“…The support was washed with DMF (7 × 800 µL), followed by THF (7 × 800 µL), and dried under vacuum at room temperature for 4 h. Oligonucleotide Synthesis, Purification, and Analysis. 36,39 A MerMade 192 automatic synthesizer (Bioautomation Inc.) was used for oligonucleotide synthesis according to the manufacturer protocol for a 50 nmol scale synthesis optimized for MerMade CPG columns (standard CPG loaded with 3′-C, 110 µm nominal particle size, 1000 Å pore size, loading 20-60 µmol/g). All reagents were obtained from Link Technologies, Bellshill, Scotland.…”