Granted Patent B2

US 12,540,323 · App. 17/595,584 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Inventors: Hongyan Zhang (Jiangsu, CN); Shan Gao (Jiangsu, CN); Daiwu Kang (Jiangsu, CN); Baolei Tian (Jiangsu, CN)

Assignee: SUZHOU RIBO LIFE SCIENCE CO., LTD.

C12N15/1137A61P43/00C12N2310/11C12N2310/315

Abstract

Claims (148)

1 . An siRNA conjugate having a structure as shown by Formula (308):

wherein

n1 is an integer of 1-2, n3 is an integer of 0-1, and n1+n3=2-3;

each m1, m2, or m3 independently of one another is an integer of 2-10;

R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , or R 15 independently of one another is H, or selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 10 alkyl, C 1 -C 10 haloalkyl, and C 1 -C 10 alkoxy;

R 3 is a group having a structure as shown by Formula (A59):

wherein,

E 1 is OH, SH or BH 2 ;

Nu is an siRNA;

the siRNA comprises a sense strand and an antisense strand; each nucleotide in the siRNA is independently a modified or unmodified nucleotide; wherein the sense strand comprises a nucleotide sequence I, and the antisense strand comprises a nucleotide sequence II; the nucleotide sequence I and the nucleotide sequence II are at least partly reverse complementary to form a double-stranded region; the nucleotide sequence I and the nucleotide sequence II are the sequences selected from one of the following groups i)-vi):

i) the nucleotide sequence I and the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 1 have an equal length and no more than 3 nucleotide differences, and the nucleotide sequence II and the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 2 have an equal length and no more than 3 nucleotide differences:

(SEQ ID NO: 1)

5′-AAGCAAGCAGACAUUUAUZ 1 -3′;

(SEQ ID NO: 2)

5′-Z 2 AUAAAUGUCUGCUUGCUU-3′,

wherein, Z 1 is C and Z 2 is G, and

the nucleotide sequence I comprises a nucleotide Z 3 at the position corresponding to Z 1 ; the nucleotide sequence II comprises a nucleotide Z 4 at the position corresponding to Z 2 , wherein Z 4 is the first nucleotide at 5′ terminal of the antisense strand;

ii) the nucleotide sequence I and the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 61 have an equal length and no more than 3 nucleotide differences, and the nucleotide sequence II and the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 62 have an equal length and no more than 3 nucleotide differences:

(SEQ ID NO: 61)

5′-UUUGUAGCAUUUUUAUUAZ 5 -3′;

(SEQ ID NO: 62)

5′-Z 6 UAAUAAAAAUGCUACAAA-3′,

wherein, Z 5 is A and Z b is U, and

the nucleotide sequence I comprises a nucleotide Z 7 at the position corresponding to Z 5 ; the nucleotide sequence II comprises a nucleotide Z 8 at the position corresponding to Z 6 , wherein Z 8 is the first nucleotide at 5′ terminal of the antisense strand;

iii) the nucleotide sequence I and the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 121 have an equal length and no more than 3 nucleotide differences, and the nucleotide sequence II and the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 122 have an equal length and no more than 3 nucleotide differences:

(SEQ ID NO: 121)

5′-GCCUGGAGUUUAUUCGGAZ 9 -3′;

(SEQ ID NO: 122)

5′-Z 10 UCCGAAUAAACUCCAGGC-3′,

wherein, Z 9 is A and Z 10 is U, and

the nucleotide sequence I comprises a nucleotide Z 11 at the position corresponding to Z 9 ; the nucleotide sequence II comprises a nucleotide Z 12 at the position corresponding to Z 10 , wherein Z 12 is the first nucleotide at 5′ terminal of the antisense strand;

iv) the nucleotide sequence I and the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 181 have an equal length and no more than 3 nucleotide differences, and the nucleotide sequence II and the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 182 have an equal length and no more than 3 nucleotide differences:

(SEQ ID NO: 181)

5′-CUGUUUUGCUUUUGUAACZ 13 -3′;

(SEQ ID NO: 182)

5′-Z 14 GUUACAAAAGCAAAACAG-3′,

wherein, Z 13 is U and Z 14 is A, and

the nucleotide sequence I comprises a nucleotide Z 15 at the position corresponding to Z 13 ; the nucleotide sequence II comprises a nucleotide Z 16 at the position corresponding to Z 14 , wherein Z 16 is the first nucleotide at 5′ terminal of the antisense strand;

v) the nucleotide sequence I and the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 241 have an equal length and no more than 3 nucleotide differences, and the nucleotide sequence II and the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 242 have an equal length and no more than 3 nucleotide differences:

(SEQ ID NO: 241)

5′-GGUUUUGUAGCAUUUUUAZ 17 -3′;

(SEQ ID NO: 242)

5′-Z 18 UAAAAAUGCUACAAAACC-3′,

wherein, Z 17 is U and Z 18 is A, and

the nucleotide sequence I comprises a nucleotide Z 19 at the position corresponding to Z 17 ; the nucleotide sequence II comprises a nucleotide Z 20 at the position corresponding to Z 18 , wherein Z 20 is the first nucleotide at 5′ terminal of the antisense strand; and

vi) the nucleotide sequence I and the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 301 have an equal length and no more than 3 nucleotide differences, and the nucleotide sequence II and the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 302 have an equal length and no more than 3 nucleotide differences:

(SEQ ID NO: 301)

5′-GUGACUUUUUAAAAUAAAZ 21 -3′;

(SEQ ID NO: 302)

5′-Z 22 UUUAUUUUAAAAAGUCAC-3′,

wherein, Z 21 is A and Z 22 is U, and

the nucleotide sequence I comprises a nucleotide Z 23 at the position corresponding to Z 21 ; the nucleotide sequence II comprises a nucleotide Z 24 at the position corresponding to Z 22 , wherein Z 24 is the first nucleotide at 5′ terminal of the antisense strand;

“corresponding position” refers to a same position in a nucleotide sequence when counting from a same terminal of the nucleotide sequence;

R 2 is a linear alkylene of 1 to 20 carbon atoms in length, wherein one or more carbon atoms are optionally replaced with any one or more groups selected from the group consisting of: C(O), NH, O, S, CH═N, S(O) 2 , C 2 -C 10 alkenylene, C 2 -C 10 alkynylene, C 6 -C 10 arylene, C 3 -C 18 heterocyclylene, and C 5 -C 10 heteroarylene; and wherein R 2 optionally has any one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of: C 1 -C 10 alkyl, C 6 -C 10 aryl, C 5 -C 10 heteroaryl, C 1 -C 10 haloalkyl, —OC 1 -C 10 alkyl, —OC 1 -C 10 alkylphenyl, —C 1 -C 10 alkyl-OH, —OC 1 -C 10 haloalkyl, —SC 1 -C 10 alkyl, —SC 1 -C 10 alkylphenyl, —C 1 -C 10 alkyl-SH, —SC 1 -C 10 haloalkyl, halo, —OH, —SH, —NH 2 , —C 1 -C 10 alkyl-NH 2 , —N(C 1 -C 10 alkyl)(C 1 -C 10 alkyl), —NH(C 1 -C 10 alkyl), —N(C 1 -C 10 alkyl) (C 1 -C 10 alkylphenyl), —NH(C 1 -C 10 alkylphenyl), cyano, nitro, —CO 2 H, —C(O)O(C 1 -C 10 alkyl), —CON(C 1 -C 10 alkyl)(C 1 -C 10 alkyl), —CONH(C 1 -C 10 alkyl), —CONH 2 , —NHC(O)(C 1 -C 10 alkyl), —NHC(O)(phenyl), —N(C 1 -C 10 alkyl)C(O)(C 1 -C 10 alkyl), —N(C 1 -C 10 alkyl)C(O)(phenyl), —C(O)C 1 -C 10 alkyl, —C(O)C 1 -C 10 alkylphenyl, —C(O)C 1 -C 10 haloalkyl, —OC(O)C 1 -C 10 alkyl, —SO 2 (C 1 -C 10 alkyl), —SO 2 (phenyl), —SO 2 (C 1 -C 10 haloalkyl), —SO 2 NH 2 , —SO 2 NH(C 1 -C 10 alkyl), —SO 2 NH(phenyl), —NHSO 2 (C 1 -C 10 alkyl), —NHSO 2 (phenyl), and —NHSO 2 (C 1 -C 10 haloalkyl);

each L 1 independently is a linear alkylene of 1 to 70 carbon atoms in length, wherein one or more carbon atoms are optionally replaced with any one or more groups selected from the group consisting of: C(O), NH, O, S, CH═N, S(O) 2 , C 2 -C 10 alkenylene, C 2 -C 10 alkynylene, C 6 -C 10 arylene, C 3 -C 18 heterocyclylene, and C 5 -C 10 heteroarylene; and wherein L 1 optionally has any one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of: C 1 -C 10 alkyl, C 6 -C 10 aryl, C 5 -C 10 heteroaryl, C 1 -C 10 haloalkyl, —OC 1 -C 10 alkyl, —OC 1 -C 10 alkylphenyl, —C 1 -C 10 alkyl-OH, —OC 1 -C 10 haloalkyl, —SC 1 -C 10 alkyl, —SC 1 -C 10 alkylphenyl, —C 1 -C 10 alkyl-SH, —SC 1 -C 10 haloalkyl, halo, —OH, —SH, —NH 2 , —C 1 -C 10 alkyl-NH 2 , —N(C 1 -C 10 alkyl)(C 1 -C 10 alkyl), —NH(C 1 -C 10 alkyl), —N(C 1 -C 10 alkyl)(C 1 -C 10 alkylphenyl), —NH(C 1 -C 10 alkylphenyl), cyano, nitro, —CO 2 H, —C(O)O(C 1 -C 10 alkyl), —CON(C 1 -C 10 alkyl)(C 1 -C 10 alkyl), —CONH(C 1 -C 10 alkyl), —CONH 2 , —NHC(O)(C 1 -C 10 alkyl), —NHC(O)(phenyl), —N(C 1 -C 10 alkyl)C(O)(C 1 -C 10 alkyl), —N(C 1 -C 10 alkyl)C(O)(phenyl), —C(O)C 1 -C 10 alkyl, —C(O)C 1 -C 10 alkylphenyl, —C(O)C 1 -C 10 haloalkyl, —OC(O)C 1 -C 10 alkyl, —SO 2 (C 1 -C 10 alkyl), —SO 2 (phenyl), —SO 2 (C 1 -C 10 haloalkyl), —SO 2 NH 2 , —SO 2 NH(C 1 -C 10 alkyl), —SO 2 NH(phenyl), —NHSO 2 (C 1 -C 10 alkyl), —NHSO 2 (phenyl), and —NHSO 2 (C 1 -C 10 haloalkyl);

represents the site where a group is covalently linked; and M1 represents a targeting group.

2 . The siRNA conjugate according to claim 1 , wherein each L 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of the groups of Formulae (A1)-(A26) and any combination thereof:

wherein,

each j1 is independently an integer of 1-20; each j2 is independently an integer of 1-20;

each R′ is independently a C 1 -C 10 alkyl;

each Ra is independently selected from the group consisting of the groups of Formulae (A27)-(A45) or any combination thereof:

each Rb is independently a C 1 -C 10 alkyl;

or L 1 is selected from the connection combinations of one or more of Formulae (A1), (A4), (A5), (A6), (A8), (A10), (A11), and (A13);

or L 1 is selected from the connection combinations of at least two of Formulae (A1), (A4), (A8), (A10), and (A11);

or L 1 is selected from the connection combinations of at least two of Formulae (A1), (A8) and (A10);

or L 1 has a length of 3 to 25 atoms;

or L 1 has a length of 4 to 15 atoms;

represents the site where a group is covalently linked.

3 . The siRNA conjugate according to claim 1 , wherein each m1, m2 or m3 independently of one another is an integer of 2-5, and/or m1=m2=m3.

4 . The siRNA conjugate according to claim 1 , wherein each of the targeting groups is independently a ligand that has affinity to the asialoglycoprotein receptor on the surface of mammalian hepatocyte; or

each of the targeting groups is independently an asialoglycoprotein or a saccharide; or

each of the targeting groups is independently selected from the group consisting of D-mannopyranose, L-mannopyranose, D-arabinose, D-xylofuranose, L-xylofuranose, D-glucose, L-glucose, D-galactose, L-galactose, α-D-mannofuranose, β-D-mannofuranose, α-D-mannopyranose, β-D-mannopyranose, α-D-glucopyranose, β-D-glucopyranose, α-D-glucofuranose, β-D-glucofuranose, α-D-fructofuranose, α-D-fructopyranose, α-D-galactopyranose, β-D-galactopyranose, α-D-galactofuranose, β-D-galactofuranose, glucosamine, sialic acid, galactosamine, N-acetylgalactosamine, N-trifluoroacetylgalactosamine, N-propionylgalactosamine, N-n-butyrylgalactosamine, N-isobutyrylgalactosamine, 2-amino-3-O—[(R)-1-carboxyethyl]-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranose, 2-deoxy-2-methylamino-L-glucopyranose, 4,6-dideoxy-4-formamido-2,3-di-O-methyl-D-mannopyranose, 2-deoxy-2-sulfoamino-D-glucopyranose, N-glycolyl-α-neuraminic acid, 5-thio-β-D-glucopyranose, methyl 2,3,4-tris-O-acetyl-1-thio-6-O-trityl-α-D-glucopyranoside, 4-thio-β-D-galactopyranose, ethyl 3,4,6,7-tetra-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-1,5-dithio-α-D-glucoheptopyranoside, 2,5-anhydro-D-allononitrile, ribose, D-ribose, D-4-thioribose, L-ribose, L-4-thioribose; or

at least one or each of the targeting groups is galactose or N-acetylgalactosamine.

5 . The siRNA conjugate according to claim 1 , wherein the conjugate has a structure as shown by Formula (403), (404), (405), (406), (407), (408), (409), (410), (411), (412), (413), (414), (415), (416), (417), (418), (419), (420), (421), or (422):

6 . The siRNA conjugate according to claim 1 , wherein the P atom in Formula (A59) is linked to a terminal region of the sense or antisense strand of the siRNA, and the terminal region refers to the first 4 nucleotides counted from one terminal of the sense or antisense strand; or

the P atom in Formula (A59) is linked to one terminal of the sense or antisense strand of the siRNA; or

the P atom in Formula (A59) is linked to 3′ terminal of the sense strand of the siRNA; or

the P atom in Formula (A59) is linked to position 2′, 3′, or 5′ of a nucleotide in the siRNA by a phosphodiester bond.

7 . The siRNA conjugate according to claim 1 , wherein the sense strand further comprises a nucleotide sequence III, the antisense strand further comprises a nucleotide sequence IV; and the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV independently of one another have a length of 1 to 4 nucleotides; the nucleotide sequence III is linked to 5′ terminal of the nucleotide sequence I, the nucleotide sequence IV is linked to 3′ terminal of the nucleotide sequence II; the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV have an equal length, and are substantially reverse complementary or completely reverse complementary to each other; the “substantially reverse complementary” means that there is no more than 1 base mispairing between two nucleotide sequences; and the “completely reverse complementary” means that there is no mispairing between two nucleotide sequences.

8 . The siRNA conjugate according to claim 7 , wherein i) the nucleotide sequence I is the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 3; the nucleotide sequence II is the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 4; and the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 1 nucleotide, and the base of the nucleotide sequence III is C; or

the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 2 nucleotides, and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the base composition of the nucleotide sequence III is CC; or

the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 3 nucleotides, and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the base composition of the nucleotide sequence III is CCC; or

the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 4 nucleotides, and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the base composition of the nucleotide sequence III is ACCC; or

ii) the nucleotide sequence I is the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 63; the nucleotide sequence II is the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 64; and the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 1 nucleotide, and the base of the nucleotide sequence III is U; or

the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 2 nucleotides, and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the base composition of the nucleotide sequence III is GU; or

the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 3 nucleotides, and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the base composition of the nucleotide sequence III is GGU; or

the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 4 nucleotides, and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the base composition of the nucleotide sequence III is GGGU; or

iii) the nucleotide sequence I is the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 123; the nucleotide sequence II is the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 124; and the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 1 nucleotide, and the base of the nucleotide sequence III is G; or

the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 2 nucleotides, and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the base composition of the nucleotide sequence III is AG; or

the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 3 nucleotides, and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the base composition of the nucleotide sequence III is UAG; or

the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 4 nucleotides, and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the base composition of the nucleotide sequence III is AUAG; or

iv) the nucleotide sequence I is the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 183; the nucleotide sequence II is the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 184; and the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 1 nucleotide, and the base of the nucleotide sequence III is C; or

the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 2 nucleotides, and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the base composition of the nucleotide sequence III is AC; or

the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 3 nucleotides, and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the base composition of the nucleotide sequence III is GAC; or

the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 4 nucleotides, and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the base composition of the nucleotide sequence III is AGAC;

v) the nucleotide sequence I is the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 243; the nucleotide sequence II is the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 244; and the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 1 nucleotide, and the base of the nucleotide sequence III is G; or

the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 2 nucleotides, and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the base composition of the nucleotide sequence III is UG; or

the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 3 nucleotides, and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the base composition of the nucleotide sequence III is CUG; or

the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 4 nucleotides, and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the base composition of the nucleotide sequence III is UCUG; or

vi) the nucleotide sequence I is the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 303; the nucleotide sequence II is the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 304; and the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 1 nucleotide, and the base of the nucleotide sequence III is G; or

the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 2 nucleotides, and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the base composition of the nucleotide sequence III is UG; or

the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 3 nucleotides, and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the base composition of the nucleotide sequence III is AUG; or

the nucleotide sequence III and the nucleotide sequence IV both have a length of 4 nucleotides, and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the base composition of the nucleotide sequence III is UAUG.

9 . The siRNA conjugate according to claim 1 , wherein the antisense strand further comprises a nucleotide sequence V, which has a length of 1 to 3 nucleotides and is linked to 3′ terminal of the antisense strand, thereby forming a 3′ overhang terminal of the antisense strand; or

the nucleotide sequence V has a length of 2 nucleotides; or

the nucleotide sequence Vis 2 consecutive thymine deoxyribonucleotides or 2 consecutive uracil ribonucleotides; or

the nucleotide sequence V is complementary to the nucleotides at the corresponding positions of the target mRNA.

10 . The siRNA conjugate according to claim 1 , wherein the sense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 5, and the antisense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 6; or

the sense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 7, and the antisense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 8; or

the sense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 65, and the antisense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 66; or

the sense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 67, and the antisense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 68; or

the sense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 125, and the antisense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 126; or

the sense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 127, and the antisense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 128; or

the sense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 185, and the antisense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 186; or

the sense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 187, and the antisense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 188; or

the sense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 245, and the antisense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 246; or

the sense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 247, and the antisense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 248; or

the sense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 305, and the antisense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 306; or

the sense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 307, and the antisense strand of the siRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 308.

11 . The siRNA conjugate according to claim 1 , wherein the siRNA has the nucleotide sequence as shown by siPCSKa1, siPCSKa2, siPCSKb1, siPCSKb2, siPCSKc1, siPCSKc2, siPCSKd1, siPCSKd2, siPCSKe1, siPCSKe2, siPCSKf1 or siPCSKf2.

12 . The siRNA conjugate according to claim 1 , wherein each nucleotide in the sense strand and antisense strand is independently a fluoro modified nucleotide or a non-fluoro modified nucleotide; or

the fluoro modified nucleotides are located in the nucleotide sequence I and the nucleotide sequence II; and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the nucleotides at least at positions 7, 8 and 9 of the nucleotide sequence I are fluoro modified nucleotides; and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the nucleotides at least at positions 2, 6, 14, and 16 of the nucleotide sequence II are fluoro modified nucleotides; or

in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the nucleotides at positions 7, 8 and 9 or at positions 5, 7, 8 and 9 of the nucleotide sequence I in the sense strand are fluoro modified nucleotides, and the nucleotides at the other positions in the sense strand are non-fluoro modified nucleotides; in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the nucleotides at positions 2, 6, 14 and 16 or at positions 2, 6, 8, 9, 14, and 16 of the nucleotide sequence II in the antisense strand are fluoro modified nucleotides, and the nucleotides at the other positions in the antisense strand are non-fluoro modified nucleotides.

13 . The siRNA conjugate according to claim 12 , wherein each non-fluoro modified nucleotide is independently a nucleotide formed by substituting the 2′-hydroxy of the ribose group of a nucleotide with a non-fluoro group, or a nucleotide analogue; or

the nucleotide formed by substituting the 2′-hydroxy of the ribose group of a nucleotide with a non-fluoro group is selected from the group consisting of 2′-alkoxy modified nucleotide, 2′-substituted alkoxy modified nucleotide, 2′-alkyl modified nucleotide, 2′-substituted alkyl modified nucleotide, 2′-amino modified nucleotide, 2′-substituted amino modified nucleotide, and 2′-deoxy nucleotide; and the nucleotide analogue is selected from the group consisting of an isonucleotide, LNA, ENA, cET, UNA, and GNA, wherein LNA, ENA, cET, UNA and GNA are represented by Formulae (12), (13), (14), (15) and (16), respectively:

in the above Formulae (15) and (16), R is selected from H, OH or alkoxy (O-alkyl); or

each non-fluoro modified nucleotide is a methoxy modified nucleotide, wherein the methoxy modified nucleotide refers to a nucleotide formed by substituting 2′-hydroxy of the ribose group with a methoxy group.

14 . The siRNA conjugate according to claim 1 , wherein in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the nucleotides at positions 5, 7, 8 and 9 of the nucleotide sequence I in the sense strand of the siRNA are fluoro modified nucleotides, and the nucleotides at the other positions in the sense strand of the siRNA are methoxy modified nucleotides; and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the nucleotides at positions 2, 6, 8, 9, 14 and 16 of the nucleotide sequence II in the antisense strand of the siRNA are fluoro modified nucleotides, and the nucleotides at the other positions in the antisense strand of the siRNA are methoxy modified nucleotides; or

in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the nucleotides at positions 5, 7, 8 and 9 of the nucleotide sequence I in the sense strand of the siRNA are fluoro modified nucleotides, and the nucleotides at the other positions of the sense strand of the siRNA are methoxy modified nucleotides; and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the nucleotides at positions 2, 6, 14 and 16 of the nucleotide sequence II in the antisense strand of the siRNA are fluoro modified nucleotides, and the nucleotides at the other positions in the antisense strand are methoxy modified nucleotides; or

in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the nucleotides at positions 7, 8 and 9 of the nucleotide sequence I in the sense strand of the siRNA are fluoro modified nucleotides, and the nucleotides at the other positions in the sense strand of the siRNA are methoxy modified nucleotides; and in the direction from 5′ terminal to 3′ terminal, the nucleotides at positions 2, 6, 14 and 16 of the nucleotide sequence II in the antisense strand of the siRNA are fluoro modified nucleotides, and the nucleotides at the other positions in the antisense strand of the siRNA are methoxy modified nucleotides.

15 . The siRNA conjugate according to claim 1 , wherein in the siRNA, at least one phosphate group is a phosphorothioate group, and the phosphorothioate linkage is located in at least one of the group consisting of the following positions:

the position between the first and second nucleotides at 5′ terminal of the sense strand;

the position between the second and third nucleotides at 5′ terminal of the sense strand;

the position between the first and second nucleotides at 3′ terminal of the sense strand;

the position between the second and third nucleotides at 3′ terminal of the sense strand;

the position between the first and second nucleotides at 5′ terminal of the antisense strand;

the position between the second and third nucleotides at 5′ terminal of the antisense strand;

the position between the first and second nucleotides at 3′ terminal of the antisense strand; and

the position between the second and third nucleotides at 3′ terminal of the antisense strand.

16 . The siRNA conjugate according to claim 1 , wherein the nucleotide at 5′-terminal of the antisense strand of the siRNA is a 5′-phosphate nucleotide or a 5′-phosphate analogue modified nucleotide; or

the 5′-phosphate nucleotide is a nucleotide having a structure as shown by Formula (2); and the 5′-phosphate analogue modified nucleotide is a nucleotide having a structure as shown by any one of Formulae (3) to (6):

wherein R is selected from H, OH, methoxy or F;

“Base” represents a base selected from A, U, C, G, or T.

17 . The siRNA conjugate according to claim 1 , wherein the siRNA is any one of siPCSKa1-M1, siPCSKa1-M2, siPCSKa1-M3, siPCSKa2-M1, siPCSKa2-M2, siPCSKa2-M3, siPCSKb1-M1, siPCSKb1-M2, siPCSKb1-M3, siPCSKb2-M1, siPCSKb2-M2, siPCSKb2-M3, siPCSKc1-M1, siPCSKc1-M2, siPCSKc1-M3, siPCSKc2-M1, siPCSKc2-M2, siPCSKc2-M3, siPCSKd1-M1, siPCSKd1-M2, siPCSKd1-M3, siPCSKd2-M1, siPCSKd2-M2, siPCSKd2-M3, siPCSKe1-M1, siPCSKe1-M2, siPCSKe1-M3, siPCSKe2-M1, siPCSKe2-M2, siPCSKe2-M3, siPCSKf1-M1, siPCSKf1-M2, siPCSKf1-M3, siPCSKf2-M1, siPCSKf2-M2 or siPCSKf2-M3; or

wherein the siRNA is any one of siPCSKa1-MIS, siPCSKa1-M2S, siPCSKa1-M3S, siPCSKa2-MIS, siPCSKa2-M2S, siPCSKa2-M3S, siPCSKb1-MIS, siPCSKb1-M2S, siPCSKb1-M3S, siPCSKb2-M1S, siPCSKb2-M2S, siPCSKb2-M3S, siPCSKc1-MIS, siPCSKc1-M2S, siPCSKc1-M3S, siPCSKc2-MIS, siPCSKc2-M2S, siPCSKc2-M3S, siPCSKd1-MIS, siPCSKd1-M2S, siPCSKd1-M3S, siPCSKd2-MIS, siPCSKd2-M2S, siPCSKd2-M3S, siPCSKe1-MIS, siPCSKe1-M2S, siPCSKe1-M3S, siPCSKe2-MIS, siPCSKe2-M2S, siPCSKe2-M3S, siPCSKf1-MIS, siPCSKf1-M2S, siPCSKf1-M3S, siPCSKf2-M1S, siPCSKf2-M2S or siPCSKf2-M3S; or

wherein the siRNA is any one of siPCSKa1-M1P1, siPCSKa1-M2P1, siPCSKa1-M3P1, siPCSKa2-M1P1, siPCSKa2-M2P1, siPCSKa2-M3P1, siPCSKa1-M1SP1, siPCSKa1-M2SP1, siPCSKa1-M3SP1, siPCSKa2-M1SP1, siPCSKa2-M2SP1, siPCSKa2-M3SP1, siPCSKb1-M1P1, siPCSKb1-M2P1, siPCSKb1-M3P1, siPCSKb2-M1P1, siPCSKb2-M2P1, siPCSKb2-M3P1, siPCSKb1-M1SP1, siPCSKb1-M2SP1, siPCSKb1-M3SP1, siPCSKb2-M1SP1, siPCSKb2-M2SP1, siPCSKb2-M3SP1, siPCSKc1-M1P1, siPCSKc1-M2P1, siPCSKc1-M3P1, siPCSKc2-M1P1, siPCSKc2-M2P1, siPCSKc2-M3P1, siPCSKc1-M1SP1, siPCSKc1-M2SP1, siPCSKc1-M3SP1, siPCSKc2-M1SP1, siPCSKc2-M2SP1, siPCSKc2-M3SP1, siPCSKd1-M1P1, siPCSKd1-M2P1, siPCSKd1-M3P1, siPCSKd2-M1P1, siPCSKd2-M2P1, siPCSKd2-M3P1, siPCSKd1-M1SP1, siPCSKd1-M2SP1, siPCSKd1-M3SP1, siPCSKd2-M1SP1, siPCSKd2-M2SP1, siPCSKd2-M3SP1, siPCSKe1-M1P1, siPCSKe1-M2P1, siPCSKe1-M3P1, siPCSKe2-M1P1, siPCSKe2-M2P1, siPCSKe2-M3P1, siPCSKe1-M1SP1, siPCSKe1-M2SP1, siPCSKe1-M3SP1, siPCSKe2-M1SP1, siPCSKe2-M2SP1, siPCSKe2-M3SP1, siPCSKf1-M1P1, siPCSKf1-M2P1, siPCSKf1-M3P1, siPCSKf2-M1P1, siPCSKf2-M2P1, siPCSKf2-M3P1, siPCSKf1-M1SP1, siPCSKf1-M2SP1, siPCSKf1-M3SP1, siPCSKf2-M1SP1, siPCSKf2-M2SP1 or siPCSKf2-M3SP1.

18 . A method for treating diseases or physiological conditions caused by abnormal expression of PCSK9 gene, comprising administering an effective amount of the siRNA conjugate according to claim 1 to a subject suffering from the diseases or physiological conditions.

19 . A method for inhibiting the expression of PCSK9 gene in hepatocytes, comprising contacting an effective amount of the siRNA conjugate according to claim 1 with the hepatocytes.

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