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NISHIZAWA S, SATO T, LEE ETT, SAKAMOTO N, CHIBA T, TANABE T, YOSHINO Y, TAKAHASHI Y, SATO Y. Triplex-Forming Peptide Nucleic Acid Probes Having Cyanine Base Surrogates for Fluorogenic Sensing of Double-Stranded RNA. BUNSEKI KAGAKU 2022. [DOI: 10.2116/bunsekikagaku.71.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Seiichi NISHIZAWA
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
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Brown JA. Unraveling the structure and biological functions of RNA triple helices. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA 2020; 11:e1598. [PMID: 32441456 PMCID: PMC7583470 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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It has been nearly 63 years since the first characterization of an RNA triple helix in vitro by Gary Felsenfeld, David Davies, and Alexander Rich. An RNA triple helix consists of three strands: A Watson–Crick RNA double helix whose major‐groove establishes hydrogen bonds with the so‐called “third strand”. In the past 15 years, it has been recognized that these major‐groove RNA triple helices, like single‐stranded and double‐stranded RNA, also mediate prominent biological roles inside cells. Thus far, these triple helices are known to mediate catalysis during telomere synthesis and RNA splicing, bind to ligands and ions so that metabolite‐sensing riboswitches can regulate gene expression, and provide a clever strategy to protect the 3′ end of RNA from degradation. Because RNA triple helices play important roles in biology, there is a renewed interest in better understanding the fundamental properties of RNA triple helices and developing methods for their high‐throughput discovery. This review provides an overview of the fundamental biochemical and structural properties of major‐groove RNA triple helices, summarizes the structure and function of naturally occurring RNA triple helices, and describes prospective strategies to isolate RNA triple helices as a means to establish the “triplexome”. This article is categorized under:RNA Structure and Dynamics > RNA Structure and Dynamics RNA Structure and Dynamics > RNA Structure, Dynamics and Chemistry RNA Structure and Dynamics > Influence of RNA Structure in Biological Systems
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- Jessica A Brown
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
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Li J, Mohammed-Elsabagh M, Paczkowski F, Li Y. Circular Nucleic Acids: Discovery, Functions and Applications. Chembiochem 2020; 21:1547-1566. [PMID: 32176816 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Revised: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Circular nucleic acids (CNAs) are nucleic acid molecules with a closed-loop structure. This feature comes with a number of advantages including complete resistance to exonuclease degradation, much better thermodynamic stability, and the capability of being replicated by a DNA polymerase in a rolling circle manner. Circular functional nucleic acids, CNAs containing at least a ribozyme/DNAzyme or a DNA/RNA aptamer, not only inherit the advantages of CNAs but also offer some unique application opportunities, such as the design of topology-controlled or enabled molecular devices. This article will begin by summarizing the discovery, biogenesis, and applications of naturally occurring CNAs, followed by discussing the methods for constructing artificial CNAs. The exploitation of circular functional nucleic acids for applications in nanodevice engineering, biosensing, and drug delivery will be reviewed next. Finally, the efforts to couple functional nucleic acids with rolling circle amplification for ultra-sensitive biosensing and for synthesizing multivalent molecular scaffolds for unique applications in biosensing and drug delivery will be recapitulated.
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- Jiuxing Li
- M.G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, L8S 4K1, Canada
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- M.G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, L8S 4K1, Canada
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- M.G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, L8S 4K1, Canada
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- M.G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, L8S 4K1, Canada
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Sato T, Sakamoto N, Nishizawa S. Kinetic and thermodynamic analysis of triplex formation between peptide nucleic acid and double-stranded RNA. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 16:1178-1187. [PMID: 29376179 DOI: 10.1039/c7ob02912h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Kinetics and thermodynamics of triplex formation between 9-mer homopyrimidine PNA (H2N-Lys-TCTCCTCCC-CONH2) and double-stranded RNA (dsRNA, 5'-AGAGGAGGG-3'/3'-UCUCCUCCC-5') at acidic pH were studied by means of a stopped-flow technique and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). These results revealed the following main findings: (i) the stable PNA-dsRNA triplex formation mostly originated from the large association rate constant (kon), which was dominated by both the charge neutral PNA backbone and the protonation level of the PNA cytosine. (ii) The temperature dependence of the enthalpy change (ΔH) and kon suggested that the association phase of the PNA-dsRNA triplex formation comprised a non-directional nucleation-zipping mechanism that was coupled with the conformational transition of the unbound PNA. (iii) The destabilization by a mismatch in the dsRNA sequence mainly resulted from the decreased magnitude of both kon and ΔH. (iv) There was sequence and position dependence of the mismatch on ΔH and the activation energy (Eon), which illustrated the importance of base pairing in the middle of the sequence. Our results for the first time revealed an association mechanism for the PNA-dsRNA triplex formation. A set of the kinetic and thermodynamic data we reported here will also expand the scope of understanding for nucleic acid recognition by PNA.
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- Takaya Sato
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan.
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Karadeema RJ, Stancescu M, Steidl TP, Bertot SC, Kolpashchikov DM. The owl sensor: a 'fragile' DNA nanostructure for the analysis of single nucleotide variations. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:10116-10122. [PMID: 29781024 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr01107a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Analysis of single nucleotide variations (SNVs) in DNA and RNA sequences is instrumental in healthcare for the detection of genetic and infectious diseases and drug-resistant pathogens. Here we took advantage of the developments in DNA nanotechnology to design a hybridization sensor, named the 'owl sensor', which produces a fluorescence signal only when it complexes with fully complementary DNA or RNA analytes. The novelty of the owl sensor operation is that the selectivity of analyte recognition is, at least in part, determined by the structural rigidity and stability of the entire DNA nanostructure rather than exclusively by the stability of the analyte-probe duplex, as is the case for conventional hybridization probes. Using two DNA and two RNA analytes we demonstrated that owl sensors differentiate SNVs in a wide temperature range of 5 °C-32 °C, a performance unachievable by conventional hybridization probes including the molecular beacon probe. The owl sensor reliably detects cognate analytes even in the presence of 100 times excess of single base mismatched sequences. The approach, therefore, promises to add to the toolbox for the diagnosis of SNVs at ambient temperatures.
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- Rebekah J Karadeema
- Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA.
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Kikuchi N, Kolpashchikov DM. A universal split spinach aptamer (USSA) for nucleic acid analysis and DNA computation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 53:4977-4980. [PMID: 28425510 DOI: 10.1039/c7cc01540b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We demonstrate how a single universal spinach aptamer (USSA) probe can be used to detect multiple (potentially any) nucleic acid sequences. USSA can be used for cost-efficient and highly selective analysis of even folded DNA and RNA analytes, as well as for the readout of outputs of DNA logic circuits.
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- Nanami Kikuchi
- Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, 32816, Florida, USA
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Stancescu M, Fedotova TA, Hooyberghs J, Balaeff A, Kolpashchikov DM. Nonequilibrium Hybridization Enables Discrimination of a Point Mutation within 5-40 °C. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:13465-13468. [PMID: 27681667 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b05628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Detection of point mutations and single nucleotide polymorphisms in DNA and RNA has a growing importance in biology, biotechnology, and medicine. For the application at hand, hybridization assays are often used. Traditionally, they differentiate point mutations only at elevated temperatures (>40 °C) and in narrow intervals (ΔT = 1-10 °C). The current study demonstrates that a specially designed multistranded DNA probe can differentiate point mutations in the range of 5-40 °C. This unprecedentedly broad ambient-temperature range is enabled by a controlled combination of (i) nonequilibrium hybridization conditions and (ii) a mismatch-induced increase of equilibration time in respect to that of a fully matched complex, which we dub "kinetic inversion".
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- Maria Stancescu
- Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida , Orlando, Florida 32816, United States
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- Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida , Orlando, Florida 32816, United States
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- Flemish Institute for Technological Research, VITO , Boeretang 200, Mol B-2400, Belgium.,Theoretical Physics, Hasselt University, Campus Diepenbeek , Agoralaan - Building D, Diepenbeek B-3590, Belgium
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- NanoScience Technology Center , 12424 Research Parkway, Suite 400, Orlando, Florida 32826, United States
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- Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida , Orlando, Florida 32816, United States.,National Center for Forensic Science and Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida , Orlando, Florida 32816, United States
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Nakasone Y, Ooi H, Kamiya Y, Asanuma H, Terazima M. Dynamics of Inter-DNA Chain Interaction of Photoresponsive DNA. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:9001-4. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b02525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Yusuke Nakasone
- Department
of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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Peracchi A. Dissecting the hybridization of oligonucleotides to structured complementary sequences. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2016; 1860:1107-17. [PMID: 26876643 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Revised: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND When oligonucleotides hybridize to long target molecules, the process is slowed by the secondary structure in the targets. The phenomenon has been analyzed in several previous studies, but many details remain poorly understood. METHODS I used a spectrofluorometric strategy, focusing on the formation/breaking of individual base pairs, to study the kinetics of association between a DNA hairpin and >20 complementary oligonucleotides ('antisenses'). RESULTS Hybridization rates differed by over three orders of magnitude. Association was toehold-mediated, both for antisenses binding to the target's ends and for those designed to interact with the loop. Binding of these latter, besides being consistently slower, was affected to variable, non-uniform extents by the asymmetric loop structure. Divalent metal ions accelerated hybridization, more pronouncedly when nucleation occurred at the loop. Incorporation of locked nucleic acid (LNA) residues in the antisenses substantially improved the kinetics only when LNAs participated to the earliest hybridization steps. The effects of individual LNAs placed along the antisense indicated that the reaction transition state occurred after invading at least the first base pair of the stem. CONCLUSIONS The experimental approach helps dissect hybridization reactions involving structured nucleic acids. Toehold-dependent, nucleation-invasion models appear fully appropriate for describing such reactions. Estimating the stability of nucleation complexes formed at internal toeholds is the major hurdle for the quantitative prediction of hybridization rates. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE While analyzing the mechanisms of a fundamental biochemical process (hybridization), this work also provides suggestions for the improvement of technologies that rely on such process.
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- Alessio Peracchi
- Department of Life Sciences, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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Aviñó A, Mazzini S, Gargallo R, Eritja R. The Effect of Small Cosolutes that Mimic Molecular Crowding Conditions on the Stability of Triplexes Involving Duplex DNA. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:211. [PMID: 26861295 PMCID: PMC4783943 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17020211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Revised: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Triplex stability is studied in crowding conditions using small cosolutes (ethanol, acetonitrile and dimethylsulfoxide) by ultraviolet (UV), circular dichroism (CD) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopies. The results indicate that the triplex is formed preferentially when the triplex forming oligonucleotide (TFO) is RNA. In addition, DNA triplexes (D:D·D) are clearly less stable in cosolute solutions while the stability of the RNA triplexes (R:D·D) is only slightly decreased. The kinetic of triplex formation with RNA-TFO is slower than with DNA-TFO and the thermal stability of the triplex is increased with the salt concentration in EtOH-water solutions. Accordingly, RNA could be considered a potential molecule to form a stable triplex for regulatory purposes in molecular crowding conditions.
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- Anna Aviñó
- Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC), CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, Barcelona 08034, Spain.
- Networking Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Jordi Girona 18-26, Barcelona 08034, Spain.
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DEFENS), Section of Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Via Celoria 2, Milan 20133, Italy.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Martí i Franquès, 1-11, Barcelona 08028, Spain.
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- Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC), CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, Barcelona 08034, Spain.
- Networking Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Jordi Girona 18-26, Barcelona 08034, Spain.
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Peterson EM, Manhart MW, Harris JM. Single-Molecule Fluorescence Imaging of Interfacial DNA Hybridization Kinetics at Selective Capture Surfaces. Anal Chem 2016; 88:1345-54. [PMID: 26695617 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b03832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Accurate knowledge of the kinetics of complementary oligonucleotide hybridization is integral to the design and understanding of DNA-based biosensors. In this work, single-molecule fluorescence imaging is applied to measuring rates of hybridization between fluorescently labeled target ssDNA and unlabeled probe ssDNA immobilized on glass surfaces. In the absence of probe site labeling, the capture surface must be highly selective to avoid the influence of nonspecific adsorption on the interpretation of single-molecule imaging results. This is accomplished by increasing the probe molecule site densities by a factor of ∼100 compared to optically resolvable sites so that nonspecific interactions compete with a much greater number of capture sites and by immobilizing sulfonate groups to passivate the surface between probe strands. The resulting substrates exhibit very low nonspecific adsorption, and the selectivity for binding a complementary target sequence exceeds that of a scrambled sequence by nearly 3 orders of magnitude. The population of immobilized DNA probe sites is quantified by counting individual DNA duplexes at low target concentrations, and those results are used to calibrate fluorescence intensities on the same sample at much higher target concentrations to measure a full binding isotherm. Dissociation rates are determined from interfacial residence times of individual DNA duplexes. Equilibrium and rate constants of hybridization, K(a) = 38 (±1) μM(-1), k(on) = 1.64 (±0.06) × 10(6) M(-1) s(-1), and k(off) = 4.3 (±0.1) × 10(-2) s(-1), were found not to change with surface density of immobilized probe DNA, indicating that hybridization events at neighboring probe sites are independent. To test the influence of probe-strand immobilization on hybridization, the kinetics of the probe target reaction at the surface were compared with the same reaction in free solution, and the equilibrium constants and dissociation and association rates were found to be nearly equivalent. The selectivity of these capture surfaces should facilitate sensitive investigations of DNA hybridization at the limit of counting molecules. Because the immobilized probe DNA on these surfaces is unlabeled, photobleaching of a probe label is not an issue, allowing capture substrates to be used for long periods of time or even reused in multiple experiments.
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- Eric M Peterson
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah , 315 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0850, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah , 315 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0850, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah , 315 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0850, United States
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High-throughput transcriptional analysis has unveiled a myriad of novel RNAs. However, technical constraints in RNA sequencing library preparation and platform performance hamper the identification of rare transcripts contained within the RNA repertoire. Herein we present targeted-RNA directional sequencing (TARDIS), a hybridization-based method that allows subsets of RNAs contained within the transcriptome to be interrogated independently of transcript length, function, the presence or absence of poly-A tracts, or the mechanism of biogenesis. TARDIS is a modular protocol that is subdivided into four main phases, including the generation of random DNA traps covering the region of interest, purification of input RNA material, DNA trap-based RNA capture, and finally RNA-sequencing library construction. Importantly, coupling RNA capture to strand-specific RNA sequencing enables robust identification and reconstruction of novel transcripts, the definition of sense and antisense RNA pairs and, by the concomitant analysis of long and natural small RNA pools, it allows the user to infer potential precursor-product relations. TARDIS takes ∼10 d to implement.
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Wyer JA, Kristensen MB, Jones NC, Hoffmann SV, Nielsen SB. Kinetics of DNA duplex formation: A-tracts versus AT-tracts. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:18827-39. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp02252a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A-tracts (AAAA…:TTTT…) form much faster than AT-tracks (ATAT…:TATA…).
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- Jean Ann Wyer
- Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Aarhus University
- DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Aarhus University
- DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Li L, Wang C, Song B, Mi L, Hu J. Kinetic Parameters Estimation in the Polymerase Chain Reaction Process Using the Genetic Algorithm. Ind Eng Chem Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1021/ie3003717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Lanting Li
- Laboratory of Physical Biology,
Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, Oregon 97006, United States
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- Laboratory of Physical Biology,
Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Laboratory of Physical Biology,
Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Laboratory of Physical Biology,
Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 201800, China
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Kolitz SE, Takacs JE, Lorsch JR. Kinetic and thermodynamic analysis of the role of start codon/anticodon base pairing during eukaryotic translation initiation. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2009; 15:138-52. [PMID: 19029312 PMCID: PMC2612769 DOI: 10.1261/rna.1318509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Start codon recognition is a crucial event in the initiation of protein synthesis. To gain insight into the mechanism of start codon recognition in eukaryotes, we used a yeast reconstituted initiation system to isolate the step of Met-tRNA(i)*eIF2*GTP ternary complex (TC) binding to the 40S subunit. We examined the kinetics and thermodynamics of this step in the presence of base changes in the mRNA start codon and initiator methionyl tRNA anticodon, in order to investigate the effects of base pairing and sequence on the stability of the resulting 43S*mRNA complex. We observed that the formation of three base pairs, rather than their identities, was the key determinant of stability of TC binding, indicating that nothing is inherently special about the sequence AUG for this step. Surprisingly, the rate constant for TC binding to the 40S subunit was strongly codon dependent, whereas the rate constant for TC dissociation from the 43S*mRNA complex was not. The data suggest a model in which, after the initial diffusion-limited encounter of TC with the 40S subunit, the formation of three matching start codon/anticodon base pairs triggers a conformational change that locks the complex into a stable state. This induced-fit mechanism supports the proposal that initiation codon recognition by the 43S complex induces a conformational change from an open state to a closed one that arrests movement along the mRNA.
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- Sarah E Kolitz
- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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On-chip hybridization kinetics for optimization of gene expression experiments. Biotechniques 2008; 44:109-17. [DOI: 10.2144/000112622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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DNA microarray technology is a powerful tool for getting an overview of gene expression in biological samples. Although the successful use of microarray-based expression analysis was demonstrated in a number of applications, the main problem with this approach is the fact that expression levels deduced from hybridization experiments do not necessarily correlate with RNA concentrations. Moreover, oligonucleotide probes corresponding to the same gene can give different hybridization signals. Apart from cross-hybridizations and differential splicing, this could be due to secondary structures of probes or targets. In addition, for low-copy genes, hybridization equilibrium may be reached after hybridization times much longer than the one commonly used (overnight, i.e., 15 h). Thus, hybridization signals could depend on kinetic properties of the probe, which may vary between different oligonucleotide probes immobilized on the same microarray. To validate this hypothesis, on-chip hybridization kinetics and duplex thermostability analysis were performed using oligonucleotide microarrays containing 50-mer probes corresponding to 10 mouse genes. We demonstrate that differences in hybridization kinetics between the probes exist and can influence the interpretation of expression data. In addition, we show that using on-chip hybridization kinetics, quantification of targets is feasible using calibration curves.
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Horne MT, Fish DJ, Benight AS. Statistical thermodynamics and kinetics of DNA multiplex hybridization reactions. Biophys J 2006; 91:4133-53. [PMID: 16963510 PMCID: PMC1635677 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.090662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A general analytical description of the equilibrium and reaction kinetics of DNA multiplex hybridization has been developed. In this approach, multiplex hybridization is considered to be a competitive multichannel reaction process: a system wherein many species can react both specifically and nonspecifically with one another. General equations are presented that can consider equilibrium and kinetic models of multiplex hybridization systems comprised, in principle, of any number of targets and probes. Numerical solutions to these systems for both equilibrium and kinetic behaviors are provided. Practical examples demonstrate clear differences between results obtained from more common simplex methods, in which individual hybridization reactions are considered to occur in isolation; and multiplex hybridization, where desired and competitive cross-hybrid reactions between all possible pairs of strands are considered. In addition, sensitivities of the hybridization process of the perfect match duplex, to temperature, target concentration, and existence of sequence homology with other strands, are examined. This general approach also considers explicit sequence-dependent interactions between targets and probes involved in the reactions. Sequence-dependent stabilities of all perfect match and mismatch duplex complexes are explicitly considered and effects of relative stability of cross-hybrid complexes are also explored. Results reveal several interdependent factors that strongly influence DNA multiplex hybridization behavior. These include: relative concentrations of all probes and targets; relative thermodynamic stability of all perfect match and mismatch complexes; sensitivity to temperature, particularly for mismatches; and amount of sequence homology shared by the probe and target strands in the multiplex mix.
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- M T Horne
- Department of Chemistry, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA
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Badorrek CS, Gherghe CM, Weeks KM. Structure of an RNA switch that enforces stringent retroviral genomic RNA dimerization. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:13640-5. [PMID: 16945907 PMCID: PMC1564256 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0606156103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Retroviruses selectively package two copies of their RNA genomes in the context of a large excess of nongenomic RNA. Specific packaging of genomic RNA is achieved, in part, by recognizing RNAs that form a poorly understood dimeric structure at their 5' ends. We identify, quantify the stability of, and use extensive experimental constraints to calculate a 3D model for a tertiary structure domain that mediates specific interactions between RNA genomes in a gamma retrovirus. In an initial interaction, two stem-loop structures from one RNA form highly stringent cross-strand loop-loop base pairs with the same structures on a second genomic RNA. Upon subsequent folding to the final dimer state, these intergenomic RNA interactions convert to a high affinity and compact tertiary structure, stabilized by interdigitated interactions between U-shaped RNA units. This retroviral conformational switch model illustrates how two-step formation of an RNA tertiary structure yields a stringent molecular recognition event at early assembly steps that can be converted to the stable RNA architecture likely packaged into nascent virions.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290
- *To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Lee AM, Xiao J, Singleton SF. Origins of sequence selectivity in homologous genetic recombination: insights from rapid kinetic probing of RecA-mediated DNA strand exchange. J Mol Biol 2006; 360:343-59. [PMID: 16756994 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.04.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2006] [Revised: 04/24/2006] [Accepted: 04/26/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Despite intense effort over the past 30 years, the molecular determinants of sequence selectivity in RecA-mediated homologous recombination have remained elusive. Here, we describe when and how sequence homology is recognized between DNA strands during recombination in the context of a kinetic model for RecA-mediated DNA strand exchange. We characterized the transient intermediates of the reaction using pre-steady-state kinetic analysis of strand exchange using oligonucleotide substrates containing a single fluorescent G analog. We observed that the reaction system was sensitive to heterology between the DNA substrates; however, such a "heterology effect" was not manifest when functional groups were added to or removed from the edges of the base-pairs facing the minor groove of the substrate duplex. Hence, RecA-mediated recombination must occur without the involvement of a triple helix, even as a transient intermediate in the process. The fastest detectable reaction phase was accelerated when the structure or stability of the substrate duplex was perturbed by internal mismatches or the replacement of G.C by I.C base-pairs. These findings indicate that the sequence specificity in recombination is achieved by Watson-Crick pairing in the context of base-pair dynamics inherent to the extended DNA structure bound by RecA during strand exchange.
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- Andrew M Lee
- Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7360, USA
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Zhang Y, Hammer DA, Graves DJ. Competitive hybridization kinetics reveals unexpected behavior patterns. Biophys J 2005; 89:2950-9. [PMID: 16126833 PMCID: PMC1366793 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.058552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Although the kinetics of hybridization between a soluble polynucleotide and an immobilized complementary sequence have been studied by others, it is almost universally assumed that the interaction between each probe/target pair can be treated as a separate event. This simplifies the mathematics considerably, but it can give a false picture of the extent of hybridization that one achieves at equilibrium as well as the relative quantities of each hybridized pair during the approach to equilibrium. Here we solve the relevant kinetics equations simultaneously using Mathematica as a simulation language. Among the interesting results of this study are that, for certain circumstances, the relative ratio of incorrect to correct hybrids can change dramatically with time; that the relative abundances of two pairs are not what one would expect based on their equilibrium dissociation constants; that the volume of a wash solution after hybridization can have a large effect on results; and the fact that a short wash is typically better than a long one. We show that an optimum wash time exists for a given set of conditions. In addition, the ratio of soluble to insoluble (spotted) molecules can influence results substantially. Finally, the true levels of rare transcripts can be masked by the presence of highly abundant ones. Code is supplied to enable others to study conditions beyond those presented in this article.
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- Ying Zhang
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Kim SJ, Bang EK, Kwon HJ, Shim JS, Kim BH. Modified oligonucleotides containing lithocholic acid in their backbones: their enhanced cellular uptake and their mimicking of hairpin structures. Chembiochem 2005; 5:1517-22. [PMID: 15515100 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200400150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Their enhanced cell permeability and their ability to mimic DNA structures make modified oligodeoxyribonucleotides (ODNs) very important substances for increasing our understanding of cell biology and for therapeutic applications. Lithocholic acid is a hydrophobic secondary bile acid that is a substrate of nuclear Pregnane X receptor (PXR). We designed and synthesized novel lithocholic acid-based ODNs (L-ODNs) by using a new phosphoramidite derived from lithocholic acid. By comparing data obtained from circular-dichroism, melting-point, and theoretical studies, we believe that these L-ODNs adopt DNA hairpin structures. Furthermore, L-ODNs have enhanced cellular uptake properties with respect to regular ODNs. To demonstrate their enhanced cell permeabilities, we carried out cellular uptake experiments of L-ODNs in HeLa cells. By attaching fluorescein as a fluorescence label and using confocal microscopy, we observed that the permeability of L-ODNs is much higher than that of natural ODNs.
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- Su Jeong Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Division of Molecular and Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31 Hyoja Dong, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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Kim SJ, Kim BH. Syntheses and structural studies of calix[4]arene-nucleoside and calix[4]arene-oligonucleotide hybrids. Nucleic Acids Res 2003; 31:2725-34. [PMID: 12771198 PMCID: PMC156725 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkg391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2003] [Revised: 04/09/2003] [Accepted: 04/09/2003] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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We have synthesized three types of calix[4]arene- nucleoside hybrid efficiently by amide bond formation between the amine functional groups of 1,3-diaminocalix[4]arene and the carboxyl groups of thymidine nucleoside derivatives. X-ray crystallography of a homocoupled calix[4]arene-nucleoside hybrid revealed an interesting hydrogen bonding pattern between thymine bases and the amide linkages. We designed the calix[4]arene-oligonucleotide hybrids (5'-AAAAGATATCAAXTTGATATCTTTT-3', 5'-T12-X-T12-3', and 5'-A12-X-T12-3') to be V-shaped oligodeoxyribonucleotides and synthesized them by using a calix[4]arene-nucleoside hybrid (X) as a key building block. Thermal denaturation experiments, monitored by UV spectroscopy at 260 and 284 nm, and circular dichroism spectra of the calix[4]arene-oligonucleotide hybrids suggest that the modified oligonucleotides indeed adopt V-shaped conformations, making them suitable for use as building blocks in the construction of programmed oligonucleotide nanostructures
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- Su Jeong Kim
- National Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Division of Molecular and Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31 Hyoja Dong, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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Dai H, Meyer M, Stepaniants S, Ziman M, Stoughton R. Use of hybridization kinetics for differentiating specific from non-specific binding to oligonucleotide microarrays. Nucleic Acids Res 2002; 30:e86. [PMID: 12177314 PMCID: PMC134259 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gnf085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Hybridization kinetics were found to be significantly different for specific and non-specific binding of labeled cRNA to surface-bound oligonucleotides on microarrays. We show direct evidence that in a complex sample specific binding takes longer to reach hybridization equilibrium than the non- specific binding. We find that this property can be used to estimate and to correct for the hybridization contributed by non-specific binding. Useful applications are illustrated including the selection of superior oligonucleotides, and the reduction of false positives in exon identification.
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- Hongyue Dai
- Rosetta Inpharmatics, 12040 115th Avenue NE, Kirkland, WA 98034, USA
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Pyshnyi DV, Lokhov SG, Podyminogin MA, Ivanova EM, Zarytova VF. A new strategy of discrimination of a point mutation by tandem of short oligonucleotides. NUCLEOSIDES, NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2000; 19:1931-41. [PMID: 11200282 DOI: 10.1080/15257770008045469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A new strategy based on the use of cooperative tandems of short oligonucleotide derivatives (TSOD) has been proposed to discriminate a "right" DNA target from a target containing a single nucleotide discrepancy. Modification of a DNA target by oligodeoxyribonucleotide reagents was used to characterize their interaction in the perfect and mismatched complexes. It is possible to detect any nucleotide changes in the binding sites of the target with the short oligonucleotide reagent. In the presence of flanking di-3',5'-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)phenazinium derivatives of short oligonucleotides (effectors) the tetranucleotide alkylating reagent modifies DNA target efficiently and site-specifically only in the perfect complex and practically does not modify it in the mismatched complex. It has been shown that TSOD is much more sensitive tool for the detection of a point mutation in DNA as compared to a longer oligonucleotides.
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- D V Pyshnyi
- Novosibirsk Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russia
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Mas T, Susperregui J, Berké B, Chèze C, Moreau S, Nuhrich A, Vercauteren J. DNA triplex stabilization property of natural anthocyanins. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2000; 53:679-687. [PMID: 10746881 DOI: 10.1016/s0031-9422(99)00619-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The DNA triplex stabilization property of seven natural anthocyanins (five monoglucosides and two diglucosides) has been measured by the mean of triplex thermal denaturation experiments. We have noticed a difference between the diglucosides that do not modify this melting temperature and the monoglucosides (namely 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside of malvidin, peonidin, delphinidin, petunidin and cyanidin) which present a weak but significant stabilizing effect. It appears clearly that the difference between the two series could be due to the supplementary sugar moiety at the 5 position for the diglucosylated compounds, that would make them too crowded to allow interaction with the triplex. Among the monoglucoside series, the most active compounds are the only ones to embody a catechol B-ring in their structure that could be important for such an interaction. The need to have pure and fully characterized compounds to run these measurements, made it possible for us to unambiguously assign the 1H and 13C NMR spectra with the help of 2D NMR experiments. Thus, missing data of compounds not totally described earlier, are provided herein.
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- T Mas
- Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux, France
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Reactive derivatives of oligonucleotide phosphorothioate analogues: IV. Site-directed modification of nucleic acids and intramolecular alkylation of phosphorothioate groups. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2000. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02759158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Hashem GM, Wen JD, Do Q, Gray DM. Evidence from CD spectra and melting temperatures for stable Hoogsteen-paired oligomer duplexes derived from DNA and hybrid triplexes. Nucleic Acids Res 1999; 27:3371-9. [PMID: 10454646 PMCID: PMC148572 DOI: 10.1093/nar/27.16.3371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The pyr*pur.pyr type of nucleic acid triplex has a purine strand that is Hoogsteen-paired with a parallel pyrimidine strand (pyr*pur pair) and that is Watson-Crick-paired with an antiparallel pyrimidine strand (pur.pyr pair). In most cases, the Watson-Crick pair is more stable than the Hoogsteen pair, although stable formation of DNA Hoogsteen-paired duplexes has been reported. Using oligomer triplexes of repeating d(AG)12 and d(CT)12 or r(CU)12 sequences that were 24 nt long, we found that hybrid RNA*DNA as well as DNA*DNA Hoogsteen-paired strands of triplexes can be more stable than the Watson-Crick-paired strands at low pH. The structures and relative stabilities of these duplexes and triplexes were evaluated by circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy and UV absorption melting studies of triplexes as a function of pH. The CD contributions of Hoogsteen-paired RNA*DNA and DNA*DNA duplexes were found to dominate the CD spectra of the corresponding pyr*pur.pyr triplexes.
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- G M Hashem
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Mail Stop FO31, The University of Texas at Dallas, Box 830688, Richardson, TX 75083-0688, USA
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Guckian KM, Morales JC, Kool ET. Structure and Base Pairing Properties of a Replicable Nonpolar Isostere for Deoxyadenosine. J Org Chem 1998; 63:9652-9656. [PMID: 20852720 DOI: 10.1021/jo9805100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We report the synthesis, structure, and pairing properties in DNA of an isostere for deoxyadenosine which lacks all hydrogen-bonding functionality on the Watson-Crick pairing edge. A deoxyribo-nucleoside derivative of 4-methylbenzimidazole (1), which was recently shown to be inserted into DNA by Klenow DNA polymerase (Morales, J. C.; Kool, E. T. Nature Struct. Biol.1998, 5, 950), is prepared from 1-chloro-2-deoxy-3,5-bis-O-p-toluoyl-α-D-erythro-pentofuranose. The X-ray crystal structure of the nucleoside confirms that the compound is a close steric match for deoxyadenosine (2), although the methylbenzimidazole base is in the syn glycosidic orientation in the crystal. In D(2)O solution, 1H NMR studies show that 1 and 2 have similar (60% vs 70% S) sugar conformations and anti glycosidic orientations. Compound 1 is incorporated into a 12mer oligodeoxynucleotide and its base pairing properties in duplexes assessed by thermal denaturation. The results show that 1 has low affinity for the four natural bases but displays a stronger preference for being situated opposite a nonpolar difluorotoluene nucleoside analogue of thymine (3). The structural similarities of 1 and 2, combined with recent polymerase studies, add support to the hypothesis that steric complementarity plays an important role in base pair replication by polymerase enzymes and that Watson-Crick hydrogen bonds are not absolute requirements. Compound 1 should have significant utility as a probe of the importance of electrostatic effects in protein-DNA and protein-nucleotide binding as well as in DNA replication.
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- Kevin M Guckian
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627
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Kool ET. Recognition of DNA, RNA, and Proteins by Circular Oligonucleotides. Acc Chem Res 1998; 31:502-510. [PMID: 19946615 DOI: 10.1021/ar9602462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Eric T. Kool
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627
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Noronha A, Damha MJ. Triple helices containing arabinonucleotides in the third (Hoogsteen) strand: effects of inverted stereochemistry at the 2'-position of the sugar moiety. Nucleic Acids Res 1998; 26:2665-71. [PMID: 9592152 PMCID: PMC147614 DOI: 10.1093/nar/26.11.2665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Arabinonucleic acid, the 2'-stereoisomer of RNA, was tested for its ability to recognize double-helical DNA, double-helical RNA and RNA-DNA hybrids. A pyrimidine oligoarabinonucleotide (ANA) was shown to form triple-helical complexes only with duplex DNA and hybrid DNA (Pu):RNA (Py) with an affinity that was slightly lower relative to the corresponding pyrimidine oligodeoxynucleotide (DNA) third strand. Neither the ANA nor DNA third strands were able to bind to duplex RNA or hybrid RNA (Pu):DNA (Py). In contrast, an RNA third strand recognized all four possible duplexes (DD, DR, RD and RR), as previously demonstrated. Such an understanding can be applied to the design of sequence-selective oligonucleotides which interact with double-stranded nucleic acids and emphasizes the role of the 2'-OH group as a general recognition and binding determinant of RNA.
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- A Noronha
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal H3A 2K6, Canada
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Mazumder A, Majlessi M, Becker MM. A high throughput method to investigate oligodeoxyribonucleotide hybridization kinetics and thermodynamics. Nucleic Acids Res 1998; 26:1996-2000. [PMID: 9518495 PMCID: PMC147504 DOI: 10.1093/nar/26.8.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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We describe a high throughput microtiter-based assay to measure binding of oligodeoxyribonucleotides to nucleic acid targets. The assay utilizes oligodeoxyribonucleotide probes labeled with a highly chemiluminescent acridinium ester (AE). Reaction of AE with sodium sulfite renders it non-chemiluminescent. When an AE-labeled probe hybridizes to a target nucleic acid AE is protected from reaction with sodium sulfite and thus remains chemiluminescent. In contrast, unhybridized probe readily reacts with sodium sulfite and is rendered non-chemiluminescent. Hybridization of an AE-labeled probe to a target nucleic acid can therefore be detected without physical separation of unhybridized probe by treatment of the hybridization reaction with sodium sulfite and measurement of the remaining chemiluminescence. Using this method we measured hybridization rate constants and thermodynamic affinities of oligodeoxyribonucleotide probes binding to simple synthetic targets as well as large complex biological targets. The kinetic and thermodynamic parameters were measured with a high degree of accuracy and were in excellent agreement with values measured by other established techniques.
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- A Mazumder
- Gen-Probe Inc., 10210 Genetic Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121-4362, USA
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Uddin AH, Piunno PA, Hudson RH, Damha MJ, Krull UJ. A fiber optic biosensor for fluorimetric detection of triple-helical DNA. Nucleic Acids Res 1997; 25:4139-46. [PMID: 9321670 PMCID: PMC146999 DOI: 10.1093/nar/25.20.4139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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A fiber optic biosensor was used for the fluorimetric detection of T/AT triple-helical DNA formation. The surfaces of two sets of fused silica optical fibers were functionalized with hexaethylene oxide linkers from which decaadenylic acid oligonucleotides were grown in the 3'to 5'and 5'to 3'direction, respectively, using a DNA synthesizer. Fluorescence studies of hybridization showed unequivocal hybridization between oligomers immobilized on the fibers and complementary oligonucleotides from the solution phase, as detected by fluorescence from intercalated ethidium bromide. The complementary oligonucleotide, dT10, which was expected to Watson-Crick hybridize upon cooling the system below the duplex melting temperature ( T m), provided a fluorescence intensity with a negative temperature coefficient. Upon further cooling, to the point where the pyrimidine motif T*AT triple-helix formation occurred, a fluorescence intensity change with a positive temperature coefficient was observed. The reverse-Hoogsteen T.AT triplex, which is known to form with branched nucleic acids, provided a corresponding decrease in fluorescence intensity with decreasing temperature. Full analytical signal evolution was attainable in minutes.
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- A H Uddin
- Department of Chemistry, Otto Maas Chemistry Building, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6, Canada
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We have used DNase I footprinting to examine the association kinetics of GA-, GT- and CT-containing oligonucleotides with the target sequence (GGA)5GG. (CCT)5CC. These reactions are slow yielding bimolecular association rate constants between 50 and 2000 M-1s-1. We find that GT-containing oligonucleotides bind much faster than GA- or CT-containing third strands. In each case the observed rate constants are faster at the centre than at the edges of the target site. Although several explanations can be offered for this observation, it is consistent with a model in which triplex formation at this repetitive site is achieved via intermediate complexes in which the third strand is not properly aligned with its target and which subsequently migrate to the correct position.
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- H M Paes
- Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Bassett Crescent East, Southampton SO16 7PX, UK
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Kool ET. Preorganization of DNA: Design Principles for Improving Nucleic Acid Recognition by Synthetic Oligonucleotides. Chem Rev 1997; 97:1473-1488. [PMID: 11851456 PMCID: PMC2790533 DOI: 10.1021/cr9603791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 243] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Eric T. Kool
- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627
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- M C Lin
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Wang S, Xu Y, Kool ET. Recognition of RNA by triplex formation: divergent effects of pyrimidine C-5 methylation. Bioorg Med Chem 1997; 5:1043-50. [PMID: 9222497 DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0896(97)00059-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In DNA triple helices, methylation at C-5 of thymine or cytosine is reported to have similar stabilizing effects for both bases. Here we show, however, that methylation of the same positions in RNA triplexes has distinctly different effects than in DNA. We have previously described the use of circular triplex-forming RNA oligonucleotides to recognize RNA sequences. Here it is shown that addition of C-5 methyl groups to uracils in these compounds very significantly increases not only affinity but also sequence selectivity in binding a purine-rich RNA target, as measured by thermal denaturation with various target RNAs. Surprisingly, however, addition of C-5 methyl groups to cytosines actually decreases affinity in binding RNA, while the same substitution in DNA is thermally stabilizing. Possible sources of this divergent behavior are discussed. A synthesis of 5-methylcytidine ribonucleoside 2'-O-silyl-3'-O-phosphoramidite is also described.
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MESH Headings
- Base Sequence
- Cytidine/analogs & derivatives
- Cytidine/metabolism
- Cytidine/pharmacology
- DNA, Circular/chemical synthesis
- DNA, Circular/chemistry
- DNA, Circular/metabolism
- DNA, Complementary/chemical synthesis
- DNA, Complementary/chemistry
- DNA, Complementary/metabolism
- Methylation
- Methyltransferases/metabolism
- Nucleic Acid Conformation
- RNA/chemical synthesis
- RNA/chemistry
- RNA/metabolism
- RNA, Circular
- RNA, Complementary/chemical synthesis
- RNA, Complementary/chemistry
- RNA, Complementary/metabolism
- Substrate Specificity
- Uridine/analogs & derivatives
- Uridine/metabolism
- Uridine/pharmacology
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- S Wang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, NY 14627, USA
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Kool ET. Topological modification of oligonucleotides for potential inhibition of gene expression. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1996. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02172109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Chaudhuri NC, Kool ET. Very High Affinity DNA Recognition by Bicyclic and Cross-Linked Oligonucleotides. J Am Chem Soc 1995; 117:10434-10442. [PMID: 20882118 PMCID: PMC2946160 DOI: 10.1021/ja00147a004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We report the synthesis and DNA incorporation of a novel C-5 thiopropyne-substituted thymidine derivative which can be used to bring about covalent crosslinks between two noncomplementary DNA strands. This modified thymine pairs normally with adenine in duplex DNA and is shown not to be destabilizing to DNA double helices. Placement of the thiol-nucleotide near the center of opposing pyrimidine strands in pyr·pur·pyr triple helices results in crosslinking of the pyrimidine strands under aerobic conditions. Thermal melting studies at neutral pH show that such crosslinked ligands bind complementary purine strands with higher affinity than is possible with simple Watson-Crick recognition alone. In addition, we describe the construction of a triplex-forming circular oligonucleotide which contains a similar disulfide link across the center. This macrobicyclic ligand binds with extremely high affinity and sequence selectivity to a complementary purine DNA strand. The formation of crosslinks across two noncomplementary strands represents a new strategy for increasing affinity and selectivity of DNA recognition.
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- Narayan C Chaudhuri
- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627
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Vo T, Wang S, Kool ET. Targeting pyrimidine single strands by triplex formation: structural optimization of binding. Nucleic Acids Res 1995; 23:2937-44. [PMID: 7544889 PMCID: PMC307133 DOI: 10.1093/nar/23.15.2937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Recent reports describe a new strategy for the binding of single-stranded pyrimidine sequences by triple helix formation. In this approach, a double-length purine-rich oligonucleotide binds a target strand, folding back to form an antiparallel pur.pur.pyr triple helix. We now describe a series of studies in which sequence and structural variations are made in such purine-rich ligands, in an effort to optimize binding properties. Comparison is made between the use of two separate strands and the use of single two-domain ligands; the latter are found to bind more tightly and to aggregate less in media containing Na+ or K+. Placement of mismatched bases in the target shows that sequence selectivity of binding is as high as that for Watson-Crick duplex formation. Variation of the lengths and sequences of loops bridging the binding domains demonstrates that dinucleotide loops composed of pyrimidines give the highest stability. Oligoethylene glycol-derived loop replacements are shown to give good binding affinity as well. The binding of an RNA target is shown to occur with the same affinity as the binding of DNA. In general, it is found that circular variants bind more tightly than do either separate strands or singly-linked ligands and unlike linear oligomers, the circular compounds do not aggregate to a large extent even in buffers containing 100 mM K+. Such structurally optimized ligands are useful in expanding the number of possible naturally-occurring sequences which can be targeted by triplex formation.
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- T Vo
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, NY 14627, USA
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