biosystems&#39; capillary electrophoresis sequencers. 
     Sequence-verified plasmids were then quantified. They were linearized using a single cutting restriction endonuclease. Linearity was confirmed using agarose gel electrophoresis. All plasmid dilutions were made in TE buffer (pH 7.5) with 100 μg of tRNA per mL buffer to reduce non-specific binding of plasmid to the polypropylene vials. 
     The linearized plasmids were then serially diluted from 1,000,000 to 01 copies per μL and subjected to qPCR. Assay efficiency was calculated and the assays were deemed acceptable if the efficiency was in the range of 90-110%. 
     Multi-Plexing Assays 
     For each target, mRNA levels were quantified by two 5′ nuclease assays. In general, several assays are screened for each target. The two assays selected displayed a combination of good efficiency, low limit of detection, and broad 5′→3′ coverage of the gene of interest (GOI). Both assays against one GOI could be combined in one reaction when different fluorophores were used on the respective probes. Thus, the final step in assay validation was to determine the efficiency of the selected assays when they were combined in the same qPCR or “multi-plexed.” 
     Linearized plasmids for both assays in 10-fold dilutions were combined and qPCR was performed. The efficiency of each assay was determined as described above. The accepted efficiency rate was 90-110%. 
     While validating multi-plexed reactions using linearized plasmid standards, C q  values for the target of interest were also assessed using cDNA as the template. For human or mouse targets, HeLa and Hepa1-6 cDNA were used, respectively. The cDNA, in this case, was derived from RNA isolated on the Corbett (˜5 ng/μl in water) from untransfected cells. In this way, the observed C q  values from this sample cDNA were representative of the expected C q  values from a 96-well plate transfection. In cases where C q  values were greater than 30, other cell lines were sought that exhibit higher expression levels of the gene of interest. A library of total RNA isolated from via high-throughput methods on the Corbett from each human and mouse line was generated and used to screen for acceptable levels of target expression. 
     Description of Oligonucleotide Nomenclature 
     All oligonucleotides described herein are designated either SN 1 -ASN 2 -MN 3 . The following designations apply:
         N 1 : sequence identifier number of the sense strand sequence   N 2 : sequence identifier number of the antisense strand sequence   N 3 : reference number of modification pattern, in which each number represents a pattern of modified nucleotides in the oligonucleotide.
 
For example, S27-AS317-M1 represents an oligonucleotide with a sense sequence that is set forth by SEQ ID NO: 27, an antisense sequence that is set forth by SEQ ID NO: 317, and which is adapted to a modification pattern identified as M1.
       

     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 4 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 ALDH2 RNAi Oligonucleotide Sequences 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Sense Sequence/ 
                 S SEQ 
                 Antisense 
                 AS SEQ 
               
               
                 App Name 
                 Mrna seq 
                 ID NO 
                 Sequence 
                 ID NO 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 S1-AS291- 
                 GAGGUCUUCUGCAACCAGA 
                 1 
                 UGAAAAUCUGGUUGCAGAA 
                 291 
               
               
                 M1 
                 UUUUCA 
                   
                 GACCUCGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S2-AS292- 
                 AGGUCUUCUGCAACCAGAU 
                 2 
                 AUGAAAAUCUGGUUGCAGA 
                 292 
               
               
                 M1 
                 UUUCAT 
                   
                 AGACCUCG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S3-AS293- 
                 GUCUUCUGCAACCAGAUUU 
                 3 
                 UUAUGAAAAUCUGGUUGCA 
                 293 
               
               
                 M1 
                 UCAUAA 
                   
                 GAAGACCU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S4-AS294- 
                 CUUCUGCAACCAGAUUUUC 
                 4 
                 GUUUAUGAAAAUCUGGUUG 
                 294 
               
               
                 M1 
                 AUAAAC 
                   
                 CAGAAGAC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S5-AS295- 
                 UUCUGCAACCAGAUUUUCA 
                 5 
                 UGUUUAUGAAAAUCUGGUU 
                 295 
               
               
                 M1 
                 UAAACA 
                   
                 GCAGAAGA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S6-AS296- 
                 UCUGCAACCAGAUUUUCAU 
                 6 
                 UUGUUUAUGAAAAUCUGGU 
                 296 
               
               
                 M1 
                 AAACAA 
                   
                 UGCAGAAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S7-AS297- 
                 CUGCAACCAGAUUUUCAUA 
                 7 
                 AUUGUUUAUGAAAAUCUGG 
                 297 
               
               
                 M1 
                 AACAAT 
                   
                 UUGCAGAA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S8-AS298- 
                 UGCAACCAGAUUUUCAUA 
                 8 
                 CAUUGUUUAUGAAAAUCUG 
                 298 
               
               
                 M1 
                 AACAATG 
                   
                 GUUGCAGA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S9-AS299- 
                 GCAACCAGAUUUUCAUAA 
                 9 
                 UCAUUGUUUAUGAAAAUCU 
                 299 
               
               
                 M1 
                 ACAAUGA 
                   
                 GGUUGCAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S10- 
                 CAACCAGAUUUUCAUAAAC 
                 10 
                 UUCAUUGUUUAUGAAAAUC 
                 300 
               
               
                 AS300-M1 
                 AAUGAA 
                   
                 UGGUUGCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S11- 
                 AACCAGAUUUUCAUAAAC 
                 11 
                 AUUCAUUGUUUAUGAAAAU 
                 301 
               
               
                 AS301-M1 
                 AAUGAAT 
                   
                 CUGGUUGC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S12- 
                 ACCAGAUUUUCAUAAACA 
                 12 
                 CAUUCAUUGUUUAUGAAAA 
                 302 
               
               
                 AS302-M1 
                 AUGAATG 
                   
                 UCUGGUUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S13- 
                 CCAGAUUUUCAUAAACAA 
                 13 
                 CCAUUCAUUGUUUAUGAAA 
                 303 
               
               
                 AS303-M1 
                 UGAAUGG 
                   
                 AUCUGGUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S14- 
                 CAGAUUUUCAUAAACAAU 
                 14 
                 GCCAUUCAUUGUUUAUGAA 
                 304 
               
               
                 AS304-M1 
                 GAAUGGC 
                   
                 AAUCUGGU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S17- 
                 AGAUUUUCAUAAACAAUG 
                 17 
                 UGCCAUUCAUUGUUUAUGA 
                 307 
               
               
                 AS307-M1 
                 AAUGGCA 
                   
                 AAAUCUGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S18- 
                 GAUUUUCAUAAACAAUGA 
                 18 
                 GUGCCAUUCAUUGUUUAUG 
                 308 
               
               
                 AS308-M1 
                 AUGGCAC 
                   
                 AAAAUCUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S19- 
                 GCCGUCAGCAGGAAAACAU 
                 19 
                 UGGGGAAUGUUUUCCUGCU 
                 309 
               
               
                 AS309-M1 
                 UCCCCA 
                   
                 GACGGCAU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S20- 
                 CCGUCAGCAGGAAAACAUU 
                 20 
                 GUGGGGAAUGUUUUCCUGC 
                 310 
               
               
                 AS310-M1 
                 CCCCAC 
                   
                 UGACGGCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S21- 
                 GGCCUUGGAGACCCUGGAC 
                 21 
                 GCCAUUGUCCAGGGUCUCC 
                 311 
               
               
                 AS311-M1 
                 AAUGGC 
                   
                 AAGGCCGC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S22- 
                 GCCUUGGAGACCCUGGACA 
                 22 
                 UGCCAUUGUCCAGGGUCUC 
                 312 
               
               
                 AS312-M1 
                 AUGGCA 
                   
                 CAAGGCCG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S23- 
                 CCUUGGAGACCCUGGACAA 
                 23 
                 UUGCCAUUGUCCAGGGUCU 
                 313 
               
               
                 AS313-M1 
                 UGGCAA 
                   
                 CCAAGGCC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S24- 
                 UACCUGGUGGAUUUGGAC 
                 24 
                 GGACCAUGUCCAAAUCCAC 
                 314 
               
               
                 AS314-M1 
                 AUGGUCC 
                   
                 CAGGUAGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S25- 
                 ACCUGGUGGAUUUGGACA 
                 25 
                 AGGACCAUGUCCAAAUCCA 
                 315 
               
               
                 AS315-M1 
                 UGGUCCT 
                   
                 CCAGGUAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S26- 
                 CCUGGUGGAUUUGGACAU 
                 26 
                 GAGGACCAUGUCCAAAUCC 
                 316 
               
               
                 AS316-M1 
                 GGUCCTC 
                   
                 ACCAGGUA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S27- 
                 CUGGUGGAUUUGGACAUG 
                 27 
                 UGAGGACCAUGUCCAAAUC 
                 317 
               
               
                 AS317-M1 
                 GUCCUCA 
                   
                 CACCAGGU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S28- 
                 UGGUGGAUUUGGACAUGG 
                 28 
                 UUGAGGACCAUGUCCAAAU 
                 318 
               
               
                 AS318-M1 
                 UCCUCAA 
                   
                 CCACCAGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S29- 
                 GGUGGAUUUGGACAUGGU 
                 29 
                 UUUGAGGACCAUC.UCCAAA 
                 319 
               
               
                 AS319-M1 
                 CCUCAAA 
                   
                 UCCACCAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S30- 
                 GUGGAUUUGGACAUGGUC 
                 30 
                 AUUUGAGGACCAUGUCCAA 
                 320 
               
               
                 AS320-M1 
                 CUCAAAT 
                   
                 AUCCACCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S31 - 
                 UGGAUUUGGACAUGGUCC 
                 31 
                 CAUUUGAGGACCAUGUCCA 
                 321 
               
               
                 AS321-M1 
                 UCAAATG 
                   
                 AAUCCACC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S32- 
                 GAUUUGGACAUGGUCCUC 
                 32 
                 GACAUUUGAGGACCAUGUC 
                 322 
               
               
                 AS322-M1 
                 AAAUGTC 
                   
                 CAAAUCCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S33- 
                 UUCCCGCUCCUGAUGCAAG 
                 33 
                 UCCAUGCUUGCAUCAGGAG 
                 323 
               
               
                 AS323-M1 
                 CAUGGA 
                   
                 CGGGAAAU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S34- 
                 UCCCGCUCCUGAUGCAAGC 
                 34 
                 UUCCAUGCUUGCAUCAGGA 
                 324 
               
               
                 AS324-M1 
                 AUGGAA 
                   
                 GCGGGAAA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S35- 
                 CCCGCUCCUGAUGCAAGCA 
                 35 
                 CUUCCAUGCUUGCAUCAGG 
                 325 
               
               
                 AS325-M1 
                 UGGAAG 
                   
                 AGCGGGAA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S36- 
                 CCGCUCCUGAUGCAAGCAU 
                 36 
                 GCUUCCAUGCUUGCAUCAG 
                 326 
               
               
                 AS326-M1 
                 GGAAGC 
                   
                 GAGCGGGA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S37- 
                 CGCUCCUGAUGCAAGCAUG 
                 37 
                 AGCUUCCAUGCUUGCAUCA 
                 327 
               
               
                 AS327-M1 
                 GAAGCT 
                   
                 GGAGCGGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S38- 
                 GCUCCUGAUGCAAGCAUGG 
                 38 
                 CAGCUUCCAUGCUUGCAUC 
                 328 
               
               
                 AS328-M1 
                 AAGCTG 
                   
                 AGGAGCGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S39- 
                 CUCCUGAUGCAAGCAUGGA 
                 39 
                 CCAGCUUCCAUGCUUGCAU 
                 329 
               
               
                 AS329-M1 
                 AGCUGG 
                   
                 CAGGAGCG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S40- 
                 UCCUGAUGCAAGCAUGGA 
                 40 
                 CCCAGCUUCCAUGCUUGCA 
                 330 
               
               
                 AS330-M1 
                 AGCUGGG 
                   
                 UCAGGAGC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S41- 
                 AACUGGAAACGUGGUUGU 
                 41 
                 CUUCAUCACAACCACGUUU 
                 331 
               
               
                 AS331-M1 
                 GAUGAAG 
                   
                 CCAGUUGC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S42- 
                 ACUGGAAACGUGGUUGUG 
                 42 
                 CCUUCAUCACAACCACGUU 
                 332 
               
               
                 AS332-M1 
                 AUGAAGG 
                   
                 UCCAGUUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S43- 
                 CUGGAAACGUGGUUGUGA 
                 43 
                 ACCUUCAUCACAACCACC.U 
                 333 
               
               
                 AS333-M1 
                 UGAAGGT 
                   
                 UUCCAGUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S44- 
                 UGGAAACGUGGUUGUGAU 
                 44 
                 UACCUUCAUCACAACCACG 
                 334 
               
               
                 AS334-M1 
                 GAAGGTA 
                   
                 UUUCCAGU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S45- 
                 GGAAACGUGGUUGUGAUG 
                 45 
                 CUACCUUCAUCACAACCAC 
                 335 
               
               
                 AS335-M1 
                 AAGGUAG 
                   
                 GUUUCCAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S46- 
                 GAAACGUGGUUGUGAUGA 
                 46 
                 GCUACCUUCAUCACAACCA 
                 336 
               
               
                 AS336-M1 
                 AGGUAGC 
                   
                 CGUUUCCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S47- 
                 AACGUGGUUGUGAUGAAG 
                 47 
                 CAGCUACCUUCAUCACAAC 
                 337 
               
               
                 AS337-M1 
                 GUAGCTG 
                   
                 CACGUUUC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S48- 
                 ACGUGGUUGUGAUGAAGG 
                 48 
                 UCAGCUACCUUCAUCACAA 
                 338 
               
               
                 AS338-M1 
                 UAGCUGA 
                   
                 CCACGUUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S49- 
                 CGUGGUUGUGAUGAAGGU 
                 49 
                 CUCAGCUACCUUCAUCACA 
                 339 
               
               
                 AS339-M1 
                 AGCUGAG 
                   
                 ACCACGUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S50- 
                 GUUGUGAUGAAGGUAGCU 
                 50 
                 UCUGCUCAGCUACCUUCAU 
                 340 
               
               
                 AS340-M1 
                 GAGCAGA 
                   
                 CACAACCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S51- 
                 GUGAUGAAGGUAGCUGAG 
                 51 
                 GUGUCUGCUCAGCUACCUU 
                 341 
               
               
                 AS341-M1 
                 CAGACAC 
                   
                 CAUCACAA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S52- 
                 AGGAUGUGGACAAAGUGG 
                 52 
                 GUGAAUGCCACUUUGUCCA 
                 342 
               
               
                 AS342-M1 
                 CAUUCAC 
                   
                 CAUCCUCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S53- 
                 GGGAGCAGCAACCUCAAGA 
                 53 
                 UCACUCUCUUGAGGUUGCU 
                 343 
               
               
                 AS343-M1 
                 GAGUGA 
                   
                 GCUCCCAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S54- 
                 GGAGCAGCAACCUCAAGAG 
                 54 
                 GUCACUCUCUUGAGGUUGC 
                 344 
               
               
                 AS344-M1 
                 AGUGAC 
                   
                 UGCUCCCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S55- 
                 GAGCAGCAACCUCAAGAGA 
                 55 
                 GGUCACUCUCUUGAGGUUG 
                 345 
               
               
                 AS345-M1 
                 GUGACC 
                   
                 CUGCUCCC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S56- 
                 AGCAGCAACCUCAAGAGAG 
                 56 
                 AGGUCACUCUCUUGAGGUU 
                 346 
               
               
                 AS346-M1 
                 UGACCT 
                   
                 GCUGCUCC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S57- 
                 GCAGCAACCUCAAGAGAGU 
                 57 
                 AAGGUCACUCUCUUGAGGU 
                 347 
               
               
                 AS347-M1 
                 GACCTT 
                   
                 UGCUGCUC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S58- 
                 GCCCUGUUCUUCAACCAGG 
                 58 
                 ACUGGCCCUGGUUGAAGAA 
                 348 
               
               
                 AS348-M1 
                 GCCAGT 
                   
                 CAGGGCGA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S59- 
                 CCCUGUUCUUCAACCAGGG 
                 59 
                 CACUGGCCCUGGUUGAAGA 
                 349 
               
               
                 AS349-M1 
                 CCAGTG 
                   
                 ACAGGGCG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S60- 
                 CCUGUUCUUCAACCAGGGC 
                 60 
                 GCACUGGCCCUGGUUGAAG 
                 350 
               
               
                 AS350-M1 
                 CAGUGC 
                   
                 AACAGGGC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S61- 
                 CUGUUCUUCAACCAGGGCC 
                 61 
                 AGCACUGGCCCUGGUUGAA 
                 351 
               
               
                 AS351-M1 
                 AGUGCT 
                   
                 GAACAGGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S62- 
                 UGUUCUUCAACCAGGGCCA 
                 62 
                 CAGCACUGGCCCUGGUUGA 
                 352 
               
               
                 AS352-M1 
                 GUGCTG 
                   
                 AGAACAGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S63- 
                 GUUCUUCAACCAGGGCCAG 
                 63 
                 GCAGCACUGGCCCUGGUUG 
                 353 
               
               
                 AS353-M1 
                 UGCUGC 
                   
                 AAGAACAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S64- 
                 UUCUUCAACCAGGGCCAGU 
                 64 
                 AGCAGCACUGGCCCUGGUU 
                 354 
               
               
                 AS354-M1 
                 GCUGCT 
                   
                 GAAGAACA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S65- 
                 CUUCAACCAGGGCCAGUGC 
                 65 
                 ACAGCAGCACUGGCCCUGG 
                 355 
               
               
                 AS355-M1 
                 UGCUGT 
                   
                 UUGAAGAA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S66- 
                 UUCAACCAGGGCCAGUGCU 
                 66 
                 CACAGCAGCACUGGCCCUG 
                 356 
               
               
                 AS356-M1 
                 GCUGTG 
                   
                 GUUGAAGA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S67- 
                 CAACCAGGGCCAGUGCUGC 
                 67 
                 GGCACAGCAGCACUGGCCC 
                 357 
               
               
                 AS357-M1 
                 UGUGCC 
                   
                 UGGUUGAA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S68- 
                 GGCUCCCGGACCUUCGUGC 
                 68 
                 CCUCCUGCACGAAGGUCCG 
                 358 
               
               
                 AS358-M1 
                 AGGAGG 
                   
                 GGAGCCGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S69- 
                 GCUCCCGGACCUUCGUGCA 
                 69 
                 UCCUCCUGCACGAAGGUCC 
                 359 
               
               
                 AS359-M1 
                 GGAGGA 
                   
                 GGGAGCCG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S70- 
                 CUCCCGGACCUUCGUGCAG 
                 70 
                 GUCCUCCUGCACGAAGGUC 
                 360 
               
               
                 AS360-M1 
                 GAGGAC 
                   
                 CGGGAGCC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S71- 
                 UCCCGGACCUUCGUGCAGG 
                 71 
                 UGUCCUCCUGCACGAAGGU 
                 361 
               
               
                 AS361-M1 
                 AGGACA 
                   
                 CCGGGAGC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S72- 
                 CCCGGACCUUCGUGCAGGA 
                 72 
                 AUGUCCUCCUGCACGAAGG 
                 362 
               
               
                 AS362-M1 
                 GGACAT 
                   
                 UCCGGGAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S73- 
                 CCGGACCUUCGUGCAGGAG 
                 73 
                 GAUGUCCUCCUGCACGAAG 
                 363 
               
               
                 AS363-M1 
                 GACATC 
                   
                 GUCCGGGA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S74- 
                 GGAGGACAUCUAUGAUGA 
                 74 
                 CACAAACUCAUCAUAGAUG 
                 364 
               
               
                 AS364-M1 
                 GUUUGTG 
                   
                 UCCUCCUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S75- 
                 CGGGCCAAGUCUCGGGUGG 
                 75 
                 UCCCGACCACCCGAGACUU 
                 365 
               
               
                 AS365-M1 
                 UCGGGA 
                   
                 GGCCCGGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S76- 
                 GGGCCAAGUCUCGGGUGG 
                 76 
                 UUCCCGACCACCCGAGACU 
                 366 
               
               
                 AS366-M1 
                 UCGGGAA 
                   
                 UGGCCCGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S77- 
                 GCAGGUGGAUGAAACUCA 
                 77 
                 CUUAAACUGAGUUUCAUCC 
                 367 
               
               
                 AS367-M1 
                 GUUUAAG 
                   
                 ACCUGCGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S78- 
                 CAGGUGGAUGAAACUCAG 
                 78 
                 UCUUAAACUGAGUUUCAUC 
                 368 
               
               
                 AS368-M1 
                 UUUAAGA 
                   
                 CACCUGCG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S79- 
                 AGGUGGAUGAAACUCAGU 
                 79 
                 UUCUUAAACUGAGUUUCAU 
                 369 
               
               
                 AS369-M1 
                 UUAAGAA 
                   
                 CCACCUGC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S80- 
                 GGUGGAUGAAACUCAGUU 
                 80 
                 CUUCUUAAACUGAGUUUCA 
                 370 
               
               
                 AS370-M1 
                 UAAGAAG 
                   
                 UCCACCUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S81- 
                 GUGGAUGAAACUCAGUUU 
                 81 
                 UCUUCUUAAACUGAGUUUC 
                 371 
               
               
                 AS371-M1 
                 AAGAAGA 
                   
                 AUCCACCU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S82- 
                 UGGAUGAAACUCAGUUUA 
                 82 
                 AUCUUCUUAAACUGAGUUU 
                 372 
               
               
                 AS372-M1 
                 AGAAGAT 
                   
                 CAUCCACC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S83- 
                 GGAUGAAACUCAGUUUAA 
                 83 
                 GAUCUUCUUAAACUGAGUU 
                 373 
               
               
                 AS373-M1 
                 GAAGATC 
                   
                 UCAUCCAC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S84- 
                 GAUGAAACUCAGUUUAAG 
                 84 
                 GGAUCUUCUUAAACUGAGU 
                 374 
               
               
                 AS374-M1 
                 AAGAUCC 
                   
                 UUCAUCCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S85- 
                 AUGAAACUCAGUUUAAGA 
                 85 
                 AGGAUCUUCUUAAACUGAG 
                 375 
               
               
                 AS375-M1 
                 AGAUCCT 
                   
                 UUUCAUCC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S86- 
                 UGAAACUCAGUUUAAGAA 
                 86 
                 GAGGAUCUUCUUAAACUGA 
                 376 
               
               
                 AS376-M1 
                 GAUCCTC 
                   
                 GUUUCAUC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S87- 
                 GAAACUCAGUUUAAGAAG 
                 87 
                 CGAGGAUCUUCUUAAACUG 
                 377 
               
               
                 AS377-M1 
                 AUCCUCG 
                   
                 AGUUUCAU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S88- 
                 AAACUCAGUUUAAGAAGA 
                 88 
                 CCGAGGAUCUUCUUAAACU 
                 378 
               
               
                 AS378-M1 
                 UCCUCGG 
                   
                 GAGUUUCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S89- 
                 AACUCAGUUUAAGAAGAU 
                 89 
                 GCCGAGGAUCUUCUUAAAC 
                 379 
               
               
                 AS379-M1 
                 CCUCGGC 
                   
                 UGAGUUUC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S90- 
                 ACUCAGUUUAAGAAGAUC 
                 90 
                 AGCCGAGGAUCUUCUUAAA 
                 380 
               
               
                 AS380-M1 
                 CUCGGCT 
                   
                 CUGAGUUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S91- 
                 CUCAGUUUAAGAAGAUCC 
                 91 
                 UAGCCGAGGAUCUUCUUAA 
                 381 
               
               
                 AS381-M1 
                 UCGGCTA 
                   
                 ACUGAGUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S92- 
                 UCAGUUUAAGAAGAUCCU 
                 92 
                 GUAGCCGAGGAUCUUCUUA 
                 382 
               
               
                 AS382-M1 
                 CGGCUAC 
                   
                 AACUGAGU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S93- 
                 CAGUUUAAGAAGAUCCUC 
                 93 
                 UGUAGCCGAGGAUCUUCUU 
                 383 
               
               
                 AS383-M1 
                 GGCUACA 
                   
                 AAACUGAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S94- 
                 AGUUUAAGAAGAUCCUCG 
                 94 
                 AUGUAGCCGAGGAUCUUCU 
                 384 
               
               
                 AS384-M1 
                 GCUACAT 
                   
                 UAAACUGA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S95- 
                 GUUUAAGAAGAUCCUCGG 
                 95 
                 GAUGUAGCCGAGGAUCUUC 
                 385 
               
               
                 AS385-M1 
                 CUACATC 
                   
                 UUAAACUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S96- 
                 UUUAAGAAGAUCCUCGGC 
                 96 
                 UGAUGUAGCCGAGGAUCUU 
                 386 
               
               
                 AS386-M1 
                 UACAUCA 
                   
                 CUUAAACU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S97- 
                 UUAAGAAGAUCCUCGGCU 
                 97 
                 UUGAUGUAGCCGAGGAUCU 
                 387 
               
               
                 AS387-M1 
                 ACAUCAA 
                   
                 UCUUAAAC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S98- 
                 UAAGAAGAUCCUCGGCUAC 
                 98 
                 GUUGAUGUAGCCGAGGAUC 
                 388 
               
               
                 AS388-M1 
                 AUCAAC 
                   
                 UUCUUAAA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S99- 
                 AAGAAGAUCCUCGGCUACA 
                 99 
                 UGUUGAUGUAGCCGAGGAU 
                 389 
               
               
                 AS389-M1 
                 UCAACA 
                   
                 CUUCUUAA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S100- 
                 AGAAGAUCCUCGGCUACAU 
                 100 
                 GUGUUGAUGUAGCCGAGGA 
                 390 
               
               
                 AS390-M1 
                 CAACAC 
                   
                 UCUUCUUA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S101- 
                 GAAGAUCCUCGGCUACAUC 
                 101 
                 CGUGUUGAUGUAGCCGAGG 
                 391 
               
               
                 AS391-M1 
                 AACACG 
                   
                 AUCUUCUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S102- 
                 AAGAUCCUCGGCUACAUCA 
                 102 
                 CCGUGUUGAUGUAGCCGAG 
                 392 
               
               
                 AS392-M1 
                 ACACGG 
                   
                 GAUCUUCU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S103- 
                 AGAUCCUCGGCUACAUCAA 
                 103 
                 CCCGUGUUGAUGUAGCCGA 
                 393 
               
               
                 AS393-M1 
                 CACGGG 
                   
                 GGAUCUUC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S104- 
                 UGCUGCUGACCGUGGUUAC 
                 104 
                 GAUGAAGUAACCACGGUCA 
                 394 
               
               
                 AS394-M1 
                 UUCATC 
                   
                 GCAGCAAU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S105- 
                 GCUGCUGACCGUGGUUACU 
                 105 
                 GGAUGAAGUAACCACGGUC 
                 395 
               
               
                 AS395-M1 
                 UCAUCC 
                   
                 AGCAGCAA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S106- 
                 CUGCUGACCGUGGUUACUU 
                 106 
                 UGGAUGAAGUAACCACGGU 
                 396 
               
               
                 AS396-M1 
                 CAUCCA 
                   
                 CAGCAGCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S107- 
                 GCUGACCGUGGUUACUUCA 
                 107 
                 GCUGGAUGAAGUAACCACG 
                 397 
               
               
                 AS397-M1 
                 UCCAGC 
                   
                 GUCAGCAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S108- 
                 CCAGUGAUGCAGAUCCUGA 
                 108 
                 UGAACUUCAGGAUCUGCAU 
                 398 
               
               
                 AS398-M1 
                 AGUUCA 
                   
                 CACUGGCC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S109- 
                 AGUGAUGCAGAUCCUGAA 
                 109 
                 CUUGAACUUCAGGAUCUGC 
                 399 
               
               
                 AS399-M1 
                 GUUCAAG 
                   
                 AUCACUGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S110- 
                 GUGAUGCAGAUCCUGAAG 
                 110 
                 UCUUGAACUUCAGGAUCUG 
                 400 
               
               
                 AS400-M1 
                 UUCAAGA 
                   
                 CAUCACUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S111- 
                 UGAUGCAGAUCCUGAAGU 
                 111 
                 GUCUUGAACUUCAGGAUCU 
                 401 
               
               
                 AS401-M1 
                 UCAAGAC 
                   
                 GCAUCACU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S112- 
                 GAUGCAGAUCCUGAAGUU 
                 112 
                 GGUCUUGAACUUCAGGAUC 
                 402 
               
               
                 AS402-M1 
                 CAAGACC 
                   
                 UGCAUCAC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S113- 
                 AUGCAGAUCCUGAAGUUC 
                 113 
                 UGGUCUUGAACUUCAGGAU 
                 403 
               
               
                 AS403-M1 
                 AAGACCA 
                   
                 CUGCAUCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S114- 
                 GCAGAUCCUGAAGUUCAA 
                 114 
                 UAUGGUCUUGAACUUCAGG 
                 404 
               
               
                 AS404-M1 
                 GACCATA 
                   
                 AUCUGCAU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S115- 
                 CAGAUCCUGAAGUUCAAG 
                 115 
                 CUAUGGUCUUGAACUUCAG 
                 405 
               
               
                 AS405-M1 
                 ACCAUAG 
                   
                 GAUCUGCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S116- 
                 AGAUCCUGAAGUUCAAGA 
                 116 
                 UCUAUGGUCUUGAACUUCA 
                 406 
               
               
                 AS406-M1 
                 CCAUAGA 
                   
                 GGAUCUGC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S117- 
                 GAUCCUGAAGUUCAAGACC 
                 117 
                 CUCUAUGGUCUUGAACUUC 
                 407 
               
               
                 AS407-M1 
                 AUAGAG 
                   
                 AGGAUCUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S118- 
                 UCCUGAAGUUCAAGACCAU 
                 118 
                 UCCUCUAUGGUCUUGAACU 
                 408 
               
               
                 AS408-M1 
                 AGAGGA 
                   
                 UCAGGAUC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S119- 
                 AAGUUCAAGACCAUAGAG 
                 119 
                 CAACCUCCUCUAUGGUCUU 
                 409 
               
               
                 AS409-M1 
                 GAGGUTG 
                   
                 GAACUUCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S120- 
                 GCUGUCUUCACAAAGGAU 
                 120 
                 UGUCCAAAUCCUUUGUGAA 
                 410 
               
               
                 AS410-M1 
                 UUGGACA 
                   
                 GACAGCUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S121- 
                 GUCUUCACAAAGGAUUUG 
                 121 
                 CCUUGUCCAAAUCCUUUGU 
                 411 
               
               
                 AS411-M1 
                 GACAAGG 
                   
                 GAAGACAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S122- 
                 GCAGGCAUACACUGAAGU 
                 122 
                 AGUUUUCACUUCAGUGUAU 
                 412 
               
               
                 AS412-M1 
                 GAAAACT 
                   
                 GCCUGCAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S123- 
                 CAGGCAUACACUGAAGUG 
                 123 
                 CAGUUUUCACUUCAGUGUA 
                 413 
               
               
                 AS413-M1 
                 AAAACTG 
                   
                 UGCCUGCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S124- 
                 AGGCAUACACUGAAGUGA 
                 124 
                 ACAGUUUUCACUUCAGUGU 
                 414 
               
               
                 AS414-M1 
                 AAACUGT 
                   
                 AUGCCUGC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S125- 
                 GGCAUACACUGAAGUGAA 
                 125 
                 GACAGUUUUCACUUCAGUG 
                 415 
               
               
                 AS415-M1 
                 AACUGTC 
                   
                 UAUGCCUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S126- 
                 GCAUACACUGAAGUGAAA 
                 126 
                 UGACAGUUUUCACUUCAGU 
                 416 
               
               
                 AS416-M1 
                 ACUGUCA 
                   
                 GUAUGCCU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S127- 
                 AUACACUGAAGUGAAAAC 
                 127 
                 UGUGACAGUUUUCACUUCA 
                 417 
               
               
                 AS417-M1 
                 UGUCACA 
                   
                 GUGUAUGC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S128- 
                 UACACUGAAGUGAAAACU 
                 128 
                 CUGUGACAGUUUUCACUUC 
                 418 
               
               
                 AS418-M1 
                 GUCACAG 
                   
                 AGUGUAUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S129- 
                 CUGAAGUGAAAACUGUCA 
                 129 
                 UUGACUGUGACAGUUUUCA 
                 419 
               
               
                 AS419-M1 
                 CAGUCAA 
                   
                 CUUCAGUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S130- 
                 GUCAAAGUGCCUCAGAAG 
                 130 
                 AUGAGUUCUUCUGAGGCAC 
                 420 
               
               
                 AS420-M1 
                 AACUCAT 
                   
                 UUUGACUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S131- 
                 CAAAGUGCCUCAGAAGAAC 
                 131 
                 UUAUGAGUUCUUCUGAGGC 
                 421 
               
               
                 AS421-M1 
                 UCAUAA 
                   
                 ACUUUGAC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S132- 
                 AAGUGCCUCAGAAGAACUC 
                 132 
                 UCUUAUGAGUUCUUCUGAG 
                 422 
               
               
                 AS422-M1 
                 AUAAGA 
                   
                 GCACUUUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S133- 
                 AGUGCCUCAGAAGAACUCA 
                 133 
                 UUCUUAUGAGUUCUUCUGA 
                 423 
               
               
                 AS423-M1 
                 UAAGAA 
                   
                 GGCACUUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S134- 
                 GUGCCUCAGAAGAACUCAU 
                 134 
                 AUUCUUAUGAGUUCUUCUG 
                 424 
               
               
                 AS424-M1 
                 AAGAAT 
                   
                 AGGCACUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S135- 
                 UGCCUCAGAAGAACUCAUA 
                 135 
                 GAUUCUUAUGAGUUCUUCU 
                 425 
               
               
                 AS425-M1 
                 AGAATC 
                   
                 GAGGCACU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S136- 
                 CCUCAGAAGAACUCAUAAG 
                 136 
                 AUGAUUCUUAUGAGUUCUU 
                 426 
               
               
                 AS426-M1 
                 AAUCAT 
                   
                 CUGAGGCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S137- 
                 CUCAGAAGAACUCAUAAG 
                 137 
                 CAUGAUUCUUAUGAGUUCU 
                 427 
               
               
                 AS427-M1 
                 AAUCATG 
                   
                 UCUGAGGC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S138- 
                 UCAGAAGAACUCAUAAGA 
                 138 
                 GCAUGAUUCUUAUGAGUUC 
                 428 
               
               
                 AS428-M1 
                 AUCAUGC 
                   
                 UUCUGAGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S139- 
                 CAGAAGAACUCAUAAGAA 
                 139 
                 UGCAUGAUUCUUAUGAGUU 
                 429 
               
               
                 AS429-M1 
                 UCAUGCA 
                   
                 CUUCUGAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S140- 
                 AGAAGAACUCAUAAGAAU 
                 140 
                 UUGCAUGAUUCUUAUGAGU 
                 430 
               
               
                 AS430-M1 
                 CAUGCAA 
                   
                 UCUUCUGA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S141- 
                 GAAGAACUCAUAAGAAUC 
                 141 
                 CUUGCAUGAUUCUUAUGAG 
                 431 
               
               
                 AS431-M1 
                 AUGCAAG 
                   
                 UUCUUCUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S142- 
                 AAGAACUCAUAAGAAUCA 
                 142 
                 GCUUGCAUGAUUCUUAUGA 
                 432 
               
               
                 AS432-M1 
                 UGCAAGC 
                   
                 GUUCUUCU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S143- 
                 GAACUCAUAAGAAUCAUG 
                 143 
                 AAGCUUGCAUGAUUCUUAU 
                 433 
               
               
                 AS433-M1 
                 CAAGCTT 
                   
                 GAGUUCUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S144- 
                 AACUCAUAAGAAUCAUGC 
                 144 
                 GAAGCUUGCAUGAUUCUUA 
                 434 
               
               
                 AS434-M1 
                 AAGCUTC 
                   
                 UGAGUUCU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S145- 
                 CCCUCAGCCAUUGAUGGAA 
                 145 
                 UGAACUUUCCAUCAAUGGC 
                 435 
               
               
                 AS435-M1 
                 AGUUCA 
                   
                 UGAGGGAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S146- 
                 CCUCAGCCAUUGAUGGAAA 
                 146 
                 CUGAACUUUCCAUCAAUGG 
                 436 
               
               
                 AS436-M1 
                 GUUCAG 
                   
                 CUGAGGGA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S147- 
                 UCAGCCAUUGAUGGAAAG 
                 147 
                 UGCUGAACUUUCCAUCAAU 
                 437 
               
               
                 AS437-M1 
                 UUCAGCA 
                   
                 GGCUGAGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S148- 
                 CAGCCAUUGAUGGAAAGU 
                 148 
                 UUGCUGAACUUUCCAUCAA 
                 438 
               
               
                 AS438-M1 
                 UCAGCAA 
                   
                 UGGCUGAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S149- 
                 AGCCAUUGAUGGAAAGUU 
                 149 
                 CUUGCUGAACUUUCCAUCA 
                 439 
               
               
                 AS439-M1 
                 CAGCAAG 
                   
                 AUGGCUGA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S150- 
                 GCCAUUGAUGGAAAGUUC 
                 150 
                 UCUUGCUGAACUUUCCAUC 
                 440 
               
               
                 AS440-M1 
                 AGCAAGA 
                   
                 AAUGGCUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S151- 
                 CCAUUGAUGGAAAGUUCA 
                 151 
                 AUCUUGCUGAACUUUCCAU 
                 441 
               
               
                 AS441-M1 
                 GCAAGAT 
                   
                 CAAUGGCU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S152- 
                 CAUUGAUGGAAAGUUCAG 
                 152 
                 GAUCUUGCUGAACUUUCCA 
                 442 
               
               
                 AS442-M1 
                 CAAGATC 
                   
                 UCAAUGGC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S153- 
                 AUUGAUGGAAAGUUCAGC 
                 153 
                 UGAUCUUGCUGAACUUUCC 
                 443 
               
               
                 AS443-M1 
                 AAGAUCA 
                   
                 AUCAAUGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S154- 
                 UUGAUGGAAAGUUCAGCA 
                 154 
                 CUGAUCUUGCUGAACUUUC 
                 444 
               
               
                 AS444-M1 
                 AGAUCAG 
                   
                 CAUCAAUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S155- 
                 UGAUGGAAAGUUCAGCAA 
                 155 
                 GCUGAUCUUGCUGAACUUU 
                 445 
               
               
                 AS445-M1 
                 GAUCAGC 
                   
                 CCAUCAAU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S156- 
                 GAUGGAAAGUUCAGCAAG 
                 156 
                 UGCUGAUCUUGCUGAACUU 
                 446 
               
               
                 AS446-M1 
                 AUCAGCA 
                   
                 UCCAUCAA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S157- 
                 AUGGAAAGUUCAGCAAGA 
                 157 
                 UUGCUGAUCUUGCUGAACU 
                 447 
               
               
                 AS447-M1 
                 UCAGCAA 
                   
                 UUCCAUCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S158- 
                 UGGAAAGUUCAGCAAGAU 
                 158 
                 GUUGCUGAUCUUGCUGAAC 
                 448 
               
               
                 AS448-M1 
                 CAGCAAC 
                   
                 UUUCCAUC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S159- 
                 GGAAAGUUCAGCAAGAUC 
                 159 
                 UGUUGCUGAUCUUGCUGAA 
                 449 
               
               
                 AS449-M1 
                 AGCAACA 
                   
                 CUUUCCAU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S160- 
                 GAAAGUUCAGCAAGAUCA 
                 160 
                 UUGUUGCUGAUCUUGCUGA 
                 450 
               
               
                 AS450-M1 
                 GCAACAA 
                   
                 ACUUUCCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S161- 
                 AAAGUUCAGCAAGAUCAG 
                 161 
                 UUUGUUGCUGAUCUUGCUG 
                 451 
               
               
                 AS451-M1 
                 CAACAAA 
                   
                 AACUUUCC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S162- 
                 AAGUUCAGCAAGAUCAGC 
                 162 
                 UUUUGUUGCUGAUCUUGCU 
                 452 
               
               
                 AS452-M1 
                 AACAAAA 
                   
                 GAACUUUC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S163- 
                 AUCAGCAACAAAACCAAGA 
                 163 
                 CAUUUUUCUUGGUUUUGUU 
                 453 
               
               
                 AS453-M1 
                 AAAATG 
                   
                 GCUGAUCU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S164- 
                 CAGCAACAAAACCAAGAAA 
                 164 
                 AUCAUUUUUCUUGGUUUUG 
                 454 
               
               
                 AS454-M1 
                 AAUGAT 
                   
                 UUGCUGAU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S165- 
                 AGCAACAAAACCAAGAAA 
                 165 
                 GAUCAUUUUUCUUGGUUUU 
                 455 
               
               
                 AS455-M1 
                 AAUGATC 
                   
                 GUUGCUGA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S166- 
                 ACAAAACCAAGAAAAAUG 
                 166 
                 CAAGGAUCAUUUUUCUUGG 
                 456 
               
               
                 AS456-M1 
                 AUCCUTG 
                   
                 UUUUGUUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S167- 
                 CAAAACCAAGAAAAAUGA 
                 167 
                 GCAAGGAUCAUUUUUCUUG 
                 457 
               
               
                 AS457-M1 
                 UCCUUGC 
                   
                 GUUUUGUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S168- 
                 AGAAAAAUGAUCCUUGCG 
                 168 
                 UUCAGCACGCAAGGAUCAU 
                 458 
               
               
                 AS458-M1 
                 UGCUGAA 
                   
                 UUUUCUUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S169- 
                 AAAAAUGAUCCUUGCGUG 
                 169 
                 UAUUCAGCACGCAAGGAUC 
                 459 
               
               
                 AS459-M1 
                 CUGAATA 
                   
                 AUUUUUCU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S170- 
                 AAAAUGAUCCUUGCGUGC 
                 170 
                 AUAUUCAGCACGCAAGGAU 
                 460 
               
               
                 AS460-M1 
                 UGAAUAT 
                   
                 CAUUUUUC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S171- 
                 AAAUGAUCCUUGCGUGCU 
                 171 
                 GAUAUUCAGCACGCAAGGA 
                 461 
               
               
                 AS461-M1 
                 GAAUATC 
                   
                 UCAUUUUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S172- 
                 AAUGAUCCUUGCGUGCUG 
                 172 
                 AGAUAUUCAGCACGCAAGG 
                 462 
               
               
                 AS462-M1 
                 AAUAUCT 
                   
                 AUCAUUUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S173- 
                 AUGAUCCUUGCGUGCUGA 
                 173 
                 CAGAUAUUCAGCACGCAAG 
                 463 
               
               
                 AS463-M1 
                 AUAUCTG 
                   
                 GAUCAUUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S174- 
                 UGAUCCUUGCGUGCUGAA 
                 174 
                 UCAGAUAUUCAGCACGCAA 
                 464 
               
               
                 AS464-M1 
                 UAUCUGA 
                   
                 GGAUCAUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S175- 
                 GAUCCUUGCGUGCUGAAU 
                 175 
                 UUCAGAUAUUCAGCACGCA 
                 465 
               
               
                 AS465-M1 
                 AUCUGAA 
                   
                 AGGAUCAU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S176- 
                 UCCUUGCGUGCUGAAUAUC 
                 176 
                 UUUUCAGAUAUUCAGCACG 
                 466 
               
               
                 AS466-M1 
                 UGAAAA 
                   
                 CAAGGAUC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S177- 
                 CCUUGCGUGCUGAAUAUCU 
                 177 
                 CUUUUCAGAUAUUCAGCAC 
                 467 
               
               
                 AS467-M1 
                 GAAAAG 
                   
                 GCAAGGAU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S178- 
                 CUUGCGUGCUGAAUAUCU 
                 178 
                 UCUUUUCAGAUAUUCAGCA 
                 468 
               
               
                 AS468-M1 
                 GAAAAGA 
                   
                 CGCAAGGA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S179- 
                 UUGCGUGCUGAAUAUCUG 
                 179 
                 CUCUUUUCAGAUAUUCAGC 
                 469 
               
               
                 AS469-M1 
                 AAAAGAG 
                   
                 ACGCAAGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S180- 
                 UGCGUGCUGAAUAUCUGA 
                 180 
                 UCUCUUUUCAGAUAUUCAG 
                 470 
               
               
                 AS470-M1 
                 AAAGAGA 
                   
                 CACGCAAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S181- 
                 GCGUGCUGAAUAUCUGAA 
                 181 
                 UUCUCUUUUCAGAUAUUCA 
                 471 
               
               
                 AS471-M1 
                 AAGAGAA 
                   
                 GCACGCAA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S182- 
                 CGUGCUGAAUAUCUGAAA 
                 182 
                 UUUCUCUUUUCAGAUAUUC 
                 472 
               
               
                 AS472-M1 
                 AGAGAAA 
                   
                 AGCACGCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S183- 
                 GUGCUGAAUAUCUGAAAA 
                 183 
                 AUUUCUCUUUUCAGAUAUU 
                 473 
               
               
                 AS473-M1 
                 GAGAAAT 
                   
                 CAGCACGC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S184- 
                 UGCUGAAUAUCUGAAAAG 
                 184 
                 AAUUUCUCUUUUCAGAUAU 
                 474 
               
               
                 AS474-M1 
                 AGAAATT 
                   
                 UCAGCACG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S185- 
                 GCUGAAUAUCUGAAAAGA 
                 185 
                 AAAUUUCUCUUUUCAGAUA 
                 475 
               
               
                 AS475-M1 
                 GAAAUTT 
                   
                 UUCAGCAC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S186- 
                 CUGAAUAUCUGAAAAGAG 
                 186 
                 AAAAUUUCUCUUUUCAGAU 
                 476 
               
               
                 AS476-M1 
                 AAAUUTT 
                   
                 AUUCAGCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S187- 
                 UGAAUAUCUGAAAAGAGA 
                 187 
                 AAAAAUUUCUCUUUUCAGA 
                 477 
               
               
                 AS477-M1 
                 AAUUUTT 
                   
                 UAUUCAGC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S188- 
                 GAAUAUCUGAAAAGAGAA 
                 188 
                 GAAAAAUUUCUCUUUUCAG 
                 478 
               
               
                 AS478-M1 
                 AUUUUTC 
                   
                 AUAUUCAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S189- 
                 AAUAUCUGAAAAGAGAAA 
                 189 
                 GGAAAAAUUUCUCUUUUCA 
                 479 
               
               
                 AS479-M1 
                 UUUUUCC 
                   
                 GAUAUUCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S190- 
                 AUAUCUGAAAAGAGAAAU 
                 190 
                 AGGAAAAAUUUCUCUUUUC 
                 480 
               
               
                 AS480-M1 
                 UUUUCCT 
                   
                 AGAUAUUC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S191- 
                 AUCUGAAAAGAGAAAUUU 
                 191 
                 GUAGGAAAAAUUUCUCUUU 
                 481 
               
               
                 AS481-M1 
                 UUCCUAC 
                   
                 UCAGAUAU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S192- 
                 GAAAAGAGAAAUUUUUCC 
                 192 
                 UUUUGUAGGAAAAAUUUCU 
                 482 
               
               
                 AS482-M1 
                 UACAAAA 
                   
                 CUUUUCAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S193- 
                 AAAAGAGAAAUUUUUCCU 
                 193 
                 AUUUUGUAGGAAAAAUUUC 
                 483 
               
               
                 AS483-M1 
                 ACAAAAT 
                   
                 UCUUUUCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S194- 
                 AGAGAAAUUUUUCCUACA 
                 194 
                 GAGAUUUUGUAGGAAAAAU 
                 484 
               
               
                 AS484-M1 
                 AAAUCTC 
                   
                 uucucuuu 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S195- 
                 GAGAAAUUUUUCCUACAA 
                 195 
                 AGAGAUUUUGUAGGAAAAA 
                 485 
               
               
                 AS485-M1 
                 AAUCUCT 
                   
                 UUUCUCUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S196- 
                 AGAAAUUUUUCCUACAAA 
                 196 
                 AAGAGAUUUUGUAGGAAAA 
                 486 
               
               
                 AS486-M1 
                 AUCUCTT 
                   
                 AUUUCUCU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S197- 
                 CUUGGGUCAAGAAAGUUC 
                 197 
                 AAUUCUAGAACUUUCUUGA 
                 487 
               
               
                 AS487-M1 
                 UAGAATT 
                   
                 CCCAAGAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S198- 
                 GGGUCAAGAAAGUUCUAG 
                 198 
                 UCAAAUUCUAGAACUUUCU 
                 488 
               
               
                 AS488-M1 
                 AAUUUGA 
                   
                 UGACCCAA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S199- 
                 GGUCAAGAAAGUUCUAGA 
                 199 
                 UUCAAAUUCUAGAACUUUC 
                 489 
               
               
                 AS489-M1 
                 AUUUGAA 
                   
                 UUGACCCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S200- 
                 GUCAAGAAAGUUCUAGAA 
                 200 
                 AUUCAAAUUCUAGAACUUU 
                 490 
               
               
                 AS490-M1 
                 UUUGAAT 
                   
                 CUUGACCC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S201- 
                 UCAAGAAAGUUCUAGAAU 
                 201 
                 AAUUCAAAUUCUAGAACUU 
                 491 
               
               
                 AS491-M1 
                 UUGAATT 
                   
                 UCUUGACC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S202- 
                 CAAGAAAGUUCUAGAAUU 
                 202 
                 CAAUUCAAAUUCUAGAACU 
                 492 
               
               
                 AS492-M1 
                 UGAAUTG 
                   
                 UUCUUGAC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S203- 
                 AAGAAAGUUCUAGAAUUU 
                 203 
                 UCAAUUCAAAUUCUAGAAC 
                 493 
               
               
                 AS493-M1 
                 GAAUUGA 
                   
                 UUUCUUGA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S204- 
                 AGAAAGUUCUAGAAUUUG 
                 204 
                 AUCAAUUCAAAUUCUAGAA 
                 494 
               
               
                 AS494-M1 
                 AAUUGAT 
                   
                 CUUUCUUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S205- 
                 GAAAGUUCUAGAAUUUGA 
                 205 
                 UAUCAAUUCAAAUUCUAGA 
                 495 
               
               
                 AS495-M1 
                 AUUGATA 
                   
                 ACUUUCUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S206- 
                 AAAGUUCUAGAAUUUGAA 
                 206 
                 UUAUCAAUUCAAAUUCUAG 
                 496 
               
               
                 AS496-M1 
                 UUGAUAA 
                   
                 AACUUUCU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S207- 
                 AAGUUCUAGAAUUUGAAU 
                 207 
                 UUUAUCAAUUCAAAUUCUA 
                 497 
               
               
                 AS497-M1 
                 UGAUAAA 
                   
                 GAACUUUC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S208- 
                 AGUUCUAGAAUUUGAAUU 
                 208 
                 GUUUAUCAAUUCAAAUUCU 
                 498 
               
               
                 AS498-M1 
                 GAUAAAC 
                   
                 AGAACUUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S209- 
                 GUUCUAGAAUUUGAAUUG 
                 209 
                 UGUUUAUCAAUUCAAAUUC 
                 499 
               
               
                 AS499-M1 
                 AUAAACA 
                   
                 UAGAACUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S210- 
                 UUCUAGAAUUUGAAUUGA 
                 210 
                 AUGUUUAUCAAUUCAAAUU 
                 500 
               
               
                 AS500-M1 
                 UAAACAT 
                   
                 CUAGAACU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S211- 
                 UCUAGAAUUUGAAUUGAU 
                 211 
                 CAUGUUUAUCAAUUCAAAU 
                 501 
               
               
                 AS501-M1 
                 AAACATG 
                   
                 UCUAGAAC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S212- 
                 CUAGAAUUUGAAUUGAUA 
                 212 
                 CCAUGUUUAUCAAUUCAAA 
                 502 
               
               
                 AS502-M1 
                 AACAUGG 
                   
                 UUCUAGAA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S213- 
                 UAGAAUUUGAAUUGAUAA 
                 213 
                 ACCAUGUUUAUCAAUUCAA 
                 503 
               
               
                 AS503-M1 
                 ACAUGGT 
                   
                 AUUCUAGA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S214- 
                 AGAAUUUGAAUUGAUAAA 
                 214 
                 CACCAUGUUUAUCAAUUCA 
                 504 
               
               
                 AS504-M1 
                 CAUGGTG 
                   
                 AAUUCUAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S215- 
                 GAAUUUGAAUUGAUAAAC 
                 215 
                 CCACCAUGUUUAUCAAUUC 
                 505 
               
               
                 AS505-M1 
                 AUGGUGG 
                   
                 AAAUUCUA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S216- 
                 UAAGAGUAUAUGAGGAAC 
                 216 
                 UUAAAAGGUUCCUCAUAUA 
                 506 
               
               
                 AS506-M1 
                 CUUUUAA 
                   
                 CUCUUACC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S217- 
                 AAGAGUAUAUGAGGAACC 
                 217 
                 UUUAAAAGGUUCCUCAUAU 
                 507 
               
               
                 AS507-M1 
                 UUUUAAA 
                   
                 ACUCUUAC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S218- 
                 AGAGUAUAUGAGGAACCU 
                 218 
                 GUUUAAAAGGUUCCUCAUA 
                 508 
               
               
                 AS508-M1 
                 UUUAAAC 
                   
                 UACUCUUA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S219- 
                 GAGUAUAUGAGGAACCUU 
                 219 
                 CGUUUAAAAGGUUCCUCAU 
                 509 
               
               
                 AS509-M1 
                 UUAAACG 
                   
                 AUACUCUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S220- 
                 AGUAUAUGAGGAACCUUU 
                 220 
                 UCGUUUAAAAGGUUCCUCA 
                 510 
               
               
                 AS510-M1 
                 UAAACGA 
                   
                 UAUACUCU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S221- 
                 GUAUAUGAGGAACCUUUU 
                 221 
                 GUCGUUUAAAAGGUUCCUC 
                 511 
               
               
                 AS511-M1 
                 AAACGAC 
                   
                 AUAUACUC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S222- 
                 UAUAUGAGGAACCUUUUA 
                 222 
                 UGUCGUUUAAAAGGUUCCU 
                 512 
               
               
                 AS512-M1 
                 AACGACA 
                   
                 CAUAUACU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S223- 
                 AUGAGGAACCUUUUAAAC 
                 223 
                 UGUUGUCGUUUAAAAGGUU 
                 513 
               
               
                 AS513-M1 
                 GACAACA 
                   
                 CCUCAUAU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S224- 
                 GAGGAACCUUUUAAACGA 
                 224 
                 AUUGUUGUCGUUUAAAAGG 
                 514 
               
               
                 AS514-M1 
                 CAACAAT 
                   
                 UUCCUCAU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S225- 
                 AGGAACCUUUUAAACGAC 
                 225 
                 UAUUGUUGUCGUUUAAAAG 
                 515 
               
               
                 AS515-M1 
                 AACAATA 
                   
                 GUUCCUCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S226- 
                 GAACCUUUUAAACGACAAC 
                 226 
                 AGUAUUGUUGUCGUUUAAA 
                 516 
               
               
                 AS516-M1 
                 AAUACT 
                   
                 AGGUUCCU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S227- 
                 AACCUUUUAAACGACAACA 
                 227 
                 CAGUAUUGUUGUCGUUUAA 
                 517 
               
               
                 AS517-M1 
                 AUACTG 
                   
                 AAGGUUCC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S228- 
                 ACCUUUUAAACGACAACAA 
                 228 
                 GCAGUAUUGUUGUCGUUUA 
                 518 
               
               
                 AS518-M1 
                 UACUGC 
                   
                 AAAGGUUC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S229- 
                 CCUUUUAAACGACAACAAU 
                 229 
                 AGCAGUAUUGUUGUCGUUU 
                 519 
               
               
                 AS519-M1 
                 ACUGCT 
                   
                 AAAAGGUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S230- 
                 CUUUUAAACGACAACAAU 
                 230 
                 UAGCAGUAUUGUUGUCGUU 
                 520 
               
               
                 AS520-M1 
                 ACUGCTA 
                   
                 UAAAAGGU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S231- 
                 UAAACGACAACAAUACUGC 
                 231 
                 AAGCUAGCAGUAUUGUUGU 
                 521 
               
               
                 AS521-M1 
                 UAGCTT 
                   
                 CGUUUAAA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S232- 
                 AAACGACAACAAUACUGCU 
                 232 
                 AAAGCUAGCAGUAUUGUUG 
                 522 
               
               
                 AS522-M1 
                 AGCUTT 
                   
                 UCGUUUAA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S233- 
                 AACGACAACAAUACUGCUA 
                 233 
                 GAAAGCUAGCAGUAUUGUU 
                 523 
               
               
                 AS523-M1 
                 GCUUTC 
                   
                 GUCGUUUA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S234- 
                 CGACAACAAUACUGCUAGC 
                 234 
                 CUGAAAGCUAGCAGUAUUG 
                 524 
               
               
                 AS524-M1 
                 UUUCAG 
                   
                 UUGUCGUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S235- 
                 GACAACAAUACUGCUAGCU 
                 235 
                 CCUGAAAGCUAGCAGUAUU 
                 525 
               
               
                 AS525-M1 
                 UUCAGG 
                   
                 GUUGUCGU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S236- 
                 ACAACAAUACUGCUAGCUU 
                 236 
                 UCCUGAAAGCUAGCAGUAU 
                 526 
               
               
                 AS526-M1 
                 UCAGGA 
                   
                 UGUUGUCG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S237- 
                 CAACAAUACUGCUAGCUUU 
                 237 
                 AUCCUGAAAGCUAGCAGUA 
                 527 
               
               
                 AS527-M1 
                 CAGGAT 
                   
                 UUGUUGUC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S238- 
                 AACAAUACUGCUAGCUUUC 
                 238 
                 CAUCCUGAAAGCUAGCAGU 
                 528 
               
               
                 AS528-M1 
                 AGGATG 
                   
                 AUUGUUGU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S239- 
                 ACAAUACUGCUAGCUUUCA 
                 239 
                 UCAUCCUGAAAGCUAGCAG 
                 529 
               
               
                 AS529-M1 
                 GGAUGA 
                   
                 UAUUGUUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S240- 
                 CAAUACUGCUAGCUUUCAG 
                 240 
                 AUCAUCCUGAAAGCUAGCA 
                 530 
               
               
                 AS530-M1 
                 GAUGAT 
                   
                 GUAUUGUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S241- 
                 AAUACUGCUAGCUUUCAG 
                 241 
                 AAUCAUCCUGAAAGCUAGC 
                 531 
               
               
                 AS531-M1 
                 GAUGATT 
                   
                 AGUAUUGU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S242- 
                 AUACUGCUAGCUUUCAGG 
                 242 
                 AAAUCAUCCUGAAAGCUAG 
                 532 
               
               
                 AS532-M1 
                 AUGAUTT 
                   
                 CAGUAUUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S243- 
                 UACUGCUAGCUUUCAGGA 
                 243 
                 AAAAUCAUCCUGAAAGCUA 
                 533 
               
               
                 AS533-M1 
                 UGAUUTT 
                   
                 GCAGUAUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S244- 
                 ACUGCUAGCUUUCAGGAU 
                 244 
                 AAAAAUCAUCCUGAAAGCU 
                 534 
               
               
                 AS534-M1 
                 GAUUUTT 
                   
                 AGCAGUAU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S245- 
                 CUGCUAGCUUUCAGGAUG 
                 245 
                 UAAAAAUCAUCCUGAAAGC 
                 535 
               
               
                 AS535-M1 
                 AUUUUTA 
                   
                 UAGCAGUA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S246- 
                 UGCUAGCUUUCAGGAUGA 
                 246 
                 UUAAAAAUCAUCCUGAAAG 
                 536 
               
               
                 AS536-M1 
                 UUUUUAA 
                   
                 CUAGCAGU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S247- 
                 GCUAGCUUUCAGGAUGAU 
                 247 
                 UUUAAAAAUCAUCCUGAAA 
                 537 
               
               
                 AS537-M1 
                 UUUUAAA 
                   
                 GCUAGCAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S248- 
                 CUAGCUUUCAGGAUGAUU 
                 248 
                 UUUUAAAAAUCAUCCUGAA 
                 538 
               
               
                 AS538-M1 
                 UUUAAAA 
                   
                 AGCUAGCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S249- 
                 AGCUUUCAGGAUGAUUUU 
                 249 
                 UUUUUUAAAAAUCAUCCUG 
                 539 
               
               
                 AS539-M1 
                 UAAAAAA 
                   
                 AAAGCUAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S250- 
                 GCUUUCAGGAUGAUUUUU 
                 250 
                 AUUUUUUAAAAAUCAUCCU 
                 540 
               
               
                 AS540-M1 
                 AAAAAAT 
                   
                 GAAAGCUA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S251- 
                 CUUUCAGGAUGAUUUUUA 
                 251 
                 UAUUUUUUAAAAAUCAUCC 
                 541 
               
               
                 AS541-M1 
                 AAAAATA 
                   
                 UGAAAGCU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S252- 
                 UUUCAGGAUGAUUUUUAA 
                 252 
                 CUAUUUUUUAAAAAUCAUC 
                 542 
               
               
                 AS542-M1 
                 AAAAUAG 
                   
                 CUGAAAGC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S253- 
                 UUCAGGAUGAUUUUUAAA 
                 253 
                 UCUAUUUUUUAAAAAUCAU 
                 543 
               
               
                 AS543-M1 
                 AAAUAGA 
                   
                 CCUGAAAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S254- 
                 UCAGGAUGAUUUUUAAAA 
                 254 
                 AUCUAUUUUUUAAAAAUCA 
                 544 
               
               
                 AS544-M1 
                 AAUAGAT 
                   
                 UCCUGAAA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S255- 
                 CAGGAUGAUUUUUAAAAA 
                 255 
                 AAUCUAUUUUUUAAAAAUC 
                 545 
               
               
                 AS545-M1 
                 AUAGATT 
                   
                 AUCCUGAA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S256- 
                 AGGAUGAUUUUUAAAAAA 
                 256 
                 GAAUCUAUUUUUUAAAAAU 
                 546 
               
               
                 AS546-M1 
                 UAGAUTC 
                   
                 CAUCCUGA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S257- 
                 GGAUGAUUUUUAAAAAAU 
                 257 
                 UGAAUCUAUUUUUUAAAAA 
                 547 
               
               
                 AS547-M1 
                 AGAUUCA 
                   
                 UCAUCCUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S258- 
                 GAUGAUUUUUAAAAAAUA 
                 258 
                 UUGAAUCUAUUUUUUAAAA 
                 548 
               
               
                 AS548-M1 
                 GAUUCAA 
                   
                 AUCAUCCU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S259- 
                 AUGAUUUUUAAAAAAUAG 
                 259 
                 UUUGAAUCUAUUUUUUAAA 
                 549 
               
               
                 AS549-M1 
                 AUUCAAA 
                   
                 AAUCAUCC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S260- 
                 UGAUUUUUAAAAAAUAGA 
                 260 
                 AUUUGAAUCUAUUUUUUAA 
                 550 
               
               
                 AS550-M1 
                 UUCAAAT 
                   
                 AAAUCAUC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S261- 
                 GAUUUUUAAAAAAUAGAU 
                 261 
                 CAUUUGAAUCUAUUUUUUA 
                 551 
               
               
                 AS551-M1 
                 UCAAATG 
                   
                 AAAAUCAU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S262- 
                 AUUUUUAAAAAAUAGAUU 
                 262 
                 ACAUUUGAAUCUAUUUUUU 
                 552 
               
               
                 AS552-M1 
                 CAAAUGT 
                   
                 AAAAAUCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S263- 
                 UUUUUAAAAAAUAGAUUC 
                 263 
                 CACAUUUGAAUCUAUUUUU 
                 553 
               
               
                 AS553-M1 
                 AAAUGTG 
                   
                 UAAAAAUC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S264- 
                 AAACGCUUCCUAUAACUCG 
                 264 
                 UAAACUCGAGUUAUAGGAA 
                 554 
               
               
                 AS554-M1 
                 AGUUTA 
                   
                 GCGUUUCA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S265- 
                 UAUAGGGGAAGAAAAAGC 
                 265 
                 AACAAUAGCUUUUUCUUCC 
                 555 
               
               
                 AS555-M1 
                 UAUUGTT 
                   
                 CCUAUAAA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S266- 
                 AUAGGGGAAGAAAAAGCU 
                 266 
                 AAACAAUAGCUUUUUCUUC 
                 556 
               
               
                 AS556-M1 
                 AUUGUTT 
                   
                 CCCUAUAA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S267- 
                 GGGGAAGAAAAAGCUAUU 
                 267 
                 UGUAAACAAUAGCUUUUUC 
                 557 
               
               
                 AS557-M1 
                 GUUUACA 
                   
                 UUCCCCUA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S268- 
                 GGGAAGAAAAAGCUAUUG 
                 268 
                 UUGUAAACAAUAGCUUUUU 
                 558 
               
               
                 AS558-M1 
                 UUUACAA 
                   
                 CUUCCCCU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S269- 
                 GGAAGAAAAAGCUAUUGU 
                 269 
                 AUUGUAAACAAUAGCUUUU 
                 559 
               
               
                 AS559-M1 
                 UUACAAT 
                   
                 UCUUCCCC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S270- 
                 GAAGAAAAAGCUAUUGUU 
                 270 
                 AAUUGUAAACAAUAGCUUU 
                 560 
               
               
                 AS560-M1 
                 UACAATT 
                   
                 UUCUUCCC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S271- 
                 AAGAAAAAGCUAUUGUUU 
                 271 
                 UAAUUGUAAACAAUAGCUU 
                 561 
               
               
                 AS561-M1 
                 ACAAUTA 
                   
                 UUUCUUCC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S272- 
                 AGAAAAAGCUAUUGUUUA 
                 272 
                 AUAAUUGUAAACAAUAGCU 
                 562 
               
               
                 AS562-M1 
                 CAAUUAT 
                   
                 UUUUCUUC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S273- 
                 GAAAAAGCUAUUGUUUAC 
                 273 
                 UAUAAUUGUAAACAAUAGC 
                 563 
               
               
                 AS563-M1 
                 AAUUATA 
                   
                 uuuuucuu 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S274- 
                 AAAAAGCUAUUGUUUACA 
                 274 
                 AUAUAAUUGUAAACAAUAG 
                 564 
               
               
                 AS564-M1 
                 AUUAUAT 
                   
                 CUUUUUCU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S275- 
                 AAAAGCUAUUGUUUACAA 
                 275 
                 GAUAUAAUUGUAAACAAUA 
                 565 
               
               
                 AS565-M1 
                 UUAUATC 
                   
                 GCUUUUUC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S276- 
                 AAAGCUAUUGUUUACAAU 
                 276 
                 UGAUAUAAUUGUAAACAAU 
                 566 
               
               
                 AS566-M1 
                 UAUAUCA 
                   
                 AGCUUUUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S277- 
                 AAGCUAUUGUUUACAAUU 
                 277 
                 GUGAUAUAAUUGUAAACAA 
                 567 
               
               
                 AS567-M1 
                 AUAUCAC 
                   
                 UAGCUUUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S278- 
                 AGCUAUUGUUUACAAUUA 
                 278 
                 GGUGAUAUAAUUGUAAACA 
                 568 
               
               
                 AS568-M1 
                 UAUCACC 
                   
                 AUAGCUUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S279- 
                 GCUAUUGUUUACAAUUAU 
                 279 
                 UGGUGAUAUAAUUGUAAAC 
                 569 
               
               
                 AS569-M1 
                 AUCACCA 
                   
                 AAUAGCUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S280- 
                 CUAUUGUUUACAAUUAUA 
                 280 
                 AUGGUGAUAUAAUUGUAAA 
                 570 
               
               
                 AS570-M1 
                 UCACCAT 
                   
                 CAAUAGCU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S281- 
                 UAUUGUUUACAAUUAUAU 
                 281 
                 AAUGGUGAUAUAAUUGUAA 
                 571 
               
               
                 AS571-M1 
                 CACCATT 
                   
                 ACAAUAGC 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S282- 
                 AUUGUUUACAAUUAUAUC 
                 282 
                 UAAUGGUGAUAUAAUUGUA 
                 572 
               
               
                 AS572-M1 
                 ACCAUTA 
                   
                 AACAAUAG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S283- 
                 UUGUUUACAAUUAUAUCA 
                 283 
                 UUAAUGGUGAUAUAAUUGU 
                 573 
               
               
                 AS573-M1 
                 CCAUUAA 
                   
                 AAACAAUA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S284- 
                 UGUUUACAAUUAUAUCAC 
                 284 
                 CUUAAUGGUGAUAUAAUUG 
                 574 
               
               
                 AS574-M1 
                 CAUUAAG 
                   
                 UAAACAAU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S285- 
                 GUUUACAAUUAUAUCACC 
                 285 
                 CCUUAAUGGUGAUAUAAUU 
                 575 
               
               
                 AS575-M1 
                 AUUAAGG 
                   
                 GUAAACAA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S286- 
                 UACAAUUAUAUCACCAUU 
                 286 
                 UUGCCUUAAUGGUGAUAUA 
                 576 
               
               
                 AS576-M1 
                 AAGGCAA 
                   
                 AUUGUAAA 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S287- 
                 AUUAUAUCACCAUUAAGG 
                 287 
                 GCAGUUGCCUUAAUGGUGA 
                 577 
               
               
                 AS577-M1 
                 CAACUGC 
                   
                 UAUAAUUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S288- 
                 ACUGCUACACCCUGCUUUG 
                 288 
                 AGAAUACAAAGCAGGGUGU 
                 578 
               
               
                 AS578-M1 
                 UAUUCT 
                   
                 AGCAGUUG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S289- 
                 CUGCUACACCCUGCUUUGU 
                 289 
                 CAGAAUACAAAGCAGGGUG 
                 579 
               
               
                 AS579-M1 
                 AUUCTG 
                   
                 UAGCAGUU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S290- 
                 UGCUACACCCUGCUUUGUA 
                 290 
                 CCAGAAUACAAAGCAGGGU 
                 580 
               
               
                 AS580-M1 
                 UUCUGG 
                   
                 GUAGCAGU 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S581- 
                 UUCAUAAACAAUGAAUGG 
                 581 
                 UGCCAUUCAUUGUUUAUGA 
                 591 
               
               
                 AS591- 
                 CAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 AGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S582- 
                 UCAUAAACAAUGAAUGGC 
                 582 
                 UUGCCAUUCAUUGUUUAUG 
                 592 
               
               
                 AS592- 
                 AAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 AGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S583- 
                 GAAACGUGGUUGUGAUGA 
                 583 
                 CUUCAUCACAACCACGUUU 
                 593 
               
               
                 AS593-M2 
                 AGGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S583- 
                 GAAACGUGGUUGUGAUGA 
                 583 
                 CUUCAUCACAACCACGUUU 
                 593 
               
               
                 AS593-M3 
                 AGGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S583- 
                 GAAACGUGGUUGUGAUGA 
                 583 
                 CUUCAUCACAACCACGUUU 
                 593 
               
               
                 AS593-M4 
                 AGGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S583- 
                 GAAACGUGGUUGUGAUGA 
                 583 
                 CUUCAUCACAACCACGUUU 
                 593 
               
               
                 AS593-M5 
                 AGGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S583- 
                 GAAACGUGGUUGUGAUGA 
                 583 
                 CUUCAUCACAACCACGUUU 
                 593 
               
               
                 AS593-M6 
                 AGGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S583- 
                 GAAACGUGGUUGUGAUGA 
                 583 
                 CUUCAUCACAACCACGUUU 
                 593 
               
               
                 AS593-M7 
                 AGGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S584- 
                 GUUGUGAUGAAGGUAGCU 
                 584 
                 UCAGCUACCUUCAUCACAA 
                 594 
               
               
                 AS594-M2 
                 GAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S584- 
                 GUUGUGAUGAAGGUAGCU 
                 584 
                 UCAGCUACCUUCAUCACAA 
                 594 
               
               
                 AS594-M3 
                 GAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S584- 
                 GUUGUGAUGAAGGUAGCU 
                 584 
                 UCAGCUACCUUCAUCACAA 
                 594 
               
               
                 AS594-M4 
                 GAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S584- 
                 GUUGUGAUGAAGGUAGCU 
                 584 
                 UCAGCUACCUUCAUCACAA 
                 594 
               
               
                 AS594-M5 
                 GAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S584- 
                 GUUGUGAUGAAGGUAGCU 
                 584 
                 UCAGCUACCUUCAUCACAA 
                 594 
               
               
                 AS594-M6 
                 GAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S584- 
                 GUUGUGAUGAAGGUAGCU 
                 584 
                 UCAGCUACCUUCAUCACAA 
                 594 
               
               
                 AS594-M7 
                 GAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S585- 
                 GGUGGAUGAAACUCAGUU 
                 585 
                 UAAACUGAGUUUCAUCCAC 
                 595 
               
               
                 AS595-M2 
                 UAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S585- 
                 GGUGGAUGAAACUCAGUU 
                 585 
                 UAAACUGAGUUUCAUCCAC 
                 595 
               
               
                 AS595-M3 
                 UAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S585- 
                 GGUGGAUGAAACUCAGUU 
                 585 
                 UAAACUGAGUUUCAUCCAC 
                 595 
               
               
                 AS595-M4 
                 UAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S585- 
                 GGUGGAUGAAACUCAGUU 
                 585 
                 UAAACUGAGUUUCAUCCAC 
                 595 
               
               
                 AS595-M5 
                 UAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S585- 
                 GGUGGAUGAAACUCAGUU 
                 585 
                 UAAACUGAGUUUCAUCCAC 
                 595 
               
               
                 AS595-M6 
                 UAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S585- 
                 GGUGGAUGAAACUCAGUU 
                 585 
                 UAAACUGAGUUUCAUCCAC 
                 595 
               
               
                 AS595-M7 
                 UAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S585- 
                 GGUGGAUGAAACUCAGUU 
                 585 
                 UAAACUGAGUUUCAUCCAC 
                 595 
               
               
                 AS595-M8 
                 UAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S585- 
                 GGUGGAUGAAACUCAGUU 
                 585 
                 UAAACUGAGUUUCAUCCAC 
                 595 
               
               
                 AS595-M9 
                 UAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S585- 
                 GGUGGAUGAAACUCAGUU 
                 585 
                 UAAACUGAGUUUCAUCCAC 
                 595 
               
               
                 AS595- 
                 UAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                 M10 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S585- 
                 GGUGGAUGAAACUCAGUU 
                 585 
                 UAAACUGAGUUUCAUCCAC 
                 595 
               
               
                 AS595- 
                 UAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                 M11 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S586- 
                 CAGUUUAAGAAGAUCCUC 
                 586 
                 CCGAGGAUCUUCUUAAACU 
                 596 
               
               
                 AS596-M2 
                 GGGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 GGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S586- 
                 CAGUUUAAGAAGAUCCUC 
                 586 
                 CCGAGGAUCUUCUUAAACU 
                 596 
               
               
                 AS596-M3 
                 GGGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 GGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S586- 
                 CAGUUUAAGAAGAUCCUC 
                 586 
                 CCGAGGAUCUUCUUAAACU 
                 596 
               
               
                 AS596-M4 
                 GGGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 GGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S586- 
                 CAGUUUAAGAAGAUCCUC 
                 586 
                 CCGAGGAUCUUCUUAAACU 
                 596 
               
               
                 AS596-M5 
                 GGGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 GGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S586- 
                 CAGUUUAAGAAGAUCCUC 
                 586 
                 CCGAGGAUCUUCUUAAACU 
                 596 
               
               
                 AS596-M6 
                 GGGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 GGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S586- 
                 CAGUUUAAGAAGAUCCUC 
                 586 
                 CCGAGGAUCUUCUUAAACU 
                 596 
               
               
                 AS596-M7 
                 GGGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 GGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S586- 
                 CAGUUUAAGAAGAUCCUC 
                 586 
                 CCGAGGAUCUUCUUAAACU 
                 596 
               
               
                 AS596- 
                 GGGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 GGG 
                   
               
               
                 M12 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S587- 
                 UUUAAGAAGAUCCUCGGC 
                 587 
                 UAGCCGAGGAUCUUCUUAA 
                 597 
               
               
                 AS597-M2 
                 UAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 AGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S587- 
                 UUUAAGAAGAUCCUCGGC 
                 587 
                 UAGCCGAGGAUCUUCUUAA 
                 597 
               
               
                 AS597-M3 
                 UAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 AGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S587- 
                 UUUAAGAAGAUCCUCGGC 
                 587 
                 UAGCCGAGGAUCUUCUUAA 
                 597 
               
               
                 AS597-M4 
                 UAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 AGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S587- 
                 UUUAAGAAGAUCCUCGGC 
                 587 
                 UAGCCGAGGAUCUUCUUAA 
                 597 
               
               
                 AS597-M5 
                 UAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 AGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S587- 
                 UUUAAGAAGAUCCUCGGC 
                 587 
                 UAGCCGAGGAUCUUCUUAA 
                 597 
               
               
                 AS597-M6 
                 UAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 AGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S587- 
                 UUUAAGAAGAUCCUCGGC 
                 587 
                 UAGCCGAGGAUCUUCUUAA 
                 597 
               
               
                 AS597-M7 
                 UAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 AGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S587- 
                 UUUAAGAAGAUCCUCGGC 
                 587 
                 UAGCCGAGGAUCUUCUUAA 
                 597 
               
               
                 AS597- 
                 UAGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 AGG 
                   
               
               
                 M13 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S588- 
                 GUUCUAGAAUUUGAAUUG 
                 588 
                 AUCAAUUCAAAUUCUAGAA 
                 598 
               
               
                 AS598-M2 
                 AUGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S588- 
                 GUUCUAGAAUUUGAAUUG 
                 588 
                 AUCAAUUCAAAUUCUAGAA 
                 598 
               
               
                 AS598-M3 
                 AUGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S588- 
                 GUUCUAGAAUUUGAAUUG 
                 588 
                 AUCAAUUCAAAUUCUAGAA 
                 598 
               
               
                 AS598-M4 
                 AUGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S588- 
                 GUUCUAGAAUUUGAAUUG 
                 588 
                 AUCAAUUCAAAUUCUAGAA 
                 598 
               
               
                 AS598-M5 
                 AUGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S588- 
                 GUUCUAGAAUUUGAAUUG 
                 588 
                 AUCAAUUCAAAUUCUAGAA 
                 598 
               
               
                 AS598-M6 
                 AUGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S588- 
                 GUUCUAGAAUUUGAAUUG 
                 588 
                 AUCAAUUCAAAUUCUAGAA 
                 598 
               
               
                 AS598-M7 
                 AUGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 CGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S589- 
                 CCUUUUAAACGACAACAAU 
                 589 
                 UAUUGUUGUCGUUUAAAAG 
                 599 
               
               
                 AS599-M2 
                 AGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 GGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S589- 
                 CCUUUUAAACGACAACAAU 
                 589 
                 UAUUGUUGUCGUUUAAAAG 
                 599 
               
               
                 AS599-M3 
                 AGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 GGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S589- 
                 CCUUUUAAACGACAACAAU 
                 589 
                 UAUUGUUGUCGUUUAAAAG 
                 599 
               
               
                 AS599-M4 
                 AGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 GGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S589- 
                 CCUUUUAAACGACAACAAU 
                 589 
                 UAUUGUUGUCGUUUAAAAG 
                 599 
               
               
                 AS599-M5 
                 AGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 GGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S589- 
                 CCUUUUAAACGACAACAAU 
                 589 
                 UAUUGUUGUCGUUUAAAAG 
                 599 
               
               
                 AS599-M6 
                 AGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 GGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S589- 
                 CCUUUUAAACGACAACAAU 
                 589 
                 UAUUGUUGUCGUUUAAAAG 
                 599 
               
               
                 AS599-M7 
                 AGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 GGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S590- 
                 AUGAUUUUUAAAAAAUAG 
                 590 
                 AUCUAUUUUUUAAAAAUCA 
                 600 
               
               
                 AS600-M2 
                 AUGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 UGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S590- 
                 AUGAUUUUUAAAAAAUAG 
                 590 
                 AUCUAUUUUUUAAAAAUCA 
                 600 
               
               
                 AS600-M3 
                 AUGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 UGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S590- 
                 AUGAUUUUUAAAAAAUAG 
                 590 
                 AUCUAUUUUUUAAAAAUCA 
                 600 
               
               
                 AS600-M4 
                 AUGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 UGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S590- 
                 AUGAUUUUUAAAAAAUAG 
                 590 
                 AUCUAUUUUUUAAAAAUCA 
                 600 
               
               
                 AS600-M5 
                 AUGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 UGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S590- 
                 AUGAUUUUUAAAAAAUAG 
                 590 
                 AUCUAUUUUUUAAAAAUCA 
                 600 
               
               
                 AS600-M6 
                 AUGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 UGG 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 S590- 
                 AUGAUUUUUAAAAAAUAG 
                 590 
                 AUCUAUUUUUUAAAAAUCA 
                 600 
               
               
                 AS600-M7 
                 AUGCAGCCGAAAGGCUGC 
                   
                 UGG 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The disclosure illustratively described herein suitably can be practiced in the absence of any element or elements, limitation or limitations that are not specifically disclosed herein. Thus, for example, in each instance herein any of the terms “comprising”, “consisting essentially of”, and “consisting of” may be replaced with either of the other two terms. The terms and expressions which have been employed are used as terms of description and not of limitation, and there is no intention that in the use of such terms and expressions of excluding any equivalents of the features shown and described or portions thereof, but it is recognized that various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention claimed. Thus, it should be understood that although the present invention has been specifically disclosed by preferred embodiments, optional features, modification and variation of the concepts herein disclosed may be resorted to by those skilled in the art, and that such modifications and variations are considered to be within the scope of this invention as defined by the description and the appended claims. 
     In addition, where features or aspects of the invention are described in terms of Markush groups or other grouping of alternatives, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention is also thereby described in terms of any individual member or subgroup of members of the Markush group or other group. 
     It should be appreciated that, in some embodiments, sequences presented in the sequence listing may be referred to in describing the structure of an oligonucleotide or other nucleic acid. In such embodiments, the actual oligonucleotide or other nucleic acid may have one or more alternative nucleotides (e.g., an RNA counterpart of a DNA nucleotide or a DNA counterpart of an RNA nucleotide) and/or one or more modified nucleotides and/or one or more modified internucleotide linkages and/or one or more other modification compared with the specified sequence while retaining essentially same or similar complementary properties as the specified sequence. 
     The use of the terms “a” and “an” and “the” and similar referents in the context of describing the invention (especially in the context of the following claims) are to be construed to cover both the singular and the plural, unless otherwise indicated herein or clearly contradicted by context. The terms “comprising,” “having,” “including,” and “containing” are to be construed as open-ended terms (i.e., meaning “including, but not limited to,”) unless otherwise noted. Recitation of ranges of values herein are merely intended to serve as a shorthand method of referring individually to each separate value falling within the range, unless otherwise indicated herein, and each separate value is incorporated into the specification as if it were individually recited herein. All methods described herein can be performed in any suitable order unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context. The use of any and all examples, or exemplary language (e.g., “such as”) provided herein, is intended merely to better illuminate the invention and does not pose a limitation on the scope of the invention unless otherwise claimed. No language in the specification should be construed as indicating any non-claimed element as essential to the practice of the invention. 
     Embodiments of this invention are described herein. Variations of those embodiments may become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the foregoing description. 
     The inventors expect skilled artisans to employ such variations as appropriate, and the inventors intend for the invention to be practiced otherwise than as specifically described herein. Accordingly, this invention includes all modifications and equivalents of the subject matter recited in the claims appended hereto as permitted by applicable law. Moreover, any combination of the above-described elements in all possible variations thereof is encompassed by the invention unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context. Those skilled in the art will recognize, or be able to ascertain using no more than routine experimentation, many equivalents to the specific embodiments of the invention described herein. Such equivalents are intended to be encompassed by the following claims.