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Zinc-Finger-Protein-Based Microfluidic Electrophoretic Mobility Reversal Assay for Quantitative Double-Stranded DNA Analysis. BIOCHIP JOURNAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13206-021-00038-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ferraz RAC, Lopes ALG, da Silva JAF, Moreira DFV, Ferreira MJN, de Almeida Coimbra SV. DNA-protein interaction studies: a historical and comparative analysis. PLANT METHODS 2021; 17:82. [PMID: 34301293 PMCID: PMC8299673 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-021-00780-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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DNA-protein interactions are essential for several molecular and cellular mechanisms, such as transcription, transcriptional regulation, DNA modifications, among others. For many decades scientists tried to unravel how DNA links to proteins, forming complex and vital interactions. However, the high number of techniques developed for the study of these interactions made the choice of the appropriate technique a difficult task. This review intends to provide a historical context and compile the methods that describe DNA-protein interactions according to the purpose of each approach, summarise the respective advantages and disadvantages and give some examples of recent uses for each technique. The final aim of this work is to help in deciding which technique to perform according to the objectives and capacities of each research team. Considering the DNA-binding proteins characterisation, filter binding assay and EMSA are easy in vitro methods that rapidly identify nucleic acid-protein binding interactions. To find DNA-binding sites, DNA-footprinting is indeed an easier, faster and reliable approach, however, techniques involving base analogues and base-site selection are more precise. Concerning binding kinetics and affinities, filter binding assay and EMSA are useful and easy methods, although SPR and spectroscopy techniques are more sensitive. Finally, relatively to genome-wide studies, ChIP-seq is the desired method, given the coverage and resolution of the technique. In conclusion, although some experiments are easier and faster than others, when designing a DNA-protein interaction study several concerns should be taken and different techniques may need to be considered, since different methods confer different precisions and accuracies.
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- Ricardo André Campos Ferraz
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- LAQV Requimte, Sustainable Chemistry, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- LAQV Requimte, Sustainable Chemistry, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV Requimte, Sustainable Chemistry, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- LAQV Requimte, Sustainable Chemistry, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- LAQV Requimte, Sustainable Chemistry, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
- LAQV Requimte, Sustainable Chemistry, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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Vasantha Niranjan C, Retnaraj Samue SJ, Saravanakumar V, Jackson Durairaj S. Novel and Efficient Protocol for DNA Coating-Based Identification of DNA-Protein Interaction by Antibody-Mediated Immunodetection. Rep Biochem Mol Biol 2021; 9:264-269. [PMID: 33649719 DOI: 10.29252/rbmb.9.3.264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Background Studying protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions are prerequisites for the identification of function and mechanistic role of various proteins in the cell. Protocols for analyzing DNA-based Protein-Protein and Protein-DNA interactions are complicated and need to be simplified for efficient tracking of binding capabilities of various proteins to specific DNA molecules. Here, we demonstrated a simple yet efficient protocol for the identification of DNA coating-based Protein-DNA interaction using antibodymediated immunodetection. Methods Briefly, we have coated specific DNA in the microtiter plate followed by incubating with protein lysate. Specific protein-DNA and/or protein-protein bind with DNA interactions are identified using specific fluorophore-conjugated antibodies. Antibodies are used to detect a protein that is bound to the DNA. Results Fluorescent-based detection identifies the specific interaction between Protein-DNA with respect to coated DNA fragments. The protocol uses indirect conjugated antibodies and hence the technique is sensitive for effective identification of Protein-DNA interactions. Conclusion Based on the results we conclude that the demonstrated protocol is simple, efficient and sensitive for identification of Protein-DNA interactions.
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- Chellathurai Vasantha Niranjan
- This The two authors are considered as the first author.,Regeneration and Stem Cell Biology Lab, Centre for Molecular and Nanomedical Sciences, International Research Centre,Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
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- This The two authors are considered as the first author.,Regeneration and Stem Cell Biology Lab, Centre for Molecular and Nanomedical Sciences, International Research Centre,Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
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- Regeneration and Stem Cell Biology Lab, Centre for Molecular and Nanomedical Sciences, International Research Centre,Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
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- Regeneration and Stem Cell Biology Lab, Centre for Molecular and Nanomedical Sciences, International Research Centre,Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
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Zhong S, Zou D, Zhao B, Zhang D, Li X, Wang H. Electrophoretic behavior of DNA-methyl-CpG-binding domain protein complexes revealed by capillary electrophoreses laser-induced fluorescence. Electrophoresis 2015; 36:3088-93. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201500336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Revised: 09/03/2015] [Accepted: 09/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Shangwei Zhong
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing P. R. China
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Chu YH, Zang X, Tu J. Affinity Capillary Electrophoresis: From Binding Measurement to Combinatorial Library Screening. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.199800108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Dey B, Thukral S, Krishnan S, Chakrobarty M, Gupta S, Manghani C, Rani V. DNA-protein interactions: methods for detection and analysis. Mol Cell Biochem 2012; 365:279-99. [PMID: 22399265 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-012-1269-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2011] [Accepted: 02/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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DNA-binding proteins control various cellular processes such as recombination, replication and transcription. This review is aimed to summarize some of the most commonly used techniques to determine DNA-protein interactions. In vitro techniques such as footprinting assays, electrophoretic mobility shift assay, southwestern blotting, yeast one-hybrid assay, phage display and proximity ligation assay have been discussed. The highly versatile in vivo techniques such as chromatin immunoprecipitation and its variants, DNA adenine methyl transferase identification as well as 3C and chip-loop assay have also been summarized. In addition, some in silico tools have been reviewed to provide computational basis for determining DNA-protein interactions. Biophysical techniques like fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) techniques, FRET-FLIM, circular dichroism, atomic force microscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, surface plasmon resonance, etc. have also been highlighted.
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- Bipasha Dey
- Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, A-10 Sector-62, Noida 201307, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Inoue S, Kaji N, Kataoka M, Shinohara Y, Okamoto Y, Tokeshi M, Baba Y. Rapid qualitative evaluation of DNA transcription factor NF-κB by microchip electrophoretic mobility shift assay in mammalian cells. Electrophoresis 2012; 32:3241-7. [PMID: 22102498 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201100261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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We have developed a separation technique for DNA-protein complex based on electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) by microchip electrophoresis, which we call microchip electrophoretic mobility shift assay (μEMSA). To evaluate the μEMSA, we employed recombinant human nuclear factor-κB (rhNF-κB) and its consensus double-stranded oligonucleotide (dsOligo) fluorescently labeled with Cy5. We carried out the electrophoretic separation of the consensus dsOligo-rhNF-κB complex and the unbound dsOligo in methylcellulose solution and confirmed rapid (∼200 s) and reliable identification and semi-quantitation of the specific interaction between dsOligo and rhNF-κB. The binding specificity of rhNF-κB was confirmed by introducing non-fluorescently labeled consensus oligonucleotide as a competitor. The progression of the binding reaction under various incubation times was monitored, and it was found that the dsOligo and rhNF-κB complex formation reached equilibrium (ca. 90% of the dsOligo was bound to rhNF-κB) after 5 min. Furthermore, without any purification process, even crude NF-κB in nuclear extracts from HeLa cells was specifically detected within 120 s by the μEMSA.
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- Sonoko Inoue
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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Park SH, Ban E, Song EJ, Lee H, Chung DS, Yoo YS. Capillary electrophoretic mobility shift assay for binding of DNA with NFAT3, a transcription factor from H9c2 cardiac myoblast cells. Electrophoresis 2011; 32:2174-80. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201100091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2011] [Revised: 05/11/2011] [Accepted: 05/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Szökő É, Tábi T. Analysis of biological samples by capillary electrophoresis with laser induced fluorescence detection. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2010; 53:1180-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2010.07.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2010] [Revised: 07/23/2010] [Accepted: 07/27/2010] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Lee KH, Huang MF, Liu CW, Chang HT. Analysis of DNA complexes with small solutes by CE with LIF detection. Electrophoresis 2010; 31:1101-7. [PMID: 20151395 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200900598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In this article, we describe the analysis of aptamers for Hg(2+) ions through CE with LIF (CE-LIF) detection using 2% poly(ethylene oxide) solutions containing OliGreen (fluorophore). In the presence of an EOF, DNA strands migrating against the EOF were detected at the cathode end. Four DNA strands - T(33), T(5)C(28), T(5)C(5)T(23), and T(15)C(5)T(13) - could not be separated through CE-LIF in the absence of Hg(2+). At 0.3 mM Hg(2+), however, all four were partially separated within 20 min, with SDs of the migration times all being less than 2.5%. From the CE, fluorescence, and ellipticity data, we concluded that the conformations of these four DNA strands all changed from random-coil to folded structures as a result of T-Hg(2+)-T bonding. In addition, we found that this CE approach provided different electropherograms patterns for T(7), T(15), and T(33) in the absence and presence of Hg(2+), indicating various interactions of the DNA strands with Hg(2+). Using this simple, high-resolution CE approach, we also demonstrated that adenosine triphosphate has a stronger interaction with the adenosine triphosphate aptamer than with either the platelet-derived growth factor aptamer or T(33). This CE approach holds great potential for screening aptamers for small solutes, studying the catalytic activity of DNAzymes, and evaluating the biological functions of microRNA.
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- Kun-Hong Lee
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Obubuafo A, Balamurugan S, Shadpour H, Spivak D, McCarley RL, Soper SA. Poly(methyl methacrylate) microchip affinity capillary gel electrophoresis of aptamer-protein complexes for the analysis of thrombin in plasma. Electrophoresis 2008; 29:3436-45. [PMID: 18702051 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200700854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Thrombin generation in blood serves as an important marker for various hemostasis-related diseases and conditions. Analytical techniques currently utilized for determining the thrombin potential of patients rely primarily on the enzymatic activity of thrombin. Microfluidic-based ACE using fluorescently labeled aptamers as affinity probes could provide a simple and efficient technique for the real-time analysis of thrombin levels in plasma. In this study, aptamers were used for the analysis of thrombin by affinity microchip CGE. The CGE used a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) microfluidic device for the sorting of the affinity complexes with a linear polyacrylamide (LPA) serving as the sieving matrix. Due to the fact that the assay was run under nonequilibrium electrophoresis conditions, the presence of the sieving gel was found to stabilize the affinity complex, providing improved electrophoretic performance compared to free-solution electrophoresis. Two fluorescently labeled aptamer affinity probes, HD1 and HD22, which bind to exosites I and II, respectively, of thrombin were investigated. With an electric field strength of 300 V/cm, two well-resolved peaks corresponding to free aptamer and the thrombin-aptamer complex were obtained in less than 1 min of separation time with a run-to-run and chip-to-chip reproducibility (RSD) of migration times <10% using both aptamers. HD22 affinity assays of thrombin produced baseline-resolved peaks with favorable efficiency due to its higher binding affinity, whereas HD1 assays showed poorer resolution of the free aptamer and complex peaks. HD22 was used in determining the level of thrombin in human plasma. Assays were performed directly on plasma that was diluted to 10% v/v. Thrombin was successfully analyzed by microchip CGE at a concentration level of 543.5 nM for the human plasma sample.
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- Anne Obubuafo
- Department of Chemistry, Center for BioModular Multi-Scale Systems, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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Yang Q, Zhao YC, Xiong Q, Cheng J. Rapid chip-based capillary electrophoretic mobility shift assay with negative pressure injection for the binding study of transcription factor Abf1 inSaccharomyces cerevisiae. Electrophoresis 2008; 29:5003-9. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.200800218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Wang H, Lu M, Le XC. DNA-driven focusing for protein-DNA binding assays using capillary electrophoresis. Anal Chem 2007; 77:4985-90. [PMID: 16053313 DOI: 10.1021/ac050342t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A DNA-driven focusing technique is reported for protein-DNA binding assays using capillary electrophoresis. A fluorescent DNA aptamer of 84 nucleotides (RT12) was used to bind to a specific protein, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase. The aptamer-protein complexes were effectively focused, separated by capillary electrophoresis, and detected by laser-induced fluorescence (LIF). With this DNA-driven focusing, the separation efficiency of the aptamer-protein complex reached 5 million theoretical plates/m, and the sensitivity for the detection of this complex was improved by 70-120-fold. The DNA-driven focusing technique was further applied to protein-DNA binding assays and to enhance the detection of DNA adducts. DNA adducts present in short oligonucleotides or genomic DNA were recognized by and bound to specific antibodies, and the complexes were focused electrophoretically and detected by LIF. The results demonstrate that the DNA-driven focusing can improve separation, sensitivity, and speed of analysis. The focusing is tolerant to high-salt medium, which is usually necessary to support physiological protein-DNA binding. This technique may be applied to nucleic acid analysis, aptamer affinity analysis, immunoassays for DNA damage, and DNA/RNA based binding assays.
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- Hailin Wang
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3, Canada
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Babu SCV, Song EJ, Babar SME, Yoo YS. Capillary electrophoresis of signaling molecules. Biomed Chromatogr 2007; 21:890-7. [PMID: 17583878 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.867] [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: 11/10/2022]
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The emerging field of quantitative systems biology uses high-throughput bioanalytical measurements to gain a deeper understanding of biological phenomena. With the advent of instrumentation platforms, capillary electrophoresis spans a very wide range of biological applications. This short article focuses on the exploitation of capillary electrophoresis for the systems-level analysis of cell signaling molecules.
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- Suresh C V Babu
- Bioanalysis and Biotransformation Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, PO Box 131, Cheongryang, Seoul 130-650, Korea
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Ostergaard J, Heegaard NHH. Bioanalytical interaction studies executed by preincubation affinity capillary electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 2006; 27:2590-608. [PMID: 16732622 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200600047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The versatility of CE is beneficial for the study of many types of molecular interactions, because different experimental designs can be made to suit the characteristics of a particular interaction. A very versatile starting point is the preequilibration type of affinity CE that has been used extensively for characterizing biomolecular interactions in the last 15 years. We review this field here and include a comprehensive overview of the existing preincubation ACE modes including their advantages and limitations as well as the methodological developments and applications within the bioanalytical field.
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- Jesper Ostergaard
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Analytical Chemistry, The Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Malonga H, Neault JF, Tajmir-Riahi HA. Transfer RNA Binding to Human Serum Albumin: A Model for Protein–RNA Interaction. DNA Cell Biol 2006; 25:393-8. [PMID: 16848680 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2006.25.393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Protein-RNA complexation is essential in cell biological functions. Transfer RNAs are bound to aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases for the translation of the genetic code during protein synthesis, while ribonucleoproteins bind RNA in posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression. A recent report showed the interacton of human serum albumin (HSA) with DNA duplex, in which two binding sites with strong and weak association constants were detected. We now examine the interaction of tRNA with human serum albumin (HSA) in aqueous solution at physiological conditions, using a constant RNA concentration of 12.5 mM (phosphate) and various HSA contents of 0.04 to 0.6 mM. Affinity capillary electrophoresis and FTIR spectroscopic methods were used to determine the protein binding mode, the association constant, sequence preference, and the biopolymer secondary structural changes in the HSA-RNA complexes. Spectroscopic evidence showed two types of HSA-RNA complexes with an overall binding constant of K = 1.45 x 10(4) M(-1). The major binding sites were located on the G-C bases and the backbone PO2 group. The protein-RNA interaction stabilizes the HSA secondary structure, and no major alterations of A-RNA structure or protein conformation occurred.
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- Herman Malonga
- Department of Chemistry-Biology, University of Québec at Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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Malonga H, Neault JF, Arakawa H, Tajmir-Riahi HA. DNA Interaction with Human Serum Albumin Studied by Affinity Capillary Electrophoresis and FTIR Spectroscopy. DNA Cell Biol 2006; 25:63-8. [PMID: 16405401 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2006.25.63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The question addressed in this study is how does the protein-DNA complexation affect the structure and dynamics of DNA and protein in aqueous solution. We examined the interaction of calf-thymus DNA with human serum albumin (HSA) in aqueous solution at physiological conditions, using constant DNA concentration of 12.5 mM (phosphate) and various HSA contents 0.25 to 2% or 0.04 to 0.3 mM. Affinity capillary electrophoresis and FTIR spectroscopic methods were used to determine the protein binding mode, the association constant, sequence preference, and the biopolymer secondary structural changes in the HSA-DNA complexes. Spectroscopic evidence showed two types of HSA-DNA complexes with strong binding of K(1) = 4.5 x 10(5) M(-1) and weak binding of K(2) = 6.10 x 10(4) M(-1). The two major binding sites were located on the G-C bases and the backbone PO(2) group. The protein-DNA interaction stabilizes the HSA secondary structure. A minor alteration of B-DNA structure was observed, while no major protein conformational changes occurred.
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- H Malonga
- Department of Chemistry-Biology, University of Québec at Trois-Rivières, Canada
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Ouameur AA, Arakawa H, Ahmad R, Naoui M, Tajmir-Riahi HA. A Comparative study of Fe(II) and Fe(III) interactions with DNA duplex: major and minor grooves bindings. DNA Cell Biol 2005; 24:394-401. [PMID: 15941392 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2005.24.394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The involvement of the Fe cations in autoxidation in cells and tissues is well documented. DNA is a major target in such reaction, and can chelate Fe cation in many ways. The present study was designed to examine the interaction of calf-thymus DNA with Fe(II) and Fe(III), in aqueous solution at pH 6.5 with cation/DNA (P) (P = phosphate) molar ratios (r) of 1:160 to 1:2. Capillary electrophoresis and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) difference spectroscopic methods were used to determine the cation binding site, the binding constant, helix stability and DNA conformation in Fe-DNA complexes. Structural analysis showed that at low cation concentration (r = 1/80 and 1/40), Fe(II) binds DNA through guanine N-7 and the backbone PO(2) group with specific binding constants of K(G) = 5.40 x 10(4) M(1) and K(P) = 2.40 x 10(4) M(1). At higher cation content, Fe(II) bindings to adenine N-7 and thymine O-2 are included. The Fe(III) cation shows stronger interaction with DNA bases and the backbone phosphate group. At low cation concentration (r = 1:80), Fe(III) binds mainly to the backbone phosphate group, while at higher metal ion content, cation binding to both guanine N-7 atom and the backbone phosphate group is prevailing with specific binding constants of K(G) = 1.36 x 10(5) M(-1) and K(P) = 5.50 x 10(4) M(-1). At r = 1:10, Fe(II) binding causes a minor helix destabilization, whereas Fe(III) induces DNA condensation. No major DNA conformational changes occurred upon iron complexation and DNA remains in the B-family structure.
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- A Ahmed Ouameur
- Department of Chemistry-Biology, University of Québec at Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
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Kanai Y, Watanabe M, Kubota T. Interspecific structural differences in nucleosome as revealed by heteroimmunization in mice with human nucleosome. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2005; 1050:89-96. [PMID: 16014523 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1313.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Although mounting evidence suggests the association of anti-nucleosome (NS) antibodies with lupus nephropathy in humans, the influence of interspecific differences in NS structure on the diagnosis has not been studied fully. Thus, we investigated the interspecific differences in NS structure by immunizing normal BALB/c mice with human nucleosomes (hNS). We purified hNS and mouse nucleosomes (mNS) from individual established cell lines. Purified NS was of high-pressure liquid chromatography grade and contained less than 1% dinucleosome, if any. Immune responses to NS were tested by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Of 6 mice, 2 responded to both hNS and mNS. However, antibodies produced in individual mice had higher affinity to mNS than to hNS. IgG response to hNS was IgG1 and IgG2b in subclass, whereas that to mNS was restricted to IgG1. Coincident with this response difference, agarose gel electrophoresis showed a mobility difference between hNS and mNS: the former was slower than the latter. In conclusion, immunodifferentiation in vivo in mice of autologous from heterologous NS together with their mobility difference in agarose gel suggest the presence of interspecific differences in NS. In humans, 2 out of 14 randomly tested patients with systemic lupus erythematosus preferred hNS over mNS; the IgG subclass in one was IgG1, and in the other IgG4. Taken together, interspecific differences in NS will provide a new area of study not only in biochemistry but also in immunology and/or autoimmunity.
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- Y Kanai
- Laboratory Animal Research Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.
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Ouameur AA, Tajmir-Riahi HA. Structural Analysis of DNA Interactions with Biogenic Polyamines and Cobalt(III)hexamine Studied by Fourier Transform Infrared and Capillary Electrophoresis. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:42041-54. [PMID: 15284235 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m406053200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Biogenic polyamines, such as putrescine, spermidine, and spermine are small organic polycations involved in numerous diverse biological processes. These compounds play an important role in nucleic acid function due to their binding to DNA and RNA. It has been shown that biogenic polyamines cause DNA condensation and aggregation similar to that of inorganic cobalt(III)hexamine cation, which has the ability to induce DNA conformational changes. However, the nature of the polyamine.DNA binding at the molecular level is not clearly established and is the subject of much controversy. In the present study the effects of spermine, spermidine, putrescine, and cobalt(III)hexamine on the solution structure of calf-thymus DNA were investigated using affinity capillary electrophoresis, Fourier transform infrared, and circular dichroism spectroscopic methods. At low polycation concentrations, putrescine binds preferentially through the minor and major grooves of double strand DNA, whereas spermine, spermidine, and cobalt(III)hexamine bind to the major groove. At high polycation concentrations, putrescine interaction with the bases is weak, whereas strong base binding occurred for spermidine in the major and minor grooves of DNA duplex. However, major groove binding is preferred by spermine and cobalt(III)hexamine cations. Electrostatic attractions between polycation and the backbone phosphate group were also observed. No major alterations of B-DNA were observed for biogenic polyamines, whereas cobalt(III)hexamine induced a partial B --> A transition. DNA condensation was also observed for cobalt(III)hexamine cation, whereas organic polyamines induced duplex stabilization. The binding constants calculated for biogenic polyamines are K(Spm) = 2.3 x 10(5) M(-1), K(Spd) = 1.4 x 10(5) M(-1), and K(Put) = 1.02 x 10(5) M(-1). Two binding constants have been found for cobalt(III)hexamine with K(1) = 1.8 x 10(5) M(-1) and K(2) = 9.2 x 10(4) M(-1). The Hill coefficients indicate a positive cooperativity binding for biogenic polyamines and a negative cooperativity for cobalt(III)hexamine.
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- Amin Ahmed Ouameur
- Department of Chemistry-Biology, University of Québec at Trois-Rivières, C.P. 500, Trois-Rivières, Québec G9A 5H7, Canada
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Jameson EE, Cunliffe JM, Neubig RR, Sunahara RK, Kennedy RT. Detection of G proteins by affinity probe capillary electrophoresis using a fluorescently labeled GTP analogue. Anal Chem 2004; 75:4297-304. [PMID: 14632149 DOI: 10.1021/ac0342976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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An affinity probe capillary electrophoresis (APCE) assay for guanine-nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) was developed using BODIPY FL GTPgammaS (BGTPgammaS), a fluorescently labeled GTP analogue, as the affinity probe. In the assay, BGTPgammaS was incubated with samples containing G proteins and the resulting mixtures of BGTPgammaS-G protein complexes and free BGTPgammaS were separated by capillary electrophoresis and detected with laser-induced fluorescence detection. Separations were completed in less than 30 s using 25 mM Tris, 192 mM glycine at pH 8.5 as the electrophoresis buffer and applying 555 V/cm over a 4-cm separation distance. BGTPgammaS-Galpha(o) peak heights increased linearly with Galpha(o) up to approximately 200 nM using a 50 nM BGTPgammaS probe. The detection limit for Galpha(o) was 2 nM, corresponding to a mass detection limit of 3 amol. The high speed of the APCE assays allowed reaction kinetics and the dissociation constant (Kd) to be determined. The on-rate and off-rate of BGTPgammaS to Galpha(o) were 0.0068 +/- 0.0004 and 0.000 23 +/- 0.000 01 s(-1), respectively. The half-life of the BGTPgammaS-Galpha(o) complex was 3060 +/- 240 s and Kd was 8.6 +/- 0.7 nM. The estimates of these parameters are in good agreement with those obtained using established techniques, indicating the suitability of this method for such measurements. Lowering the temperature of the separation improved the detection of the complex, allowing the assay to be performed on a commercial instrument with longer separation times. Additionally, the capability of the technique to detect several G proteins based on their binding to BGTPgammaS was demonstrated with assays for Galpha and Galpha(i1) and for Ras and Rab3A.
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- Emily E Jameson
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Hu S, Michels DA, Fazal MA, Ratisoontorn C, Cunningham ML, Dovichi NJ. Capillary Sieving Electrophoresis/Micellar Electrokinetic Capillary Chromatography for Two-Dimensional Protein Fingerprinting of Single Mammalian Cells. Anal Chem 2004; 76:4044-9. [PMID: 15253641 DOI: 10.1021/ac0498314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We have developed a two-dimensional capillary electrophoresis method for the study of protein expression in single mammalian cells. The first-dimension capillary contains an SDS-pullulan buffer system to perform capillary sieving electrophoresis, which separates proteins based on molecular weight. The second-dimension capillary contains an SDS buffer for micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography. After a 6-min-long preliminary separation, fractions from the first capillary are successively transferred to a second capillary, where they undergo further separation by MECC. Over 100 transfers and second-dimension separations are performed over an approximately 3.5-h-long period. We demonstrate this technology by generating protein fingerprints from single native MC3T3-E1 osteoprogenitor cells and MC3T3-E1 cells transfected with the human transcription regulator TWIST. We also present single-cell protein fingerprints from MCF-7 breast cancer cells before and following treatment to induce apoptosis.
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- Shen Hu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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Ahmad R, Arakawa H, Tajmir-Riahi HA. A comparative study of DNA complexation with Mg(II) and Ca(II) in aqueous solution: major and minor grooves bindings. Biophys J 2003; 84:2460-6. [PMID: 12668453 PMCID: PMC1302811 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(03)75050-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Although structural differences for the Mg-DNA and Ca-DNA complexes are provided in the solid state, such comparative study in aqueous solution has been less investigated. The aim of this study was to examine the bindings of Mg and Ca cations with calf thymus DNA in aqueous solution at physiological pH, using constant concentration of DNA (1.25 or 12.5 mM) and various concentrations of metal ions (2 microM-650 microM). Capillary electrophoresis, UV-visible, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic methods were used to determine the cation-binding modes, the binding constants, and DNA structural variations in aqueous solution. Direct Ca-PO(2) binding was evident by major spectral changes (shifting and splitting) of the backbone PO(2) asymmetric stretching at 1222 cm(-1) with K = 4.80 x 10(5) M(-1), whereas an indirect Mg-phosphate interaction occurred (due to the lack of shifting and splitting of the phosphate band at 1222 cm(-1)) with K = 5.6 x 10(4) M(-1). The metal-base bindings were directly for the Mg with K = 3.20 x 10(5) M(-1) and indirectly for the Ca cation with K = 3.0 x 10(4) M(-1). Both major and minor groove bindings were observed with no alteration of the B-DNA conformation.
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- R Ahmad
- Department of Chemistry-Biology, University of Québec at Trois-Riviéres, Trois-Riviéres, Québec G9A 5H7, Canada
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Wang T, Feng H, Li SFY. Indirect capillary electrophoresis with 8-anilino-1-naphthalenesulfonic acid as a fluorescence probe for determining the apparent stability constant of an inclusion complex formed between a cyclodextrin and a solute. J Chromatogr A 2003; 987:485-92. [PMID: 12613845 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(02)01823-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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An indirect capillary electrophoresis (CE) method was developed based on two competitive chemical equilibria for determining the stability constant of an inclusion complex formed between a cyclodextrin and a solute. 8-Anilino-1-naphthalenesulfonic acid was employed as a fluorescence probe. A linear relationship between mobility difference and concentration of uncomplexed ligand was theoretically established and experimentally verified. The principle of the method was explained using an example of determining stability constant of an inclusion complex formed between a ligand of hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin and a solute of amantadine. The stability constant was determined to be approximately 2 x 10(2) M(-1). It was calculated without knowledge of the mobility of the complex measured at saturating ligand concentrations. This indirect method can be applied to solutes and ligands lacking signal response on the selected detector in the CE. In addition, the indirect method is valid for both charged and neutral solutes and ligands.
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- Tianlin Wang
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260, Singapore
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Villareal V, Zhang Y, Zurita C, Moran J, Silva I, Gomez FA. Separation of DNA by Capillary Electrophoresis in Uncoated Silica Columns Using Hydroxypropylmethyl Cellulose as the Sieving Matrix. ANAL LETT 2003. [DOI: 10.1081/al-120017702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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He X, Xiao H, Liang X, Lin B. Quantitative evaluation of the interaction between pUC19DNA and ovalbumin by capillary zone electrophoresis. J Sep Sci 2002. [DOI: 10.1002/1615-9314(20020701)25:10/11<711::aid-jssc711>3.0.co;2-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Mucha P, Szyk A, Rekowski P, Guenther R, Agris PF. Interaction of RNA with phage display selected peptides analyzed by capillary electrophoresis mobility shift assay. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2002; 8:698-704. [PMID: 12022235 PMCID: PMC1370289 DOI: 10.1017/s1355838202020319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A sensitive capillary electrophoresis mobility shift assay (CEMSA) to analyze RNA/peptide interactions has been developed. Capillary electrophoresis (CE) has been adapted for investigating the interaction between variously methylated 17-nt analogs of the yeast tRNAPhe anticodon stem and loop domain (ASL(Phe)) and 15-amino-acid peptides selected from a random phage display library (RPL). A peptide-concentration-dependent formation of RNA/peptide complex was clearly visible during CEMSA. In the presence of peptide, the UV-monitored CE peak for ASLPhe with three of the five naturally occurring modifications (2'-O-methylcytidine (Cm32), 2'-O-methylguanine (Gm34) and 5-methylcytidine (m5C40) shifted from 18.16 to 20.90 min. The mobility shift was observed only for methylated RNA. The negative effects of diffusion, electroosmotic flow and adhesion of molecules to the capillary internal wall were suppressed by using a buffer containing a sieving polymer and a polyacrylamide-coated capillary. Under these conditions, well-shaped peaks and resolution of RNA free and bound to peptide were achieved. Peptide tF2, the most populated ligand in the RPL, specifically bound triply methylated ASLPhe in a methylated nucleoside-dependent manner. CE was found to be an efficient and sensitive method for the qualitative analysis of RNA-peptide interaction and should be generally applicable to the study of RNA-peptide (protein) interactions.
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- Piotr Mucha
- Department of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Poland.
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Affinity capillary electrophoresis (ACE) with laser-induced fluorescence polarization (LIFP) detection is described, with examples of affinity interaction studies. Because fluorescence polarization is sensitive to changes in the rotational motion arising from molecular association or dissociation, ACE-LIFP is capable of providing information on the formation of affinity complexes prior to or during CE separation. Unbound, small fluorescent probes generally have little fluorescence polarization because of rapid rotation of the molecule in solution. When the small fluorescent probe is bound to a larger affinity agent, such as an antibody, the fluorescence polarization (and anisotropy) increases due to slower motion of the much larger complex molecule in the solution. Fluorescence polarization results are obtained by simultaneously measuring fluorescence intensities of vertical and horizontal polarization planes. Applications of CE-LIFP to both strong and weak binding systems are discussed with antibody-antigen and DNA-protein binding as examples. For strong affinity binding, such as between cyclosporine and its antibody, complexes are formed prior to CE-LIFP analysis. For weaker binding, such as between single-stranded DNA and its binding protein, the single-stranded DNA binding protein is added to the CE separation buffer to enhance dynamic formation of affinity complexes. Both fluorescence polarization (and anisotropy) and mobility shift results are complementary and are useful for immunoassays and binding studies.
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- X Chris Le
- Environmental Health Sciences Program, Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3, Canada.
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Arakawa H, Neault JF, Tajmir-Riahi HA. Silver(I) complexes with DNA and RNA studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and capillary electrophoresis. Biophys J 2001; 81:1580-7. [PMID: 11509371 PMCID: PMC1301636 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(01)75812-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Ag(I) is a strong nucleic acids binder and forms several complexes with DNA such as types I, II, and III. However, the details of the binding mode of silver(I) in the Ag-polynucleotides remains unknown. Therefore, it was of interest to examine the binding of Ag(I) with calf-thymus DNA and bakers yeast RNA in aqueous solutions at pH 7.1-6.6 with constant concentration of DNA or RNA and various concentrations of Ag(I). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and capillary electrophoresis were used to analyze the Ag(I) binding mode, the binding constant, and the polynucleotides' structural changes in the Ag-DNA and Ag-RNA complexes. The spectroscopic results showed that in the type I complex formed with DNA, Ag(I) binds to guanine N7 at low cation concentration (r = 1/80) and adenine N7 site at higher concentrations (r = 1/20 to 1/10), but not to the backbone phosphate group. At r = 1/2, type II complexes formed with DNA in which Ag(I) binds to the G-C and A-T base pairs. On the other hand, Ag(I) binds to the guanine N7 atom but not to the adenine and the backbone phosphate group in the Ag-RNA complexes. Although a minor alteration of the sugar-phosphate geometry was observed, DNA remained in the B-family structure, whereas RNA retained its A conformation. Scatchard analysis following capillary electrophoresis showed two binding sites for the Ag-DNA complexes with K(1) = 8.3 x 10(4) M(-1) for the guanine and K(2) = 1.5 x 10(4) M(-1) for the adenine bases. On the other hand, Ag-RNA adducts showed one binding site with K = 1.5 x 10(5) M(-1) for the guanine bases.
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- H Arakawa
- Department of Chemistry-Biology, University of Québec at Trois-Rivières, Québec G9A 5H7, Canada
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Arakawa H, Watanabe N, Tajmir-Riahi HA. Calf-Thymus DNA Interaction with Cr(III)-Gallate and Cr(III)-Ethyl Gallate Studied by FTIR Spectroscopy and Capillary Electrophoresis. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2001. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.74.1075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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A new application for DNase I footprinting using capillary electrophoresis (CE) has been developed in order to decrease analysis time and to eliminate the use of radiochemicals. An additional advantage of the new method over the traditional radioactive methods is that the DNA probe can be labeled on both ends with different fluorescein dyes. This provides an internal check of the identification of protein-binding sites on DNA, because the binding region can be observed from both DNA strands. The initial parameters for the CE method were developed using the Promega Core Footprinting Kit for analysis of AP-2 binding sites in the SV40 enhancer sequence. After optimization of the method, the protocol was found to be effective for footprint analysis of the immediate upstream region (bases -1 to -370) of the rat glutathione peroxidase (GPX) and it permitted identification of a previously unknown binding site in the upstream sequence of the GPX gene.
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- D O Wilson
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens 45701, USA
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Coffman JA, Davidson EH. Oral-aboral axis specification in the sea urchin embryo. I. Axis entrainment by respiratory asymmetry. Dev Biol 2001; 230:18-28. [PMID: 11161559 DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2000.9996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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In embryos of indirectly developing echinoids, the secondary (oral-aboral) larval axis is established after fertilization by an as yet undiscovered process. One of the earliest manifestations of this axis is an asymmetry in mitochondrial respiration, with the prospective oral side of the embryo exhibiting a higher rate of respiration than the prospective aboral side. We show here that respiratory asymmetry can be experimentally induced within embryos by immobilizing them in tight clusters of four ("rosettes"). Within such clusters a redox gradient is established from the inside to the outside of the rosette. Vital staining of clustered embryos demonstrates that the side of the embryo facing the outside of the rosette (i.e., the most oxidizing) tends to become the oral side, while the side facing the inside tends to become the aboral side. Effective entrainment of the oral-aboral axis requires that the embryos remain immobilized in rosettes until the hatching blastula stage. To begin to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying this effect we made use of P3A2, a transcriptional regulatory protein whose activity is spatially modulated along the oral-aboral axis. When synthetic mRNA encoding P3A2 fused to the VP16 activation domain is injected into eggs, it activates embryonic expression of a green fluorescent protein reporter gene containing a basal promoter and a single strong P3A2 target site. In embryo rosettes, such activation occurs predominantly on the outside of the rosette, suggesting that the activity of the P3A2 protein is spatially regulated by the respiratory asymmetry established by clustering the embryos. These findings are discussed with reference to earlier work on both oral-aboral axis specification and P3A2 and used to develop a testable model of the mechanism of oral-aboral axis specification in the sea urchin embryo.
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- J A Coffman
- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000 East 50th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64110, USA.
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Wan QH, Le XC. Studies of protein--DNA interactions by capillary electrophoresis/laser-induced fluorescence polarization. Anal Chem 2000; 72:5583-9. [PMID: 11101235 DOI: 10.1021/ac000318+] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Protein-DNA interactions were studied on the basis of capillary electrophoretic separation of bound from free fluorescent probe followed by on-line detection with laser-induced fluorescence polarization. Changes in electrophoretic mobility and fluorescence anisotropy upon complex formation were monitored for the determination of binding affinity and stoichiometry. The method was applied to study the interactions of single-stranded DNA binding protein (SSB) with synthetic oligonucleotides and single-stranded DNA. Increases in fluorescence anisotropy and decreases in electrophoretic mobility upon their binding to SSB were observed for the fluorescently labeled 11-mer and 37-mer oligonucleotide probes. Fluorescence anisotropy and electrophoretic mobility were used to determine the binding constants of the SSB with the 11-mer (5 x 10(6) M(-1)) and the 37-mer (23 x 10(6) M(-1)). Alternatively, a fluorescently labeled SSB was used as a probe, and the formation of multiple protein-DNA complexes that differ in stoichiometry was observed. The results demonstrate the applicability of the method to study complex interactions between protein and DNA.
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- Q H Wan
- Environmental Health Sciences Program, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Asatiani NV, Abuladze MK, Birkaya BG, Sapojnikova NA, Tsibakhashvili NY, Mosulishvili LM. Application of capillary electrophoresis to the analysis of soluble chromatin. Biomed Chromatogr 2000; 14:489-92. [PMID: 11113930 DOI: 10.1002/1099-0801(200011)14:7<489::aid-bmc998>3.0.co;2-f] [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: 11/11/2022]
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Capillary electrophoresis (CE) has been applied to study DNA-protein complexes using as the test system soluble chromatin from chicken erythrocytes and rapidly proliferated cultured Chinese hamster fibroblast-like cells B11-dii-FAF-28. Separation was performed with home-made CE apparatus, using a regulated high-voltage power supply, UV-detector and fused silica capillaries with inner diameter 75 microm. The heterogeneity of nucleosomal particles with different DNA lengths after micrococcal nuclease digestion was detected.
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- N V Asatiani
- Institute of Physics, Georgian Academy of Sciences, Tamarashvili str. 6, Tbilisi, Georgia
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Xing JZ, Lee J, Leadon SA, Weinfeld M, Le XC. Measuring DNA damage using capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection. Methods 2000; 22:157-63. [PMID: 11020330 DOI: 10.1006/meth.2000.1056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Damage to cellular DNA is implicated in the early stages of carcinogenesis and in the cytotoxicity of many anticancer agents, including ionizing radiation. Sensitive techniques are required for measuring cellular levels of DNA damage. We describe in detail a novel immunoassay that makes use of the resolving power of capillary electrophoresis and the sensitivity of laser-induced fluorescence detection. An example is given of the detection of thymine glycol in DNA produced by irradiation of human cells with a clinical dose of 2 Gy. A detection limit of approximately 10(-21) mol allowed us to monitor the repair of the lesion and to suggest that the cellular repair response may be inducible.
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- J Z Xing
- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G3, Canada
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Zhou W, Tomer KB, Khaledi MG. Evaluation of the binding between potential anti-HIV DNA-based drugs and viral envelope glycoprotein gp120 by capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection. Anal Biochem 2000; 284:334-41. [PMID: 10964417 DOI: 10.1006/abio.2000.4651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The fusion of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with the target cell was assisted by the interaction between the viral envelope glycoprotein HIV-1 gp120 and a chemokine receptor. Studies have shown that the efficiency of the binding depends on the presence of the V3 loop of the gp120 which is known to interact with polyanions, such as phosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotides (Sd, potential anti-HIV drugs). In this study, capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection (CE-LIF) was used to systematically evaluate binding between Sd and HIV-1 gp120. A 25-mer fluorescently tagged phosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotide (GEM) was employed as a probe to study this interaction. The dissociation constant (K(d)) between GEM and gp120 was determined to be 0.98 nM by Scatchard analysis. The competition constants (K(c)) of a set of Sd that compete with GEM for binding to gp120 were also determined. The results showed that the interaction had a strong dependence on the sulfur phosphorothioate backbone. Chain length and the sequence of Sd also affect the ability of binding to gp120. The ability to study the protein-drug binding in the solution with minimal sample consumption makes CE-LIF very attractive for biological studies.
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- W Zhou
- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, USA
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Molecular recognition may be characterized both qualitatively and quantitatively by electrophoretic methods if complexed molecules differ in electrophoretic mobility from unbound ones. The use of capillary zone electrophoresis (CE) for the characterization of affinity interactions is advantageous because of the high resolution, reproducibility and wide applicability of the technique and because of the mild conditions, i.e., physiological buffers without additions of organics or detergents, that are often sufficient for highly efficient separations. CE gives the ability to characterize binding between small amounts of unlabelled reactants in solution, has few requirements for special characteristics of the interacting molecules and is also applicable to the study of interactions of individual components in mixtures, as detection of binding and analytical separation are achieved in one step. This is unique compared with other techniques for the study of non-covalent interactions. The advantages and disadvantages of using CE to demonstrate molecular interactions, to screen for specific ligand binding in complex mixtures and to calculate binding constants will be discussed.
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- N H Heegaard
- Department of Autoimmunology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Singhal RP, Otim O. DNA annealing and DNA-protein interactions by capillary electrophoresis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2000; 272:251-8. [PMID: 10872835 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.2720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This work deals with annealing of single-stranded DNA and the binding of a serum respond factor to a DNA probe containing specific binding site. Capillary electrophoresis (CE) method is explored and compared with the mobility-shift gel electrophoresis (GE) procedure. The results indicate the CE method offers direct and rapid annealing of the DNA strands. It requires no prior incubation with additives (polynucleotides, proteins) to reduce nonspecific DNA-protein interactions. Unwanted nonspecific interactions are not observed in the CE method. The presence of a fluorescein tag to the DNA probe yields identical results to those with the radioactive label. A fluorescein tag in the CE work can be used without any adverse effects. The dissociation constant (Kd) of this protein-DNA complex by the CE method was similar to those determined by the GE method (approximately 10(-6) M). The proposed method is extremely powerful, highly sensitive, quantitative, and fast. It can determine even very small conformational differences of the DNA probe.
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- R P Singhal
- Department of Chemistry, Wichita State University, Kansas 67266-0051, USA.
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Kenny AP, Kozlowski D, Oleksyn DW, Angerer LM, Angerer RC. SpSoxB1, a maternally encoded transcription factor asymmetrically distributed among early sea urchin blastomeres. Development 1999; 126:5473-83. [PMID: 10556071 DOI: 10.1242/dev.126.23.5473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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We have identified a Sox family transcription factor, SpSoxB1, that is asymmetrically distributed among blastomeres of the sea urchin embryo during cleavage, beginning at 4th cleavage. SpSoxB1 interacts with a cis element that is essential for transcription of SpAN, a gene that is activated cell autonomously and expressed asymmetrically along the animal-vegetal axis. In vitro translated SpSoxB1 forms a specific complex with this cis element whose mobility is identical to that formed by a protein in nuclear extracts. An anti-SpSoxB1 rabbit polyclonal antiserum specifically supershifts this DNA-protein complex and recognizes a single protein on immunoblots of nuclear proteins that comigrates with in vitro translated SpSoxB1. Developmental immunoblots of total proteins at selected early developmental stages, as well as EMSA of egg and 16-cell stage proteins, show that SpSoxB1 is present at low levels in unfertilized eggs and progressively accumulates during cleavage. SpSoxB1 maternal transcripts are uniformly distributed in the unfertilized egg and the protein accumulates to similar, high concentrations in all nuclei of 4- and 8-cell embryos. However, at fourth cleavage, the micromeres, which are partitioned by asymmetric division of the vegetal 4 blastomeres, have reduced nuclear levels of the protein, while high levels persist in their sister macromeres and in the mesomeres. During cleavage, the uniform maternal SpSoxB1 transcript distribution is replaced by a zygotic nonvegetal pattern that reinforces the asymmetric SpSoxB1 protein distribution and reflects the corresponding domain of SpAN mRNA accumulation at early blastula stage (approximately 150 cells). The vegetal region lacking nuclear SpSoxB1 gradually expands so that, after blastula stage, only cells in differentiating ectoderm accumulate this protein in their nuclei. The results reported here support a model in which SpSoxB1 is a major regulator of the initial phase of asymmetric transcription of SpAN in the nonvegetal domain by virtue of its distribution at 4th cleavage and is subsequently an important spatial determinant of expression in the early blastula. This factor is the earliest known spatially restricted regulator of transcription along the animal-vegetal axis of the sea urchin embryo.
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- A P Kenny
- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
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Foulds GJ, Etzkorn FA. DNA-binding affinities of MyoD and E47 homo- and hetero-dimers by capillary electrophoresis mobility shift assay. J Chromatogr A 1999; 862:231-6. [PMID: 10596981 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(99)00923-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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A simple capillary electrophoresis mobility shift assay (CEMSA), with no gel and uncoated capillaries, for the accurate determination of protein-DNA affinities free in solution was applied to constructs of the MyoD/E47 DNA-binding proteins. The determined affinities are compared to those obtained by EMSA. MyoD-E47 covalent heterodimer binds DNA more tightly (Kd=1.8 nM) than MyoD (Kd=14.2 nM) or E47 (Kd= 11.5 nM) covalent homodimers. The effect of non-specific DNA on binding affinities was more important than salt concentration in the MyoD/E47 series. Application of this method to the MyoD/E47 system demonstrates the generality of our CEMSA.
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- G J Foulds
- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22901, USA
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Wan QH, Le XC. Fluorescence polarization studies of affinity interactions in capillary electrophoresis. Anal Chem 1999; 71:4183-9. [PMID: 10517142 DOI: 10.1021/ac9902796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Capillary electrophoresis (CE) combined with molecular recognition for ultrasensitive bioanalytical applications often requires the formation of stable complexes between an analyte and its binding partner. Previous studies of binding interactions using CE involve multiple-step titration experiments and are time-consuming. We describe a simple method based on laser-induced fluorescence polarization (LIFP) detection for CE separation, which allows for on-line monitoring of affinity complex formation. Because fluorescence polarization is sensitive to changes in the rotational diffusion arising from molecular association or dissociation, it is capable of providing information on the formation of affinity complexes prior to or during CE separation. Applications of the CE/LIFP method to three binding systems including vancomycin and its antibody, staphylococcal enterotoxin A and its antibody, and trp operator and trp repressor were demonstrated, representing peptide-protein, protein-protein, and DNA-protein interactions. The affinity complexes were readily distinguished from the unbound molecules on the basis of their fluorescence polarization. The relative increase in fluorescence polarization upon complex formation varied with the molecular size of the binding pairs.
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- Q H Wan
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Heegaard NH, Kennedy RT. Identification, quantitation, and characterization of biomolecules by capillary electrophoretic analysis of binding interactions. Electrophoresis 1999; 20:3122-33. [PMID: 10596820 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-2683(19991001)20:15/16<3122::aid-elps3122>3.0.co;2-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The high resolving power of capillary electrophoresis combined with the specificity of binding interactions may be used with advantage to characterize the structure-function relationship of biomolecules, to quantitate specific analytes in complex sample matrices, and to determine the purity of pharmaceutical and other molecules. We here review recent and innovative methodologies and applications of high resolution affinity electrophoresis within the fields of binding constant determination, structure-activity studies, quantitative microassays, analysis of drug purity and protein conformation, and immobilized affinity ligands. Despite the virtues of these approaches with respect to applicability, resolving power, speed, and low sample consumption, problems remain with respect to analyte identification and low concentration limits of detection. The ongoing development of new detector technologies for capillary electrophoresis such as mass spectrometry, and possibly nuclear magnetic resonance and other spectroscopic methods, is therefore very promising for the continued increased use of affinity capillary electrophoresis.
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- N H Heegaard
- Department of Autoimmunology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Li C, Martin LM. A robust method for determining DNA binding constants using capillary zone electrophoresis. Anal Biochem 1998; 263:72-8. [PMID: 9750146 DOI: 10.1006/abio.1998.2791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE or CE) with on-line UV detection was utilized to measure the binding constants between purified calf thymus DNA and a library of designed tetrapeptides which had been constructed using unnatural amino acids with thiazole ring side chains. Mixtures containing a constant amount of a tetrapeptide, the neutral marker (mesityl oxide), and varying concentrations of DNA were prepared and equilibrated at 8 degreesC for 12 h. CE was then utilized to separate unbound tetrapeptides from the DNA-peptide complex. The UV absorbance of the peak representing unbound tetrapeptide decreased incrementally as a result of increasing the concentration of DNA in the equilibrium mixture. The absorbance of the peak corresponding to the unbound tetrapeptide was obtained directly from the electropherogram and used in the calculation of the DNA-peptide binding constants. The binding constant for each tetrapeptide to calf thymus DNA was obtained from the negative slope of a Scatchard plot and a comparison of the binding constants for different peptides showed that the tetrapeptides in the library have DNA-binding affinities ranging from 10(2) to 10(6) M-1.
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- C Li
- College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island, 41 Lower College Road, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881-0809, USA
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Foulds GJ, Etzkorn FA. A capillary electrophoresis mobility shift assay for protein-DNA binding affinities free in solution. Nucleic Acids Res 1998; 26:4304-5. [PMID: 9722653 PMCID: PMC147840 DOI: 10.1093/nar/26.18.4304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Quantitative determination of dissociation constants for DNA-protein complexes will help clarify the molecular mechanisms of transcription, replication and DNA repair. A practical capillary electrophoresis mobility shift assay (CEMSA) for protein-DNA affinities free in solution is presented. The method is fast and simple, precise and general. The speed (<2 min separations) and simplicity derive from the use of an uncoated capillary with no gel matrix. The dissociation constant for GCNK58, a DNA-binding-region construct of the yeast transcription factor GCN4, binding to the AP1 DNA site was measured ( K d = 35 +/- 4 nM) to demonstrate the utility of the method.
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- G J Foulds
- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, McCormick Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901, USA
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Heegaard NH, Nilsson S, Guzman NA. Affinity capillary electrophoresis: important application areas and some recent developments. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY. B, BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS 1998; 715:29-54. [PMID: 9792496 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(98)00258-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Affinity capillary electrophoresis (ACE) is a broad term referring to the separation by capillary electrophoresis of substances that participate in specific or non-specific affinity interactions during electrophoresis. The interacting molecules can be found free in solution or can be immobilized to a solid support. Every ACE mode has advantages and disadvantages. Each can be used for a wide variety of applications. This paper focuses on applications that include purification and concentration of analytes present in diluted solutions or complex matrices, quantitation of analytes based on calibration curves, and estimation of binding constants from direct and derived binding curves based on quantitation of analytes or on analyte migration shifts. A more recent chemicoaffinity strategy in capillary electrophoresis/capillary electrochromatography (CE/CEC) termed molecular imprinting ('plastic antibodies') is discussed as well. Although most ACE studies are aimed at characterizing small-molecular mass analytes such as drugs, hormones, and peptides, some efforts have been pursued to characterize larger biopolymers including proteins, such as immunoglobulins. Examples of affinity interactions that have been studied are antigen-antibody, hapten-antibody, lectin-sugar, drug-protein, and enzyme-substrate complexes using ultraviolet, laser-induced fluorescence, and mass spectrometer detectors. This paper also addresses the critical issue of background electrolyte selection and quantitation of analytes. Specific examples of bioaffinity applications are presented, and the future of ACE in the biomedical field is discussed.
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- N H Heegaard
- Department of Autoimmunology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Colton IJ, Carbeck JD, Rao J, Whitesides GM. Affinity capillary electrophoresis: a physical-organic tool for studying interactions in biomolecular recognition. Electrophoresis 1998; 19:367-82. [PMID: 9551788 DOI: 10.1002/elps.1150190303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Affinity capillary electrophoresis (ACE) is a technique that is used to measure the binding affinity of receptors to neutral and charged ligands. ACE experiments are based on differences in the values of electrophoretic mobility of free and bound receptor. Scatchard analysis of the fraction of bound receptor, at equilibrium, as a function of the concentration of free ligand yields the dissociation constant of the receptor-ligand complex. ACE experiments are most conveniently performed on fused silica capillaries using a negatively charged receptor (molecular mass < 50 kDa) and increasing concentrations of a low molecular weight, charged ligand in the running buffer. ACE experiments that involve high molecular weight receptors may require the use of running buffers containing zwitterionic additives to prevent the receptors from adsorbing appreciably to the wall of the capillary. This review emphasizes ACE experiments performed with two model systems: bovine carbonic anhydrase II (BCA II) with arylsulfonamide ligands and vancomycin (Van), a glycopeptide antibiotic, with D-Ala-D-Ala (DADA)-based peptidyl ligands. Dissociation constants determined from ACE experiments performed with charged receptors and ligands can often be rationalized using electrostatic arguments. The combination of differently charged derivatives of proteins - protein charge ladders - and ACE is a physical-organic tool that is used to investigate electrostatic effects. Variations of ACE experiments have been used to estimate the charge of Van and of proteins in solution, and to determine the effect of the association of Van to Ac2KDADA on the value of pKa of its N-terminal amino group.
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- I J Colton
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Shimura K, Kasai K. Affinity capillary electrophoresis: a sensitive tool for the study of molecular interactions and its use in microscale analyses. Anal Biochem 1997; 251:1-16. [PMID: 9300076 DOI: 10.1006/abio.1997.2212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- K Shimura
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, Kanagawa, Japan.
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