SEQUENCE LISTING <110> PROTIVA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. <120> COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SILENCING HEPATITIS B VIRUS GENE EXPRESSION <130> 08155.035US1 <140> 15/515,952 <141> 2017-03-30 <150> PCT/US2015/053569 <151> 2015-10-01 <150> 62/120,149 <151> 2015-02-24 <150> 62/059,056 <151> 2014-10-02 <160> 31 <170> PatentIn version 3.5 <210> 1 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (1)..(1) <223> UNA moiety <220> <221> modified_base <222> (2)..(2) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (4)..(4) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (7)..(8) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (14)..(14) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (16)..(16) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (20)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 1 agguauguug cccguuuguu u 21 <210> 2 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (7)..(7) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (15)..(15) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (20)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 2 acaaacgggc aacauaccuu u 21 <210> 3 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (1)..(1) <223> UNA moiety <220> <221> modified_base <222> (3)..(4) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (6)..(6) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (18)..(18) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (21)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 3 gcucaguuua cuagugccau u 21 <210> 4 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (10)..(10) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (18)..(18) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <400> 4 uggcacuagu aaacugagcu u 21 <210> 5 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (1)..(1) <223> UNA moiety <220> <221> modified_base <222> (5)..(6) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (12)..(12) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (16)..(17) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (20)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 5 ccgugugcac uucgcuucau u 21 <210> 6 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (12)..(12) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (18)..(18) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (20)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 6 ugaagcgaag ugcacacggu u 21 <210> 7 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (1)..(1) <223> UNA moiety <220> <221> modified_base <222> (3)..(4) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (6)..(6) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (18)..(18) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (20)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 7 gcucaguuua cuagugccau u 21 <210> 8 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (10)..(10) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (18)..(18) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (20)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 8 uggcacuagu aaacugagcu u 21 <210> 9 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (1)..(1) <223> UNA moiety <220> <221> modified_base <222> (5)..(6) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (12)..(12) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (16)..(16) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (21)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 9 ccgugugcac uucgcuucau u 21 <210> 10 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (12)..(12) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (18)..(18) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <400> 10 ugaagcgaag ugcacacggu u 21 <210> 11 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (1)..(1) <223> UNA moiety <220> <221> modified_base <222> (2)..(4) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (15)..(15) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (17)..(17) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (21)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 11 cuggcucagu uuacuagugu u 21 <210> 12 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (6)..(6) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (13)..(13) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (15)..(15) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <400> 12 cacuaguaaa cugagccagu u 21 <210> 13 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (1)..(1) <223> UNA moiety <220> <221> modified_base <222> (5)..(6) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (12)..(12) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (16)..(16) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (20)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 13 ccgugugcac uucgcuucau u 21 <210> 14 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (12)..(12) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (18)..(18) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (20)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 14 ugaagcgaag ugcacacggu u 21 <210> 15 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (1)..(1) <223> UNA moiety <220> <221> modified_base <222> (3)..(3) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (6)..(6) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (12)..(12) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (14)..(14) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (20)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 15 gcucaguuua cuagugccau u 21 <210> 16 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (15)..(15) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (20)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 16 uggcacuagu aaacugagcu u 21 <210> 17 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (1)..(1) <223> UNA moiety <220> <221> modified_base <222> (2)..(2) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (4)..(4) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (8)..(8) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (14)..(14) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (16)..(16) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (20)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 17 agguauguug cccguuuguu u 21 <210> 18 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (7)..(7) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (15)..(15) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (19)..(19) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (20)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 18 acaaacgggc aacauaccuu u 21 <210> 19 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (1)..(1) <223> UNA moiety <220> <221> modified_base <222> (4)..(4) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (6)..(6) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (13)..(14) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (16)..(17) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (20)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 19 gccgauccau acugcggaau u 21 <210> 20 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (8)..(8) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (13)..(13) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (18)..(18) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (20)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 20 uuccgcagua uggaucggcu u 21 <210> 21 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (1)..(1) <223> UNA moiety <220> <221> modified_base <222> (4)..(4) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (6)..(6) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (13)..(14) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (16)..(17) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (21)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 21 gccgauccau acugcggaau u 21 <210> 22 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (8)..(8) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (13)..(13) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (18)..(18) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <400> 22 uuccgcagua uggaucggcu u 21 <210> 23 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (1)..(1) <223> UNA moiety <220> <221> modified_base <222> (4)..(4) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (6)..(6) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (13)..(14) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (17)..(17) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (21)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 23 gccgauccau acugcggaau u 21 <210> 24 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (8)..(8) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (13)..(13) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (18)..(18) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <400> 24 uuccgcagua uggaucggcu u 21 <210> 25 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (1)..(1) <223> UNA moiety <220> <221> modified_base <222> (4)..(4) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (6)..(6) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (13)..(14) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (17)..(17) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (20)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 25 gccgauccau acugcggaau u 21 <210> 26 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (8)..(8) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (13)..(13) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (18)..(18) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (20)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 26 uuccgcagua uggaucggcu u 21 <210> 27 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (1)..(1) <223> UNA moiety <220> <221> modified_base <222> (3)..(3) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (6)..(6) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (12)..(12) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (14)..(14) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (21)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 27 gcucaguuua cuagugccau u 21 <210> 28 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (15)..(15) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <400> 28 uggcacuagu aaacugagcu u 21 <210> 29 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (1)..(1) <223> UNA moiety <220> <221> modified_base <222> (2)..(3) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (6)..(6) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (12)..(12) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (20)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 29 cuggcucagu uuacuagugu u 21 <210> 30 <211> 21 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <221> modified_base <222> (15)..(15) <223> 2'-O-methyl modification <220> <221> modified_base <222> (20)..(21) <223> UNA moiety <400> 30 cacuaguaaa cugagccagu u 21 <210> 31 <211> 21 <212> DNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic oligonucleotide <220> <223> Description of Combined DNA/RNA Molecule: Synthetic oligonucleotide <400> 31 gaaggccaga cgcgaauuat t 21