Patent ID: 7470674

Claim:
An immunostimulatory oligonucleotide having a structure from the group of 5′-TCAGTCG 2 TTAG-X-GATTG 2 CTGACT-5′ (SEQ ID NO: 2); 5′-TCG 2 TCG 2 TTAGA-X-AGATTG 2 CTG 2 CT-5′ (SEQ ID NO: 3); 5′-CAGTCG 2 TTCAG-X-GACTTG 2 CTGAC-5′ (SEQ ID NO: 4); 5′-TCAGTCG 1 TTAG-X-GATTG 1 CTGACT-5′ (SEQ ID NO: 5); 5′-TCG 1 TCG 1 TTAGA-X-AGATTG 1 CTG 1 CT-5′ (SEQ ID NO: 6) and 5′-CAGTCG 1 TTCAG-X-GACTTG 1 CTGAC-5′ (SEQ ID NO: 7); wherein G 1 =2′-deoxy-7-deazaguanosine; G 2 =arabinoguanosine; and X=glycerol linker.