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Dou B, Li J, Jiang B, Yuan R, Xiang Y. Electrochemical screening of single nucleotide polymorphisms with significantly enhanced discrimination factor by an amplified ratiometric sensor. Anal Chim Acta 2018; 1038:166-172. [PMID: 30278899 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2018.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) is of great clinical significance to the diagnosis of various genetic diseases and cancers. In this work, the development of an ultrasensitive ratiometric electrochemical sensor for screening SNP with a significantly enhanced discrimination factor is reported. The ferrocene (Fc) and methylene blue (MB) dual-tagged triple helix complex (THC) probes are self-assembled on the gold electrode to construct the sensing interface. The addition of the mutant p53 gene causes the disassembly of the THC probes with the release of the Fc-tagged sequence and the folding of the MB-labeled sequence into a hairpin structure, causing the change in the current response ratio of MB to Fc for monitoring the mutant p53 gene. Such ratio is dramatically enhanced by the toehold-mediated displacement reaction-assisted target recycling amplification with the presence of an assistance hairpin sequence. With the significant signal amplification and the advantageous specificity of the THC probes, sub-femtomolar detection limit and a highly enhanced SNP discrimination factor for the mutant p53 gene can be obtained. Besides, the proof-of-demonstration application of the sensor for diluted real samples has been verified, offering such sensor new opportunities for monitoring various genetic related diseases.
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- Baoting Dou
- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China.
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Binding properties of chiral ruthenium(II) complexes Λ- and Δ-[Ru(bpy) 2dppz-11-CO 2Me] 2+ toward the triplex RNA poly(U)•poly(A)*poly(U). J Inorg Biochem 2018; 186:51-59. [PMID: 29852349 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2018.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Revised: 05/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Two chiral ruthenium(II) complexes containing ligand dppz-CO2Me (dppz-11-CO2Me = dipyrido[3,2-a,2',3'-c]phenazine-11-carboxylic acid methyl ester), Δ-[Ru(bpy)2dppz-11-CO2Me]2+ (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine; Δ-1) and Λ-[Ru(bpy)2dppz-11-CO2Me]2+ (Λ-1), were synthesized and characterized. The binding of the two enantiomers with the triplex RNA poly(U)•poly(A)*poly(U) was carried out by various biophysical techniques. Analysis of the absorption and fluorescence features indicates that the binding strengths of the two enantiomers toward the triplex RNA differ only slightly from each other. The total increase in viscosity and shape of the curves for the triplex RNA with Λ-1 is similar to that with Δ-1, suggesting the binding modes of two enantiomers with the triplex RNA are intercalation. Thermal melting measurements indicate that the stabilization effects clearly depended on the concentrations of Λ-1 and Δ-1. However, the third-strand stabilizing effect of Δ-1 dramatically differs from that of Λ-1 when they interact with the chiral environment of the RNA triple at pH = 7.0 and [Na+] = 35 mM. Combined with the CD (CD = circular dichroism) variations of the triplex RNA with either Λ-1 or Δ-1, the reason for their different triplex stabilization effects may originate from the two enantiomers through different orientations intercalating into nucleobases of the triplex. In addition, effects of higher ionic strengths on the triplex stabilization in the absence and presence of the two enantiomers have also been studied. The results presented here may be useful for understanding the binding properties of the triplex RNA with small molecule, particularly chiral ruthenium(II) complexes.
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MoradpourHafshejani S, Hedley JH, Haigh AO, Pike AR, Tuite EM. Synthesis and binding of proflavine diazides as functional intercalators for directed assembly on DNA. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra43090a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Blagoi Y, Zozulya V, Egupov S, Onishchenko V, Gladchenko G. Thermodynamic analysis of conformational transitions in oligonucleotide complexes in presence of Na(+) and Mg(2+) ions, using "staggering zipper" model. Biopolymers 2007; 86:32-41. [PMID: 17309076 DOI: 10.1002/bip.20702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Curves of transitions in double (2-->1 transition) and triple (3-->2 transition) complexes of oligonucleotides dA(N1)with dT(N2) in solutions with Na(+) and Mg(2+) are calculated for the case of oligomer lengths from 10 to 500 nucleotides in the wide range of ion concentrations. The calculated curves of transitions and their differential analogs reflect rather exactly the position and form of experimental curves and describe dependences of transition temperatures on the length of molecules, their concentration, and ionic conditions. Values of the nucleation parameter beta for the systems studied are determined by comparison of the calculated and experimental data obtained in a number of works. The average beta value equal to 10(-3) l/mole is in an agreement with values reported for similar systems earlier. It is shown that disordering of duplex and triplex ends ("end fraying") has an essential influence on the form of melting curves, their asymmetry and the increase of the transition interval.
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- Yurii Blagoi
- B.I.Verkin Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering, National Academy of Science of Ukraine, 47 Lenin Avenue, Kharkov 61103, Ukraine.
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Ganesh KN, Kumar VA, Barawkar DA. Synthetic Control of DNA Triplex Structure through Chemical Modifications. PERSPECTIVES IN SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/9780470511473.ch6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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T(m) is defined as Temperature of melting or, more accurately, as temperature of midtransition. This term is often used for nucleic acids (DNA and RNA, oligonucleotides and polynucleotides). A thermal denaturation experiment determines the stability of the secondary structure of a DNA or RNA and aids in the choice of the sequences for antisense oligomers or PCR primers. Beyond a simple numerical value (the T(m)), a thermal denaturation experiment, in which the folded fraction of a structure is plotted vs. temperature, yields important thermodynamic information. We present the classic problems encountered during these experiments and try to demonstrate that a number of useful pieces of information can be extracted from these experimental curves.
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- Jean-Louis Mergny
- Laboratoire de Biophysique, INSERM UR565, CNRS UMR 5153, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 75231 Paris, France.
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Petraccone L, Erra E, Mattia CA, Fedullo V, Barone G, Giancola C. Linkage of proton binding to the thermal dissociation of triple helix complex. Biophys Chem 2004; 110:73-81. [PMID: 15223145 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2004.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2003] [Revised: 01/05/2004] [Accepted: 01/05/2004] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The effects of cytosine protonation on the thermodynamic properties of parallel pyrimidine motif DNA triplex were investigated and characterized by different techniques, such as circular dichroism (CD), ultraviolet spectroscopy (UV) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). A thermodynamic model was developed which, by linking the cytosine ionization equilibrium to the dissociation process of the triplex, is able to rationalize the experimental data and to reproduce the pH dependence of the free energy, enthalpy and entropy changes associated with the triplex formation. The results are useful to systematically introduce the effect of pH in a more general model able to predict the stability of DNA triplexes on the basis of the sequence alone.
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- Luigi Petraccone
- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Via Ponte Don Melillo, 84084, Fisciano (SA), Italy
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Keppler MD, James PL, Neidle S, Brown T, Fox KR. DNA sequence specificity of triplex-binding ligands. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 270:4982-92. [PMID: 14653824 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03901.x] [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: 11/20/2022]
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We have examined the ability of naphthylquinoline, a 2,7-disubstituted anthraquinone and BePI, a benzo[e]pyridoindole derivative, to stabilize parallel DNA triplexes of different base composition. Fluorescence melting studies, with both inter- and intramolecular triplexes, show that all three ligands stabilize triplexes that contain blocks of TAT triplets. Naphthylquinoline has no effect on triplexes formed with third strands composed of (TC)n or (CCT)n, but stabilizes triplexes that contain (TTC)n. In contrast, BePI slightly destabilizes the triplexes that are formed at (TC)n (CCT)n and (TTC)n. 2,7-Anthraquinone stabilizes (TC)n (CCT)n and (TTC)n, although it has the greatest effect on the latter. DNase I footprinting studies confirm that triplexes formed with (CCT)n are stabilized by the 2,7-disubstituted amidoanthraquinone but not by naphthylquinoline. Both ligands stabilize the triplex formed with (CCTT)n and neither affects the complex with (CT)n. We suggest that BePI and naphthylquinoline can only bind between adjacent TAT triplets, while the anthraquinone has a broader sequence of selectivity. These differences may be attributed to the presence (naphthylquinoline and BePI) or absence (anthraquinone) of a positive charge on the aromatic portion of the ligand, which prevents intercalation adjacent to C+GC triplets. The most stable structures are formed when the stacked rings (bases or ligand) alternate between charged and uncharged species. Triplexes containing alternating C+GC and TAT triplets are not stabilized by ligands as they would interrupt the alternating pattern of charged and uncharged residues.
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- Melanie D Keppler
- Division of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, UK
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Costioli MD, Fisch I, Garret-Flaudy F, Hilbrig F, Freitag R. DNA purification by triple-helix affinity precipitation. Biotechnol Bioeng 2003; 81:535-45. [PMID: 12514802 DOI: 10.1002/bit.10497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Recent advances in DNA-based medicine (gene therapy, genetic vaccination) have intensified the necessity for pharmaceutical-grade plasmid DNA purification at comparatively large scales. In this contribution triple-helix affinity precipitation is introduced for this purpose. A short, single-stranded oligonucleotide sequence (namely (CTT)(7)), which is capable of recognizing a complementary sequence in the double-stranded target (plasmid) DNA, is linked to a thermoresponsive N-isopropylacrylamide oligomer to form a so-called affinity macroligand (AML). At 4 degrees C, i.e., below its critical solution temperature, the AML binds specifically to the target molecule in solution; by raising the temperature to 40 degrees C, i.e., beyond the critical solution temperature of the AML, the complex can be precipitated quantitatively. After redissolution of the complex at lower temperature, the target DNA can be released by a pH shift to slightly alkaline conditions (pH 9.0). Yields of highly pure (plasmid) DNA were routinely between 70% and 90%. Non-specific co- precipitation of either the target molecule by the non-activated AML precursor or of contaminants by the AML were below 7% and presumably due to physical entrapment of these molecules in the wet precipitate. Ligand efficiencies were at least 1 order of magnitude higher than in triple-helix affinity chromatography.
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- Matteo D Costioli
- Center of Biotechnology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, 1015 Ecublens, Switzerland
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Optimisation of DNA triplex stability is of fundamental importance in the anti-gene strategy. In the present work, thermal denaturation studies by UV-spectrophotometry and structural and dynamical characterizations by NMR spectroscopy have been used systematically to investigate the effects on triplex stability of isolated insertions of different base triplets into an otherwise homogeneous 15-mer dT x dA-dT oligo-triplex. It is found that insertion of a single central C(+) x G-C or T x D-T triplet (D=2,6-diaminopurine) leads to a pronounced stabilization (up to 20 deg. C if the cytosine base is C5 methylated) at acidic as well as neutral pH. To a smaller degree, this is the case also for a C(+) x I-C triplet insertion. Using imino proton exchange measurements, it is shown that insertion of a DT base-pair in the underlying duplex perturbs the intrinsic A-tract structure in the same way as has been shown for a GC insert. We propose that the intrinsic properties of A-tract duplex DNA (e. g. high propeller twist and rigidity) are unfavourable for triplex formation and that GC- or DT-inserts stabilize the triplex by interfering with the A-tract features of the underlying duplex. The C(+) x I-C triplet without the N2 amino group in the minor groove is readily accommodated within the typical, highly propeller-twisted A-tract structure. This might be related to its smaller effect on the stability of the corresponding triplex. These results may be valuable for understanding DNA triplex formation in vivo as well as for the design of efficient triplex-forming oligonucleotides and in choosing suitable target sequences in the anti-gene strategy.
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- Karin Sandström
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, Stockholm, S-106 91, Sweden
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Makube N, Klump HH. Impact of the third-strand orientation on the thermodynamic stability of the four-way DNA junction. Arch Biochem Biophys 2001; 393:1-13. [PMID: 11516156 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.2001.2336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The physical properties of a triple-helical DNA four-way junction J(T2T4) have been characterized by means of UV spectroscopy, CD spectroscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). J(T2T4) is another four-way junction that was designed in addition to J(T1T3) (N. Makube and H. H. Klump (2000) Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 377, 31-42) to study the effects of third strands on the stability of the four-way junction with triple-helical arms. The pH titration curves illustrate the sequential folding of single strands to double-helical four-way junctions and finally the binding of third strands to their respective W-C duplexes. CD measurements confirm triplex formation under appropriate pH and ionic strength conditions. The CD spectra also suggest different melting patterns for the triple-helical arms of J(T2T4). The melting temperature as a function of pH or ionic strength characterizes the effect of the third strands on the structural stability. Increased sodium concentration and low pH conditions enhances and stabilizes the overall structure of the junction. The results also indicate that all triplexes in J(T2T4) are formed in the absence of salt and at low pH; however, the junction may, under these conditions, assume a conformation different from the one assumed in the presence of salt. Through the deconvolution of DSC data, the calorimetric enthalpies associated with melting of arms of the junctions were determined. The loops are designed to have the same enthalpic effect on the different arms. The stabilizing effect of the loops is more pronounced when those loops are shifted from arms 1 and 3 in J(T1T3) to arms 2 and 4 in J(T2T4) without changing any of the sequences. Overall, J(T2T4) is slightly more stable than J(T1T3). The differences can be attributed to sequence effects rather than structural effects. All the results illustrate that binding of the third strand in either of the two orientations 5'5'3' (J(T2T4)) or 5'3'3' (J(T1T3)) stabilizes the underlying double-helical four-way junction and its triple-helical arms.
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- N Makube
- Biochemistry Department, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7700, RSA
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- Daniel S. Pilch
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Piscataway New Jersey
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The thermodynamic parameters of DNA triplex formation between oligonucleotides and double-stranded DNA segments containing adenine runs (A-tracts) were investigated to explore equilibrium structural effects exerted by flanking segments upon the A-tracts. Results obtained from isothermal titration calorimetry, temperature-dependent circular dichroism (CD), and UV melting experiments indicate that A-tracts, considered as a uniquely robust and inflexible DNA motif, can be structurally perturbed by neighboring sequences in a way that significantly affects the propensity of this motif to interact with triplex-forming oligonucleotides. These contextual equilibrium effects, which depend upon the composition and location of the flanking sequences, are likely to apply not only to the interaction of A-tracts with single-stranded DNA molecules but also to interactions with drugs and proteins. As such, the current results refine the guidelines for the design of triplex-forming oligonucleotides used for antigene strategies. More generally, they substantiate the notion that significant data might be encoded by structural DNA parameters.
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- R Goobes
- Department of Organic Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Demidov VV, Frank-Kamenetskii MD. Sequence-specific targeting of duplex DNA by peptide nucleic acids via triplex strand invasion. Methods 2001; 23:108-22. [PMID: 11181030 DOI: 10.1006/meth.2000.1112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Because of a set of exceptional chemical, physical, and biological properties, polyamide or peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) hold a distinctive position among various synthetic ligands designed for DNA-targeting purposes. Cationic pyrimidine PNAs (cpyPNAs) represent a special group of PNAs, which effectively form strand invasion triplexes with double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) also known as P-loops. Extraordinary stability of the invasion triplexes and high sequence specificity of their formation combined with local opening of the DNA double helix within the P-loops make these complexes very attractive for sequence-specific manipulation with dsDNA. Important for applications is the fact that the discrimination between correct and mismatched binding sites in dsDNA by cpyPNAs is a nonequilibrium, kinetically controlled process. Therefore, a careful choice of experimental conditions that are optimal for the kinetic discrimination of correct versus mismatched cpyPNA binding is crucial for sequence-specific recognition of dsDNA by cpyPNAs. The experimental and theoretical data presented make it possible to select those solution parameters and cpyPNA constructions that are most favorable for sequence specificity without compromising the affinity of dsDNA targeting.
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- V V Demidov
- Center for Advanced Biotechnology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 36 Cummington Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
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Makube N, Klump HH. A four-way junction with triple-helical arms: design, characterization, and stability. Arch Biochem Biophys 2000; 377:31-42. [PMID: 10775438 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.2000.1722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The formation of the four-way junction containing four triple-helical arms has been demonstrated using chemical methods (polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and chemical footprinting using OsO(4) as a probe) and physical methods (UV absorbance melting and DSC). The junction J(T1T3) was assembled from two 20-mer purine strands and two 44-mer pyrimidine strands. To determine the contribution of the different arms to the stability of the complete structure of J(T1T3), the junction was compared to two simplified substructures, J(T1) and J(T3), respectively. Common to these complexes is the underlying double-helical four-way junction Js. Addition of Na(+) had a profound effect on stabilizing and subsequently folding the junctions into the stacked X-structures. The following results support the structure present: (i) The native polyacrylamide electrophoresis exhibits only a single band(s) corresponding to one species present when all four single strands are mixed in equal amounts. (ii) OsO(4) modifications were investigated at pH 5.0 and in the presence of 10 mM Mg(2+) and 100 mM Na(+). There is no cleavage of thymine residues at the branch point and throughout the structure. (iii) The thermal unfolding of J(T1) and J(T3) illustrates that the triple-helical arms are more stable than the double-helical arms which are contained in these junctions and that J(T1T3) with four triple-helical arms is slightly more stable than J(T1) and J(T3). (iv) The calorimetric transition enthalpies determined for the arms of J(T1T3) are comparable to those associated with the unfolding of its corresponding arms in J(T1) and J(T3). The results also illustrate that the formation of the junctions is not restricted by the pH, [Na(+)], sequence composition of the arms, and/or the loop position.
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- N Makube
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cape Town, 7700, Republic of South Africa
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Kuhn H, Demidov VV, Nielsen PE, Frank-Kamenetskii MD. An experimental study of mechanism and specificity of peptide nucleic acid (PNA) binding to duplex DNA. J Mol Biol 1999; 286:1337-45. [PMID: 10064701 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We investigated the mechanism and kinetic specificity of binding of peptide nucleic acid clamps (bis-PNAs) to double-stranded DNA (dsDNA). Kinetic specificity is defined as a ratio of initial rates of PNA binding to matched and mismatched targets on dsDNA. Bis-PNAs consist of two homopyrimidine PNA oligomers connected by a flexible linker. While complexing with dsDNA, they are known to form P-loops, which consist of a [PNA]2-DNA triplex and the displaced DNA strand. We report here a very strong pH-dependence, within the neutral pH range, of binding rates and kinetic specificity for a bis-PNA consisting of only C and T bases. The specificity of binding reaches a very sharp and high maximum at pH 6.9. In contrast, if all the cytosine bases in one of the two PNA oligomers within the bis-PNA are replaced by pseudoisocytosine bases (J bases), which do not require protonation to form triplexes, a weak dependence on pH of the rates and specificity of the P-loop formation is observed. A theoretical analysis of the data suggests that for (C+T)-containing bis-PNA the first, intermediate step of PNA binding to dsDNA occurs via Hoogsteen pairing between the duplex target and one oligomer of bis-PNA. After that, the strand invasion occurs via Watson-Crick pairing between the second bis-PNA oligomer and the homopurine strand of the target DNA, thus resulting in the ultimate formation of the P-loop. The data for the (C/J+T)-containing bis-PNA show that its high affinity to dsDNA at neutral pH does not seriously compromise the kinetic specificity of binding. These findings support the earlier expectation that (C/J+T)-containing PNA constructions may be advantageous for use in vivo.
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- H Kuhn
- Center for Advanced Biotechnology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 36 Cummington St, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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Asensio JL, Lane AN, Dhesi J, Bergqvist S, Brown T. The contribution of cytosine protonation to the stability of parallel DNA triple helices. J Mol Biol 1998; 275:811-22. [PMID: 9480771 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The influence of the position of the CG.C+ triplet and the contribution of protonation at the N3 of the Hoogsteen cytosine residue on the stability of various sequences of parallel triple helices having the general composition d[(A5G)-x-(T5C)-x-(T5C)] and d[(A4G2)-x-(T4C2)-x-(T4C2)], where x is the hexaethylene glycol linker, has been determined by NMR, ultraviolet melting and absorbance spectrophotometry. The apparent pK value, i.e. the pH at which the observable has changed by 50% of its range, was typically in the range 6 to 7. However, the NMR spectra unequivocally showed that the pK of the protonated cytosine residue must be at least 9.5 for internal positions. This is five units above the pK of the free nucleotide, and represents a free energy of stabilisation from protonation of >11.5 RT. The pK of terminal cytosine residues is much lower, in the range 6.2 to 7.2, accounting for a free energy of stabilisation from protonation of 3.6 to 6 RT. The van't Hoff enthalpies were determined for the dissociation of the protonated triplex into the duplex+strand, and for the duplex to strand transition. The mean value for the duplexes were 23 to 27 kJ mol-1 base-pair, and 25 to 30 kJ mol-1 for the triplexes containing internal CG.C+ triplets. Good agreement was obtained for the thermodynamic parameters by the different methods. Free energy differences for the transition between the protonated triplex and the duplex+protonated strand were calculated at 298 K. The DeltaG of stabilisation of an internal CG.C triplet compared with a terminal CG.C triplet was about 6 kJ mol-1 ; a similar stabilisation was observed for the triplexes containing two CG.C triplets compared with those containing a single CG.C triplet. The very large stabilisation from protonation is too large to be accounted for by a single hydrogen bond, and is likely to include contributions from electrostatic interactions of the positive charge with the phosphate backbone, and more favourable interactions between neighbouring bases owing to the very different electronic properties of the protonated C.
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- J L Asensio
- Division of Molecular Structure, National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, London, NW7 1AA, UK
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Shafer RH. Stability and structure of model DNA triplexes and quadruplexes and their interactions with small ligands. PROGRESS IN NUCLEIC ACID RESEARCH AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1998; 59:55-94. [PMID: 9427840 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6603(08)61029-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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This review focuses on the structural and thermodynamic characterization of model DNA triplex and quadruplex structures, taking into account effects of stoichiometry and sequence. Methods such as gel electrophoresis, UV melting, and scanning calorimetry, and the results thereof, are described for determination of the thermodynamic stability of such systems. Three classes of triplexes are considered based on the composition of the third strand, while quadruplex systems are limited to those based on the guanine quartet. X-ray crystallography and high resolution NMR studies are also described for these two classes of unusual structures. Ligand binding to triplexes and quadruplexes is also reviewed, with emphasis on specific molecular recognition. The availability of three-dimensional structures for triplex and quadruplex species sets the stage for structure-based development of ligands capable of binding to them specifically. To this end, we consider the application of DOCK, a program for the discovery of small molecules that can recognize macromolecular structures, to the problem of recognizing folded quadruplex structures. Such studies may ultimately lead to pharmaceutically active compounds.
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- R H Shafer
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA
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De Napoli L, Messere A, Montesarchio D, Pepe A, Piccialli G, Varra M. Synthesis and Triple Helix Formation by Alternate Strand Recognition of Oligonucleotides Containing 3‘-3‘ Phosphodiester Bonds. J Org Chem 1997. [DOI: 10.1021/jo970589t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Lorenzo De Napoli
- Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Biologica, Universita' di Napoli “Federico II”, Via Mezzocannone 16, I-80134 Napoli, Italy and Dipartimento di Chimica delle Sostanze Naturali, Universita' di Napoli “Federico II”, Via D.Montesano 49, I-80131-Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Biologica, Universita' di Napoli “Federico II”, Via Mezzocannone 16, I-80134 Napoli, Italy and Dipartimento di Chimica delle Sostanze Naturali, Universita' di Napoli “Federico II”, Via D.Montesano 49, I-80131-Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Biologica, Universita' di Napoli “Federico II”, Via Mezzocannone 16, I-80134 Napoli, Italy and Dipartimento di Chimica delle Sostanze Naturali, Universita' di Napoli “Federico II”, Via D.Montesano 49, I-80131-Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Biologica, Universita' di Napoli “Federico II”, Via Mezzocannone 16, I-80134 Napoli, Italy and Dipartimento di Chimica delle Sostanze Naturali, Universita' di Napoli “Federico II”, Via D.Montesano 49, I-80131-Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Biologica, Universita' di Napoli “Federico II”, Via Mezzocannone 16, I-80134 Napoli, Italy and Dipartimento di Chimica delle Sostanze Naturali, Universita' di Napoli “Federico II”, Via D.Montesano 49, I-80131-Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Biologica, Universita' di Napoli “Federico II”, Via Mezzocannone 16, I-80134 Napoli, Italy and Dipartimento di Chimica delle Sostanze Naturali, Universita' di Napoli “Federico II”, Via D.Montesano 49, I-80131-Napoli, Italy
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Sartorius J, Schneider HJ. A General Scheme Based on Empirical Increments for the Prediction of Hydrogen-Bond Associations of Nucleobases and of Synthetic Host–Guest complexes. Chemistry 1996. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.19960021118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Blaskó A, Dempcy RO, Minyat EE, Bruice TC. Association of Short-Strand DNA Oligomers with Guanidinium-Linked Nucleosides. A Kinetic and Thermodynamic Study. J Am Chem Soc 1996. [DOI: 10.1021/ja961308m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Andrei Blaskó
- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106
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Xodo LE. Characterization of the DNA triplex formed by d(TGGGTGGGTGGTTGGGTGGG) and a critical R.Y sequence located in the promoter of the murine Ki-ras proto-oncogene. FEBS Lett 1995; 370:153-7. [PMID: 7649296 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(95)00829-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
The binding of the G-rich oligonucleotide d(TGGGTGGGTGGTTGGGTGGG) to a critical homopurine-homopyrimidine sequence located in the promoter of the murine Ki-ras proto-oncogene has been investigated. The duplex and the oligonucleotide form a triple helix as evidenced by band-shift electrophoresis, hydroxyapatite (HA) chromatography, UV-melting and circular dichroism (CD) experiments. Upon thermal denaturation in 50 mM Tris-acetate, pH 7.4, 50 mM NaCl, 10 mM MgCl2, 0.1 mM spermine the triplex exhibits two cooperative transitions: one of these is attributed to the triplex-to-duplex transformation, the other to the duplex-to-coil transformation. The thermodynamic parameters of triplex formation have been determined by a van't Hoff analysis of the UV-melting curves which provided values of delta H = 79 +/- 8 kcal/mol, delta S = 224 +/- 22 e.u., delta G298 = 12.2 +/- 1.2 kcal/mol. These data are compared with those reported for the YRY triplex motif.
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- L E Xodo
- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Trieste, Italy
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