The present disclosure provides, inter alia, designed APOC3 oligonucleotides, compositions, and methods thereof. In some embodiments, the provided
oligonucleotide compositions provide improved
single stranded RNA interference and / or
RNase H mediated knock-down. The present disclosure encompasses, among other things, the recognition of structural elements of oligonucleotides, such as base sequences, chemical modifications (e.g., modifications of sugars, bases and / or inter-
nucleotide linkages) or patterns thereof, conjugation to additional chemical moieties and / or
stereochemistry [e.g.,
stereochemistry of the backbone chiral center (chiral inter-
nucleotide linkages)] and / or patterns thereof, or combinations thereof. The
oligonucleotide has significant influence on properties and activity of the
oligonucleotide, such as
RNA interference (RNAi) activity, stability, delivery and the like. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides methods of treating
disease using the provided oligonucleotide compositions (e.g., in
RNA interference and / or
RNase H mediated knock-down).