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Fadrná E, Špačková N, Sarzyñska J, Koča J, Orozco M, Cheatham TE, Kulinski T, Šponer J. Single Stranded Loops of Quadruplex DNA As Key Benchmark for Testing Nucleic Acids Force Fields. J Chem Theory Comput 2009; 5:2514-30. [DOI: 10.1021/ct900200k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Eva Fadrná
- National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic, Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego 12/14, 61 704 Poznań, Poland, Joint IRB-BSC program on Computational Biology, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Baldiri Reixac 10-12, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona Supercomputing
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- National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic, Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego 12/14, 61 704 Poznań, Poland, Joint IRB-BSC program on Computational Biology, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Baldiri Reixac 10-12, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona Supercomputing
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- National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic, Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego 12/14, 61 704 Poznań, Poland, Joint IRB-BSC program on Computational Biology, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Baldiri Reixac 10-12, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona Supercomputing
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- National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic, Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego 12/14, 61 704 Poznań, Poland, Joint IRB-BSC program on Computational Biology, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Baldiri Reixac 10-12, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona Supercomputing
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- National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic, Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego 12/14, 61 704 Poznań, Poland, Joint IRB-BSC program on Computational Biology, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Baldiri Reixac 10-12, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona Supercomputing
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- National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic, Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego 12/14, 61 704 Poznań, Poland, Joint IRB-BSC program on Computational Biology, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Baldiri Reixac 10-12, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona Supercomputing
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- National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic, Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego 12/14, 61 704 Poznań, Poland, Joint IRB-BSC program on Computational Biology, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Baldiri Reixac 10-12, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona Supercomputing
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- National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic, Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego 12/14, 61 704 Poznań, Poland, Joint IRB-BSC program on Computational Biology, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Baldiri Reixac 10-12, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona Supercomputing
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Martadinata H, Phan AT. Structure of propeller-type parallel-stranded RNA G-quadruplexes, formed by human telomeric RNA sequences in K+ solution. J Am Chem Soc 2009; 131:2570-8. [PMID: 19183046 DOI: 10.1021/ja806592z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Very recent studies showed that mammalian telomeres were transcribed into telomeric-repeat-containing RNAs and suggested that these RNA molecules were biologically important. Here we report on a structural study of RNA G-quadruplexes formed by human telomeric RNA sequences in K(+) solution. Our data indicated that these sequences formed propeller-type parallel-stranded RNA G-quadruplexes. We have determined the NMR-based solution structure of a dimeric propeller-type RNA G-quadruplex formed by the 12-nt human telomeric RNA sequence r(UAGGGUUAGGGU). We also observed the stacking of two such propeller-type G-quadruplex blocks for the 10-nt human telomeric RNA sequence r(GGGUUAGGGU) and a higher-order G-quadruplex structure for the 9-nt human telomeric RNA sequence r(GGGUUAGGG). Based on these findings we proposed how higher-order structures might be formed by long telomeric RNA.
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- Herry Martadinata
- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371
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Lim KW, Amrane S, Bouaziz S, Xu W, Mu Y, Patel DJ, Luu KN, Phan AT. Structure of the human telomere in K+ solution: a stable basket-type G-quadruplex with only two G-tetrad layers. J Am Chem Soc 2009; 131:4301-9. [PMID: 19271707 PMCID: PMC2662591 DOI: 10.1021/ja807503g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 377] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Previously, it has been reported that human telomeric DNA sequences could adopt in different experimental conditions four different intramolecular G-quadruplexes each involving three G-tetrad layers, namely, Na(+) solution antiparallel-stranded basket form, K(+) crystal parallel-stranded propeller form, K(+) solution (3 + 1) Form 1, and K(+) solution (3 + 1) Form 2. Here we present a new intramolecular G-quadruplex adopted by a four-repeat human telomeric sequence in K(+) solution (Form 3). This structure is a basket-type G-quadruplex with only two G-tetrad layers: loops are successively edgewise, diagonal, and edgewise; glycosidic conformations of guanines are syn x syn x anti x anti around each tetrad. Each strand of the core has both a parallel and an antiparallel adjacent strands; there are one narrow, one wide, and two medium grooves. Despite the presence of only two G-tetrads in the core, this structure is more stable than the three-G-tetrad intramolecular G-quadruplexes previously observed for human telomeric sequences in K(+) solution. Detailed structural elucidation of Form 3 revealed extensive base pairing and stacking in the loops capping both ends of the G-tetrad core, which might explain the high stability of the structure. This novel structure highlights the conformational heterogeneity of human telomeric DNA. It establishes a new folding principle for G-quadruplexes and suggests new loop sequences and structures for targeting in human telomeric DNA.
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- Kah Wai Lim
- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Unité de Pharmacologie Chimique et Génétique, INSERM U640 — CNRS UMR 8151, Université Paris Descartes, France
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Structural Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Structural Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Schonhoft JD, Bajracharya R, Dhakal S, Yu Z, Mao H, Basu S. Direct experimental evidence for quadruplex-quadruplex interaction within the human ILPR. Nucleic Acids Res 2009; 37:3310-20. [PMID: 19324891 PMCID: PMC2691825 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Here we report the analysis of dual G-quadruplexes formed in the four repeats of the consensus sequence from the insulin-linked polymorphic region (ACAGGGGTGTGGGG; ILPRn=4). Mobilities of ILPRn=4 in nondenaturing gel and circular dichroism (CD) studies confirmed the formation of two intramolecular G-quadruplexes in the sequence. Both CD and single molecule studies using optical tweezers showed that the two quadruplexes in the ILPRn=4 most likely adopt a hybrid G-quadruplex structure that was entirely different from the mixture of parallel and antiparallel conformers previously observed in the single G-quadruplex forming sequence (ILPRn=2). These results indicate that the structural knowledge of a single G-quadruplex cannot be automatically extrapolated to predict the conformation of multiple quadruplexes in tandem. Furthermore, mechanical pulling of the ILPRn=4 at the single molecule level suggests that the two quadruplexes are unfolded cooperatively, perhaps due to a quadruplex–quadruplex interaction (QQI) between them. Additional evidence for the QQI was provided by DMS footprinting on the ILPRn=4 that identified specific guanines only protected in the presence of a neighboring G-quadruplex. There have been very few experimental reports on multiple G-quadruplex-forming sequences and this report provides direct experimental evidence for the existence of a QQI between two contiguous G-quadruplexes in the ILPR.
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- Joseph D Schonhoft
- Department of Chemistry, School of Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA
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Kypr J, Kejnovská I, Renciuk D, Vorlícková M. Circular dichroism and conformational polymorphism of DNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2009; 37:1713-25. [PMID: 19190094 PMCID: PMC2665218 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1259] [Impact Index Per Article: 83.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Here we review studies that provided important information about conformational properties of DNA using circular dichroic (CD) spectroscopy. The conformational properties include the B-family of structures, A-form, Z-form, guanine quadruplexes, cytosine quadruplexes, triplexes and other less characterized structures. CD spectroscopy is extremely sensitive and relatively inexpensive. This fast and simple method can be used at low- as well as high-DNA concentrations and with short- as well as long-DNA molecules. The samples can easily be titrated with various agents to cause conformational isomerizations of DNA. The course of detected CD spectral changes makes possible to distinguish between gradual changes within a single DNA conformation and cooperative isomerizations between discrete structural states. It enables measuring kinetics of the appearance of particular conformers and determination of their thermodynamic parameters. In careful hands, CD spectroscopy is a valuable tool for mapping conformational properties of particular DNA molecules. Due to its numerous advantages, CD spectroscopy significantly participated in all basic conformational findings on DNA.
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- Jaroslav Kypr
- Institute of Biophysics, vvi Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Sannohe Y, Sato K, Matsugami A, Shinohara KI, Mashimo T, Katahira M, Sugiyama H. The orientation of the ends of G-quadruplex structures investigated using end-extended oligonucleotides. Bioorg Med Chem 2009; 17:1870-5. [PMID: 19223183 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2009.01.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2008] [Revised: 01/21/2009] [Accepted: 01/22/2009] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Human telomere DNA is of intense interest because of its role in the biology of both cancer and aging. The single-stranded telomere terminus can adopt the structure of a G-quadruplex, which is of particular important for anticancer drug discovery many researchers have reported various G-quadruplex structures in the human telomere. Although the human telomere consists of a number of tandem repeats, higher-order G-quadruplex structures are less discussed due to the complexity of the structures. Here we examined the orientation of the ends of the G-quadruplex structures with consideration given to higher-order structures. We prepared end-extended and (Br)G-substituted oligonucleotides. Native PAGE analysis, CD measurements and NMR spectroscopy showed that the ends of stable G-quadruplex structures point in opposite directions. Our results indicate that the human telomere DNA is likely to form rod-like higher-order structures. This may provide important information for understanding telomere structure and the development of telomere G-quadruplex-binding molecules as telomerase inhibitors.
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- Yuta Sannohe
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwakecho, Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan
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Pedroso IM, Hayward W, Fletcher TM. The effect of the TRF2 N-terminal and TRFH regions on telomeric G-quadruplex structures. Nucleic Acids Res 2009; 37:1541-54. [PMID: 19139067 PMCID: PMC2655686 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn1081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The sequence of human telomeric DNA consists of tandem repeats of 5′-d(TTAGGG)-3′. This guanine-rich DNA can form G-quadruplex secondary structures which may affect telomere maintenance. A current model for telomere protection by the telomere-binding protein, TRF2, involves the formation of a t-loop which is stabilized by a strand invasion-like reaction. This type of reaction may be affected by G-quadruplex structures. We analyzed the influence of the arginine-rich, TRF2 N-terminus (TRF2B), as well as this region plus the TRFH domain of TRF2 (TRF2BH), on the structure of G-quadruplexes. Circular dichroism results suggest that oligonucleotides with 4, 7 and 8 5′-d(TTAGGG)-3′ repeats form hybrid structures, a mix of parallel/antiparallel strand orientation, in K+. TRF2B stimulated the formation of parallel-stranded structures and, in some cases, intermolecular structures. TRF2BH also stimulated intermolecular but not parallel-stranded structures. Only full-length TRF2 and TRF2BH stimulated uptake of a telomeric single-stranded oligonucleotide into a plasmid containing telomeric DNA in the presence of K+. The results in this study suggest that G-quadruplex formation inhibits oligonucleotide uptake into the plasmid, but the inhibition can be overcome by TRF2. This study is the first analysis of the effects of TRF2 domains on G-quadruplex structures and has implications for the role of G-quadruplexes and TRF2 in the formation of t-loops.
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- Ilene M Pedroso
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33101-6129, USA
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Prislan I, Lah J, Vesnaver G. Diverse Polymorphism of G-Quadruplexes as a Kinetic Phenomenon. J Am Chem Soc 2008; 130:14161-9. [DOI: 10.1021/ja8026604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Iztok Prislan
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Aškerčeva 5, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Aškerčeva 5, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Aškerčeva 5, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Vondrusková J, Kypr J, Kejnovská I, Fialová M, Vorlícková M. Guanine quadruplex formation by RNA/DNA hybrid analogs of Oxytricha telomere G(4)T(4)G(4) fragment. Biopolymers 2008; 89:797-806. [PMID: 18491413 DOI: 10.1002/bip.21015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Using circular dichroism spectroscopy, gel electrophoresis, and ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy, we have studied quadruplex folding of RNA/DNA analogs of the Oxytricha telomere fragment, G(4)T(4)G(4), which forms the well-known basket-type, antiparallel quadruplex. We have substituted riboguanines (g) for deoxyriboguanines (G) in the positions G1, G9, G4, and G12; these positions form the terminal tetrads of the G(4)T(4)G(4) quadruplex and adopt syn, syn, anti, and anti glycosidic geometries, respectively. We show that substitution of a single sugar was able to change the quadruplex topology. With the exception of G(4)T(4)G(3)g, which adopted an antiparallel structure, all the RNA/DNA hybrid analogs formed parallel, bimolecular quadruplexes in concentrated solution at low salt. In dilute solutions ( approximately 0.1 mM nucleoside), the RNA/DNA hybrids substituted at positions 4 or 12 adopted antiparallel quadruplexes, which were especially stable in Na(+) solutions. The hybrids substituted at positions 1 and 9 preferably formed parallel quadruplexes, which were more stable than the nonmodified G(4)T(4)G(4) quadruplex in K(+) solutions. Substitutions near the 3'end of the molecule affected folding more than substitutions near the 5'end. The ability to control quadruplex folding will allow further studies of biophysical and biological properties of the various folding topologies.
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- Jitka Vondrusková
- Institute of Biophysics, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Department of CD Spectroscopy of Nucleic Acids, Královopolská 135, CZ-612 65 Brno, Czech Republic
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Tomasko M, Vorlícková M, Sagi J. Substitution of adenine for guanine in the quadruplex-forming human telomere DNA sequence G(3)(T(2)AG(3))(3). Biochimie 2008; 91:171-9. [PMID: 18852018 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2008.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2008] [Accepted: 07/30/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We have studied the formation and structural properties of quadruplexes of the human telomeric DNA sequence G(3)(T(2)AG(3))(3) and related sequences in which each guanine base was replaced by an adenine base. None of these single base substitutions hindered the formation of antiparallel quadruplexes, as shown by circular dichroism, gel electrophoresis, and UV thermal stability measurements in NaCl solutions. Effect of substitution did differ, however, depending on the position of the substituted base. The A-for-G substitution in the middle quartet of the antiparallel basket scaffold led to the most distorted and least stable structures and these sequences preferred to form bimolecular quadruplexes. Unlike G(3)(T(2)AG(3))(3), no structural transitions were observed for the A-containing analogs of G(3)(T(2)AG(3))(3) when sodium ions were replaced by potassium ions. The basic quadruplex topology remained the same for all sequences studied in both salts. As in vivo misincorporation of A for a G in the telomeric sequence is possible and potassium is a physiological salt, these findings may have biological relevance.
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- Martin Tomasko
- Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic
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Vondrusková J, Kypr J, Kejnovská I, Fialová M, Vorlícková M. Role of loops in the guanine quadruplex formation by DNA/RNA hybrid analogs of G4T4G4. Int J Biol Macromol 2008; 43:463-7. [PMID: 18812187 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2008.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2008] [Revised: 08/22/2008] [Accepted: 08/26/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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CD spectroscopy, gel electrophoresis and absorption-based thermal stability were used to analyze quadruplex formation of RNA and RNA/DNA hybrid analogs of the deoxyoligonucleotide G4T4G4, which forms a well-characterized basket-type quadruplex. All RNA-containing dodecamers, g4u4g4, G4u4G4 and g4T4g4 (RNA lower-case, DNA capital letters), formed parallel, namely tetramolecular quadruplexes in Na+-containing solutions. The u4 loop forced DNA tetrads into the same conformation as adopted by g4u4g4. In contrast, the T4 loop destabilized the RNA tetrads. Potassium ions markedly stabilized parallel quadruplexes of RNA-containing analogs as well as their bimolecular folding. In the presence of K+, g4T4g4 formed exclusively bimolecular quadruplexes of both parallel and antiparallel types as indicated by CD. Thus, the T4 loop permits RNA strands to adopt an antiparallel arrangement. These findings may be useful for engineering particular quadruplex foldings in different quadruplex-forming sequences.
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- Jitka Vondrusková
- Institute of Biophysics, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Královopolská 135, CZ-612 65 Brno, Czech Republic
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Dai J, Carver M, Yang D. Polymorphism of human telomeric quadruplex structures. Biochimie 2008; 90:1172-83. [PMID: 18373984 PMCID: PMC2556180 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2008.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 343] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2007] [Accepted: 02/29/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Human telomeric DNA consists of tandem repeats of the sequence d(TTAGGG). Compounds that can stabilize the intramolecular DNA G-quadruplexes formed in the human telomeric sequence have been shown to inhibit the activity of telomerase and telomere maintenance, thus the telomeric DNA G-quadruplex has been considered as an attractive target for cancer therapeutic intervention. Knowledge of intramolecular human telomeric G-quadruplex structure(s) formed under physiological conditions is important for structure-based rational drug design and thus has been the subject of intense investigation. This review will give an overview of recent progress on the intramolecular human telomeric G-quadruplex structures formed in K+ solution. It will also give insight into the structure polymorphism of human telomeric sequences and its implications for drug targeting.
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- Jixun Dai
- College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, 1703 East Mabel Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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Wu Y, Rawtani N, Thazhathveetil AK, Kenny MK, Seidman MM, Brosh RM. Human replication protein A melts a DNA triple helix structure in a potent and specific manner. Biochemistry 2008; 47:5068-77. [PMID: 18410127 DOI: 10.1021/bi702102d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Alternate DNA structures other than double-stranded B-form DNA can potentially impede cellular processes such as transcription and replication. The DNA triplex helix and G4 tetraplex structures that form by Hoogsteen hydrogen bonding are two examples of alternate DNA structures that can be a source of genomic instability. In this study, we have examined the ability of human replication protein A (RPA), a single-stranded DNA binding protein that is implicated in all facets of DNA metabolism, to destabilize DNA triplexes and tetraplexes. Biochemical studies demonstrate that RPA efficiently melts an intermolecular DNA triple helix consisting of a pyrimidine motif third strand annealed to a 4 kb duplex DNA fragment at protein concentrations equimolar to the triplex substrate. Heterologous single-stranded DNA binding proteins ( Escherichia coli SSB, T4 gene 32) melt the triplex substrate very poorly or not at all, suggesting that the triplex destabilizing effect of RPA is specific. In contrast to the robust activity on DNA triplexes, RPA does not melt intermolecular G4 tetraplex structures. Cellular assays demonstrated increased triplex DNA content when RPA is transiently repressed, suggesting that RPA melting of triple helical structures is physiologically important. On the basis of our results, we suggest that the abundance of RPA known to exist in vivo is likely to be a strong deterrent to the stability of triplexes that can potentially form from human genomic DNA sequences.
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- Yuliang Wu
- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, 5600 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
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Molecular dynamics and principal components analysis of human telomeric quadruplex multimers. Biophys J 2008; 95:296-311. [PMID: 18375510 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.120501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Guanine-rich DNA repeat sequences located at the terminal ends of chromosomal DNA can fold in a sequence-dependent manner into G-quadruplex structures, notably the terminal 150-200 nucleotides at the 3' end, which occur as a single-stranded DNA overhang. The crystal structures of quadruplexes with two and four human telomeric repeats show an all-parallel-stranded topology that is readily capable of forming extended stacks of such quadruplex structures, with external TTA loops positioned to potentially interact with other macromolecules. This study reports on possible arrangements for these quadruplex dimers and tetramers, which can be formed from 8 or 16 telomeric DNA repeats, and on a methodology for modeling their interactions with small molecules. A series of computational methods including molecular dynamics, free energy calculations, and principal components analysis have been used to characterize the properties of these higher-order G-quadruplex dimers and tetramers with parallel-stranded topology. The results confirm the stability of the central G-tetrads, the individual quadruplexes, and the resulting multimers. Principal components analysis has been carried out to highlight the dominant motions in these G-quadruplex dimer and multimer structures. The TTA loop is the most flexible part of the model and the overall multimer quadruplex becoming more stable with the addition of further G-tetrads. The addition of a ligand to the model confirms the hypothesis that flat planar chromophores stabilize G-quadruplex structures by making them less flexible.
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Tsumagari K, Qi L, Jackson K, Shao C, Lacey M, Sowden J, Tawil R, Vedanarayanan V, Ehrlich M. Epigenetics of a tandem DNA repeat: chromatin DNaseI sensitivity and opposite methylation changes in cancers. Nucleic Acids Res 2008; 36:2196-207. [PMID: 18281700 PMCID: PMC2367708 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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DNA methylation and chromatin DNaseI sensitivity were analyzed in and adjacent to D4Z4 repeat arrays, which consist of 1 to ∼100 tandem 3.3-kb units at subtelomeric 4q and 10q. D4Z4 displayed hypomethylation in some cancers and hypermethylation in others relative to normal tissues. Surprisingly, in cancers with extensive D4Z4 methylation there was a barrier to hypermethylation spreading to the beginning of this disease-associated array (facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, FSHD) despite sequence conservation in repeat units throughout the array. We infer a different chromatin structure at the proximal end of the array than at interior repeats, consistent with results from chromatin DNaseI sensitivity assays indicating a boundary element near the beginning of the array. The relative chromatin DNaseI sensitivity in FSHD and control myoblasts and lymphoblasts was as follows: a non-genic D4Z4-adjacent sequence (p13E-11, array-proximal)> untranscribed gene standards > D4Z4 arrays> constitutive heterochromatin (satellite 2; P< 10−4 for all comparisons). Cancers displaying D4Z4 hypermethylation also exhibited a hypermethylation-resistant subregion within the 3.3-kb D4Z4 repeat units. This subregion contains runs of G that form G-quadruplexes in vitro. Unusual DNA structures might contribute to topological constraints that link short 4q D4Z4 arrays to FSHD and make long ones phenotypically neutral.
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- Koji Tsumagari
- Human Genetics Program and Department of Biochemistry and Tulane Cancer Center, Tulane Medical School, Department of Mathematics, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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Long YF, Liao QG, Huang CZ, Ling J, Li YF. Conformational Change Detection of DNA with the Fluorogenic Reagent of o-Phthalaldehyde-β-Mercaptoethanol. J Phys Chem B 2008; 112:1783-8. [DOI: 10.1021/jp071601g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Yun Fei Long
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, CQKL-LRTA, Chongqing 400715, China, and Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Hunan 411201, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, CQKL-LRTA, Chongqing 400715, China, and Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Hunan 411201, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, CQKL-LRTA, Chongqing 400715, China, and Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Hunan 411201, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, CQKL-LRTA, Chongqing 400715, China, and Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Hunan 411201, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, CQKL-LRTA, Chongqing 400715, China, and Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Hunan 411201, China
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Paramasivan S, Rujan I, Bolton PH. Circular dichroism of quadruplex DNAs: applications to structure, cation effects and ligand binding. Methods 2008; 43:324-31. [PMID: 17967702 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2007.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 422] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2007] [Accepted: 02/14/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Circular dichroism, CD, spectra can be used to gain information about quadruplex structures of DNAs as well as the effects of sequence, cations, chemical modification and ligand binding on quadruplex structure. There is not yet a validated approach to calculate a CD spectrum from a quadruplex structure nor is their one to go from a CD spectrum to a structure. However, it is possible to empirically correlate CD spectra features with quadruplex structural type in many cases. In this article four case studies are presented to indicate the strengths and limitations of CD in investigations of the properties of quadruplex structures formed by telomere repeat sequences. The case studies include determination of the quadruplex structural type present as a function of potassium concentration, the effect of sequence on the equilibrium between quadruplex structural types as a function of potassium concentration, the effect of ligand binding on quadruplex structure and the effect of 5' phosphorylation on quadruplex structural type.
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Tang J, Kan ZY, Yao Y, Wang Q, Hao YH, Tan Z. G-quadruplex preferentially forms at the very 3' end of vertebrate telomeric DNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 36:1200-8. [PMID: 18158301 PMCID: PMC2275102 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm1137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Human chromosome ends are protected with kilobases repeats of TTAGGG. Telomere DNA shortens at replication. This shortening in most tumor cells is compensated by telomerase that adds telomere repeats to the 3' end of the G-rich telomere strand. Four TTAGGG repeats can fold into G-quadruplex that is a poor substrate for telomerase. This property has been suggested to regulate telomerase activity in vivo and telomerase inhibition via G-quadruplex stabilization is considered a therapeutic strategy against cancer. Theoretically G-quadruplex can form anywhere along the long G-rich strand. Where G-quadruplex forms determines whether the 3' telomere end is accessible to telomerase and may have implications in other functions telomere plays. We investigated G-quadruplex formation at different positions by DMS footprinting and exonuclease hydrolysis. We show that G-quadruplex preferentially forms at the very 3' end than at internal positions. This property provides a molecular basis for telomerase inhibition by G-quadruplex formation. Moreover, it may also regulate those processes that depend on the structure of the very 3' telomere end, for instance, the alternative lengthening of telomere mechanism, telomere T-loop formation, telomere end protection and the replication of bulky telomere DNA. Therefore, targeting telomere G-quadruplex may influence more telomere functions than simply inhibiting telomerase.
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- Jun Tang
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Biophysics, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, PR China
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Telomere DNA conformation change induced aggregation of gold nanoparticles as detected by plasmon resonance light scattering technique. Anal Chim Acta 2007; 604:165-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2007.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2007] [Revised: 10/06/2007] [Accepted: 10/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Pedroso IM, Duarte LF, Yanez G, Burkewitz K, Fletcher TM. Sequence specificity of inter- and intramolecular G-quadruplex formation by human telomeric DNA. Biopolymers 2007; 87:74-84. [PMID: 17549693 DOI: 10.1002/bip.20790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Human telomeric DNA consists of tandem repeats of the sequence 5'-d(TTAGGG)-3'. Guanine-rich DNA, such as that seen at telomeres, forms G-quadruplex secondary structures. Alternative forms of G-quadruplex structures can have differential effects on activities involved in telomere maintenance. With this in mind, we analyzed the effect of sequence and length of human telomeric DNA on G-quadruplex structures by native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and circular dichroism. Telomeric oligonucleotides shorter than four, 5'-d(TTAGGG)-3' repeats formed intermolecular G-quadruplexes. However, longer telomeric repeats formed intramolecular structures. Altering the 5'-d(TTAGGG)-3' to 5'-d(TTAGAG)-3' in any one of the repeats of 5'-d(TTAGGG)(4)-3' converted an intramolecular structure to intermolecular G-quadruplexes with varying degrees of parallel or anti-parallel-stranded character, depending on the length of incubation time and DNA sequence. These structures were most abundant in K(+)-containing buffers. Higher-order structures that exhibited ladders on polyacrylamide gels were observed only for oligonucleotides with the first telomeric repeat altered. Altering the sequence of 5'-d(TTAGGG)(8)-3' did not result in the substantial formation of intermolecular structures even when the oligonucleotide lacked four consecutive telomeric repeats. However, many of these intramolecular structures shared common features with intermolecular structures formed by the shorter oligonucleotides. The wide variability in structure formed by human telomeric sequence suggests that telomeric DNA structure can be easily modulated by proteins, oxidative damage, or point mutations resulting in conversion from one form of G-quadruplex to another.
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- Ilene M Pedroso
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33101-6129, USA
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Patel DJ, Phan AT, Kuryavyi V. Human telomere, oncogenic promoter and 5'-UTR G-quadruplexes: diverse higher order DNA and RNA targets for cancer therapeutics. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 35:7429-55. [PMID: 17913750 PMCID: PMC2190718 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 729] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Guanine-rich DNA sequences can form G-quadruplexes stabilized by stacked G–G–G–G tetrads in monovalent cation-containing solution. The length and number of individual G-tracts and the length and sequence context of linker residues define the diverse topologies adopted by G-quadruplexes. The review highlights recent solution NMR-based G-quadruplex structures formed by the four-repeat human telomere in K+ solution and the guanine-rich strands of c-myc, c-kit and variant bcl-2 oncogenic promoters, as well as a bimolecular G-quadruplex that targets HIV-1 integrase. Such structure determinations have helped to identify unanticipated scaffolds such as interlocked G-quadruplexes, as well as novel topologies represented by double-chain-reversal and V-shaped loops, triads, mixed tetrads, adenine-mediated pentads and hexads and snap-back G-tetrad alignments. The review also highlights the recent identification of guanine-rich sequences positioned adjacent to translation start sites in 5′-untranslated regions (5′-UTRs) of RNA oncogenic sequences. The activity of the enzyme telomerase, which maintains telomere length, can be negatively regulated through G-quadruplex formation at telomeric ends. The review evaluates progress related to ongoing efforts to identify small molecule drugs that bind and stabilize distinct G-quadruplex scaffolds associated with telomeric and oncogenic sequences, and outlines progress towards identifying recognition principles based on several X-ray-based structures of ligand–G-quadruplex complexes.
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- Dinshaw J Patel
- Structural Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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Phan AT, Kuryavyi V, Luu KN, Patel DJ. Structure of two intramolecular G-quadruplexes formed by natural human telomere sequences in K+ solution. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 35:6517-25. [PMID: 17895279 PMCID: PMC2095816 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 416] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Intramolecular G-quadruplexes formed by human telomere sequences are attractive anticancer targets. Recently, four-repeat human telomere sequences have been shown to form two different intramolecular (3 + 1) G-quadruplexes in K(+) solution (Form 1 and Form 2). Here we report on the solution structures of both Form 1 and Form 2 adopted by natural human telomere sequences. Both structures contain the (3 + 1) G-tetrad core with one double-chain-reversal and two edgewise loops, but differ in the successive order of loop arrangements within the G-quadruplex scaffold. Our results provide the structural details at the two ends of the G-tetrad core in the context of natural sequences and information on different loop conformations. This structural information might be important for our understanding of telomere G-quadruplex structures and for anticancer drug design targeted to such scaffolds.
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- Anh Tuân Phan
- Structural Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA and Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551, Singapore
- *To whom correspondence should be addressed. +65 6514 1915+65 6794 1325 Correspondence may also be addressed to Dinshaw J. Patel. Tel:+ 1 212 639 7207+ 1 212 717 3066
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- Structural Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA and Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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- Structural Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA and Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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- Structural Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA and Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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Luu KN, Phan AT, Kuryavyi V, Lacroix L, Patel DJ. Structure of the human telomere in K+ solution: an intramolecular (3 + 1) G-quadruplex scaffold. J Am Chem Soc 2007; 128:9963-70. [PMID: 16866556 PMCID: PMC4692383 DOI: 10.1021/ja062791w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 655] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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We present the intramolecular G-quadruplex structure of human telomeric DNA in physiologically relevant K(+) solution. This G-quadruplex, whose (3 + 1) topology differs from folds reported previously in Na(+) solution and in a K(+)-containing crystal, involves the following: one anti.syn.syn.syn and two syn.anti.anti.anti G-tetrads; one double-chain reversal and two edgewise loops; three G-tracts oriented in one direction and the fourth in the opposite direction. The topological characteristics of this (3 + 1) G-quadruplex scaffold should provide a unique platform for structure-based anticancer drug design targeted to human telomeric DNA.
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- Structural Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021
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- Structural Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021
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- Structural Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021
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- Laboratoire de Biophysique, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, INSERM UR565, CNRS UMR5153, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Structural Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021
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Saydam N, Kanagaraj R, Dietschy T, Garcia PL, Peña-Diaz J, Shevelev I, Stagljar I, Janscak P. Physical and functional interactions between Werner syndrome helicase and mismatch-repair initiation factors. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 35:5706-16. [PMID: 17715146 PMCID: PMC2034464 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Werner syndrome (WS) is a severe recessive disorder characterized by premature aging, cancer predisposition and genomic instability. The gene mutated in WS encodes a bi-functional enzyme called WRN that acts as a RecQ-type DNA helicase and a 3′-5′ exonuclease, but its exact role in DNA metabolism is poorly understood. Here we show that WRN physically interacts with the MSH2/MSH6 (MutSα), MSH2/MSH3 (MutSβ) and MLH1/PMS2 (MutLα) heterodimers that are involved in the initiation of mismatch repair (MMR) and the rejection of homeologous recombination. MutSα and MutSβ can strongly stimulate the helicase activity of WRN specifically on forked DNA structures with a 3′-single-stranded arm. The stimulatory effect of MutSα on WRN-mediated unwinding is enhanced by a G/T mismatch in the DNA duplex ahead of the fork. The MutLα protein known to bind to the MutS α–heteroduplex complexes has no effect on WRN-mediated DNA unwinding stimulated by MutSα, nor does it affect DNA unwinding by WRN alone. Our data are consistent with results of genetic experiments in yeast suggesting that MMR factors act in conjunction with a RecQ-type helicase to reject recombination between divergent sequences.
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- Nurten Saydam
- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research of the University of Zurich, Switzerland, Department of Biochemistry and Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research of the University of Zurich, Switzerland, Department of Biochemistry and Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research of the University of Zurich, Switzerland, Department of Biochemistry and Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research of the University of Zurich, Switzerland, Department of Biochemistry and Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research of the University of Zurich, Switzerland, Department of Biochemistry and Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research of the University of Zurich, Switzerland, Department of Biochemistry and Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research of the University of Zurich, Switzerland, Department of Biochemistry and Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research of the University of Zurich, Switzerland, Department of Biochemistry and Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Canada
- *To whom correspondence should be addressed. +41(0)44 635 3470+41(0)44 635 3484
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Vorlícková M, Bednárová K, Kejnovská I, Kypr J. Intramolecular and intermolecular guanine quadruplexes of DNA in aqueous salt and ethanol solutions. Biopolymers 2007; 86:1-10. [PMID: 17211886 DOI: 10.1002/bip.20672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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DNA guanine quadruplexes are all based on stacks of guanine tetrads, but they can be of many types differing by mutual strand orientation, topology, position and structure of loops, and the number of DNA molecules constituting their structure. Here we have studied a series of nine DNA fragments (G(3)Xn)(3)G(3), where X = A, C or T, and n = 1, 2 or 3, to find how the particular bases and their numbers enable folding of the molecule into quadruplex and what type of quadruplex is formed. We show that any single base between G(3) blocks gives rise to only four-molecular parallel-stranded quadruplexes in water solutions. In contrast to previous models, even two Ts in potential loops lead to tetramolecular parallel quadruplexes and only three consecutive Ts lead to an intramolecular quadruplex, which is antiparallel. Adenines make the DNA less prone to quadruplex formation. (G(3)A(2))(3)G(3) folds into an intramolecular antiparallel quadruplex. The same is true with (G(3)A(3))(3)G(3) but only in KCl. In NaCl or LiCl, (G(3)A(3))(3)G(3) prefers to generate homoduplexes. Cytosine still more interferes with the quadruplex, which only is generated by (G(3)C)(3)G(3), whereas (G(3)C(2))(3)G(3) and (G(3)C(3))(3)G(3) generate hairpins and/or homoduplexes. Ethanol is a more potent DNA guanine quadruplex inducer than are ions in water solutions. It promotes intramolecular folding and parallel orientation of quadruplex strands, which rather corresponds to quadruplex structures observed in crystals.
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- Michaela Vorlícková
- Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Královopolská 135, CZ-61265 Brno, Czech Republic.
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Guo X, Liu S, Yu Z. Bimolecular quadruplexes and their transitions to higher-order molecular structures detected by ESI-FTICR-MS. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2007; 18:1467-76. [PMID: 17572101 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2007.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2007] [Revised: 05/03/2007] [Accepted: 05/04/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Four individual quadruplexes, which are self-assembled in ammonium acetate solution from telomeric sequences of closely related DNA strands--d(G(4)T(4)G(4)), d(G(3)T(4)G(4)), d(G(3)T(4)G(3)), and d(G(4)T(4)G(3))--have been detected in the gas phase using electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (ESI-FTICR-MS). The bimolecular quadruplexes associate with the same number of NH(4)(+) in the gas phase as NMR shows that they do in solution. The quadruplex structures formed in solution are maintained in the gas phase. Furthermore, the mass spectra show that the bimolecular quadruplexes generated by the strands d(G(3)T(4)G(3)) and d(G(4)T(4)G(3)) are unstable, being converted into trimolecular and tetramolecular structures with increasing concentrations of NH(4)(+) in the solution. Circular dichroism (CD) spectra reveal structural changes during the process of strand stoichiometric transitions, in which the relative orientation of strands in the quadruplexes changes from an antiparallel to a parallel arrangement. Such changes were observed for the strand d(G(4)T(4)G(3)), but not for the strand d(G(3)T(4)G(3)). The present work provides a significant insight into the formation of various DNA quadruplexes, especially the higher-order species.
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- Xinhua Guo
- Changchun Center of Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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Dai J, Carver M, Punchihewa C, Jones RA, Yang D. Structure of the Hybrid-2 type intramolecular human telomeric G-quadruplex in K+ solution: insights into structure polymorphism of the human telomeric sequence. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 35:4927-40. [PMID: 17626043 PMCID: PMC1976458 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 425] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Formation of the G-quadruplex in the human telomeric sequence can inhibit the activity of telomerase, thus the intramolecular telomeric G-quadruplexes have been considered as an attractive anticancer target. Information of intramolecular telomeric G-quadruplex structures formed under physiological conditions is important for structure-based drug design. Here, we report the first structure of the major intramolecular G-quadruplex formed in a native, non-modified human telomeric sequence in K+ solution. This is a hybrid-type mixed parallel/antiparallel-G-stranded G-quadruplex, one end of which is covered by a novel T:A:T triple capping structure. This structure (Hybrid-2) and the previously reported Hybrid-1 structure differ in their loop arrangements, strand orientations and capping structures. The distinct capping structures appear to be crucial for the favored formation of the specific hybrid-type intramolecular telomeric G-quadruplexes, and may provide specific binding sites for drug targeting. Our study also shows that while the hybrid-type G-quadruplexes appear to be the major conformations in K+ solution, human telomeric sequences are always in equilibrium between Hybrid-1 and Hybrid-2 structures, which is largely determined by the 3′-flanking sequence. Furthermore, both hybrid-type G-quadruplexes suggest a straightforward means for multimer formation with effective packing in the human telomeric sequence and provide important implications for drug targeting of G-quadruplexes in human telomeres.
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- Jixun Dai
- College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, 1703 E. Mabel St, Tucson, AZ 85721, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, Arizona Cancer Center, 1515 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85724 and BIO5 Institute, The University of Arizona, 1140 E. South Campus Dr, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, 1703 E. Mabel St, Tucson, AZ 85721, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, Arizona Cancer Center, 1515 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85724 and BIO5 Institute, The University of Arizona, 1140 E. South Campus Dr, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, 1703 E. Mabel St, Tucson, AZ 85721, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, Arizona Cancer Center, 1515 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85724 and BIO5 Institute, The University of Arizona, 1140 E. South Campus Dr, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, 1703 E. Mabel St, Tucson, AZ 85721, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, Arizona Cancer Center, 1515 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85724 and BIO5 Institute, The University of Arizona, 1140 E. South Campus Dr, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, 1703 E. Mabel St, Tucson, AZ 85721, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, Arizona Cancer Center, 1515 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85724 and BIO5 Institute, The University of Arizona, 1140 E. South Campus Dr, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
- *To whom correspondence should be addressed.+1 520 626 5969+1 520 626 6988
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Paoloni-Giacobino A, D’Aiuto L, Cirio MC, Reinhart B, Chaillet JR. Conserved features of imprinted differentially methylated domains. Gene 2007; 399:33-45. [PMID: 17544602 PMCID: PMC2729497 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2007.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2007] [Revised: 04/17/2007] [Accepted: 04/23/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Genomic imprinting is a conserved epigenetic phenomenon in eutherian mammals, with regards both to the genes that are imprinted and the mechanism underlying the expression of just one of the parental alleles. Epigenetic modifications of alleles of imprinted genes are established during oogenesis and spermatogenesis, and these modifications are then inherited. Differentially methylated domains (DMDs) of imprinted genes are the genomic sites of these inherited epigenetic imprints. We previously showed that CpG-rich imperfect tandem direct repeats within three different mouse DMDs (Snurf/Snrpn, Kcnq1 and Igf2r), each with a unique sequence, play a central role in maintaining the differential methylation. This finding implicates repeat-related DNA structure, not sequence, in the imprinting mechanism. To better define the important features of this signal, we compared sequences of these three DMD tandem repeats among mammalian species. All DMD repeats contain short indirect repeats, many of which are organized into larger unit repeats. Even though the larger repeat units undergo deletion and addition during evolution (most likely through unequal crossovers during meiosis), the size of DMD tandem repeated regions has remained remarkably stable during mammalian evolution. Moreover, all three DMD tandem repeats have a high-CpG content, an ordered arrangement of CpG dinucleotides, and similar predicted secondary structures. These observations suggest that a structural feature or features of these DMD tandem repeats is the conserved DMD imprinting signal.
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- Address for correspondence: Department of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 USA, Tel: (001) 412 383 7974, fax: (001) 412 383 7984, Email address:
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Pedroso IM, Duarte LF, Yanez G, Baker AM, Fletcher TM. Induction of parallel human telomeric G-quadruplex structures by Sr(2+). Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 358:298-303. [PMID: 17485073 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.04.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2007] [Accepted: 04/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Human telomeric DNA forms G-quadruplex secondary structures, which can inhibit telomerase activity and are targets for anti-cancer drugs. Here we show that Sr(2+) can induce human telomeric DNA to form both inter- and intramolecular structures having characteristics consistent with G-quadruplexes. Unlike Na(+) or K(+), Sr(2+) facilitated intermolecular structure formation for oligonucleotides with 2 to 5 5'-d(TTAGGG)-3' repeats. Longer 5'-d(TTAGGG)-3' oligonucleotides formed exclusively intramolecular structures. Altering the 5'-d(TTAGGG)-3' to 5'-d(TTAGAG)-3' in the 1st, 3rd, or 4th repeats of 5'-d(TTAGGG)(4)-3' stabilized the formation of intermolecular structures. However, a more compact, intramolecular structure was still observed when the 2nd repeat was altered. Circular dichroism spectroscopy results suggest that the structures were parallel-stranded, distinguishing them from similar DNA sequences in Na(+) and K(+). This study shows that Sr(2+), promotes parallel-stranded, inter- and intramolecular G-quadruplexes that can serve as models to study DNA substrate recognition by telomerase.
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- Ilene M Pedroso
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami, School of Medicine, P.O. Box 016129 (R629), Miami, FL 33101-6129, USA
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Chang CC, Chien CW, Lin YH, Kang CC, Chang TC. Investigation of spectral conversion of d(TTAGGG)4 and d(TTAGGG)13 upon potassium titration by a G-quadruplex recognizer BMVC molecule. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 35:2846-60. [PMID: 17430965 PMCID: PMC1888807 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2006] [Revised: 11/15/2006] [Accepted: 02/28/2007] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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We have introduced a G-quadruplex-binding ligand, 3,6-bis(1-methyl-4-vinylpyridinium)carbazole diiodide (BMVC), to verify the major structure of d(T2AG3)4 (H24) in potassium solution and examine the structural conversion of H24 in sodium solution upon potassium titration. The studies of circular dichroism, induced circular dichroism, spectral titration and gel competition have allowed us to determine the binding mode and binding ratio of BMVC to the H24 in solution and eliminate the parallel form as the major G-quadruplex structure. Although the mixed-type form could not be eliminated as a main component, the basket and chair forms are more likely the main components of H24 in potassium solution. In addition, the circular dichroism spectra and the job plots reveal that a longer telomeric sequence d(T2AG3)13 (H78) could form two units of G4 structure both in sodium or potassium solutions. Of particular interest is that no appreciable change on the induced circular dichroism spectra of BMVC is found during the change of the circular dichroism patterns of H24 upon potassium titration. Considering similar spectral conversion detected for H24 and a long sequence H78 together with the G4 structure stabilized by BMVC, it is therefore unlikely that the rapid spectral conversion of H24 and H78 is due to structural change between different types of the G4 structures. With reference to the circular dichroism spectra of d(GAA)7 and d(GAAA)5, we suggest that the spectral conversion of H24 upon potassium titration is attributed to fast ion exchange resulting in different loop base interaction and various hydrogen bonding effects.
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- Cheng-Chung Chang
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, PO Box 23-166, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Yu HQ, Miyoshi D, Sugimoto N. Characterization of structure and stability of long telomeric DNA G-quadruplexes. J Am Chem Soc 2007; 128:15461-8. [PMID: 17132013 DOI: 10.1021/ja064536h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In the current study, we used a combination of gel electrophoresis, circular dichroism, and UV melting analysis to investigate the structure and stability of G-quadruplexes formed by long telomeric DNAs from Oxytricha and human, where the length of the repeat (n)=4 to 12. We found that the Oxytricha telomeric DNAs, which have the sequence (TTTTGGGG)n, folded into intramolecular and intermolecular G-quadruplexes depending on the ionic conditions, whereas human telomeric DNAs, which have the sequence (TTAGGG)n, formed only intramolecular G-quadruplexes in all the tested conditions. We further estimated the thermodynamic parameters of the intramolecular G-quadruplex. We found that thermodynamic stabilities of G-quadruplex structures of long telomeric DNAs (n=5 to 12) are mostly independent of sequence length, although telomeric DNAs are more stable when n=4 than when n>or=5. Most importantly, when n is a multiple of four, the change in enthalpy and entropy for G-quadruplex formation increased gradually, demonstrating that the individual G-quadruplex units are composed of four repeats and that the individual units do not interact. Therefore, we propose that the G-quadruplexes formed by long telomeric DNAs (n>or=8) are bead-on-a-string structures in which the G-quadruplex units are connected by one TTTT (Oxytricha) or TTA (human) linker. These results should be useful for understanding the structure and function of telomeres and for developing improved therapeutic agents targeting telomeric DNAs.
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- Hai-Qing Yu
- Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research (FIBER) and Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Konan University, 8-9-1 Okamoto, Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658-8501, Japan
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Phan AT, Luu KN, Patel DJ. Different loop arrangements of intramolecular human telomeric (3+1) G-quadruplexes in K+ solution. Nucleic Acids Res 2006; 34:5715-9. [PMID: 17040899 PMCID: PMC1635308 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 257] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Intramolecular G-quadruplexes formed by the human telomeric G-rich strand are promising anticancer targets. Here we show that four-repeat human telomeric DNA sequences can adopt two different intramolecular G-quadruplex folds in K+ solution. The two structures contain the (3+1) G-tetrad core, in which three G-tracts are oriented in one direction and the fourth in the opposite direction, with one double-chain-reversal and two edgewise loops, but involve different loop arrangements. This result indicates the robustness of the (3+1) core G-quadruplex topology, thereby suggesting it as an important platform for structure-based drug design. Our data also support the view that multiple human telomeric G-quadruplex conformations coexist in K+ solution. Furthermore, even small changes to flanking sequences can perturb the equilibrium between different coexisting G-quadruplex forms.
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- Anh Tuân Phan
- Structural Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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Salas TR, Petruseva I, Lavrik O, Bourdoncle A, Mergny JL, Favre A, Saintomé C. Human replication protein A unfolds telomeric G-quadruplexes. Nucleic Acids Res 2006; 34:4857-65. [PMID: 16973897 PMCID: PMC1635258 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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G-quadruplex structures inhibit telomerase activity and must be disrupted for telomere elongation during S phase. It has been suggested that the replication protein A (RPA) could unwind and maintain single-stranded DNA in a state amenable to the binding of telomeric components. We show here that under near-physiological in vitro conditions, human RPA is able to bind and unfold G-quadruplex structures formed from a 21mer human telomeric sequence. Analyses by native gel electrophoresis, cross-linking and fluorescence resonance energy transfer indicate the formation of both 1:1 and 2:1 complexes in which G-quadruplexes are unfolded. In addition, quadruplex opening by hRPA is much faster than observed with the complementary DNA, demonstrating that this protein efficiently unfolds G-quartets. A two-step mechanism accounting for the binding of hRPA to G-quadruplexes is proposed. These data point to the involvement of hRPA in regulation of telomere maintenance.
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- Novosibirsk Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Laboratoire de Biophysique, INSERM U565, CNRS UMR 5153, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle USM 50343 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Biophysique, INSERM U565, CNRS UMR 5153, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle USM 50343 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +33 1 44 27 40 86; Fax: +33 1 44 27 57 16;
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Vorlícková M, Bednárová K, Kypr J. Ethanol is a better inducer of DNA guanine tetraplexes than potassium cations. Biopolymers 2006; 82:253-60. [PMID: 16506164 DOI: 10.1002/bip.20488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Guanine tetraplexes are a biologically relevant alternative of the Watson and Crick duplex of DNA. It is thought that potassium or other cations present in the cavity between consecutive guanine tetrads are an integral part of the tetraplexes. Here we show using CD spectroscopy that ethanol induces the guanine tetraplexes like or even better than potassium cations. We present examples of ethanol stabilizing guanine tetraplexes even in cases when potassium cations fail to do so. Hence, besides the A-form or Z-form, ethanol stabilizes another conformation of DNA, i.e., the guanine tetraplexes. We discuss the mechanism of the stabilization. Use of ethanol will permit studies of guanine tetraplexes that cannot be induced by potassium cations or other tetraplex-promoting agents. This work demonstrates that a still broader spectrum of nucleotide sequences can fold into guanine tetraplexes than has previously been thought. Aqueous ethanol may better simulate conditions existing in vivo than the aqueous solutions.
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- Michaela Vorlícková
- Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Královopolská 135, CZ-61265 Brno, Czech Republic.
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Cogoi S, Xodo LE. G-quadruplex formation within the promoter of the KRAS proto-oncogene and its effect on transcription. Nucleic Acids Res 2006; 34:2536-49. [PMID: 16687659 PMCID: PMC1459413 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 575] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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In human and mouse, the promoter of the KRAS gene contains a nuclease hypersensitive polypurine-polypyrimidine element (NHPPE) that is essential for transcription. An interesting feature of the polypurine G-rich strand of NHPPE is its ability to assume an unusual DNA structure that, according to circular dichroism (CD) and DMS footprinting experiments, is attributed to an intramolecular parallel G-quadruplex, consisting of three G-tetrads and three loops. The human and mouse KRAS NHPPE G-rich strands display melting temperature of 64 and 73 degrees C, respectively, as well as a K+-dependent capacity to arrest DNA polymerase. Photocleavage and CD experiments showed that the cationic porphyrin TMPyP4 stacks to the external G-tetrads of the KRAS quadruplexes, increasing the T(m) by approximately 20 degrees C. These findings raise the intriguing question that the G-quadruplex formed within the NHPPE of KRAS may be involved in the regulation of transcription. Indeed, transfection experiments showed that the activity of the mouse KRAS promoter is reduced to 20% of control, in the presence of the quadruplex-stabilizing TMPyP4. In addition, we found that G-rich oligonucleotides mimicking the KRAS quadruplex, but not the corresponding 4-base mutant sequences or oligonucleotides forming quadruplexes with different structures, competed with the NHPPE duplex for binding to nuclear proteins. When vector pKRS-413, containing CAT driven by the mouse KRAS promoter, and KRAS quadruplex oligonucleotides were co-transfected in 293 cells, the expression of CAT was found to be downregulated to 40% of the control. On the basis of these data, we propose that the NHPPE of KRAS exists in equilibrium between a double-stranded form favouring transcription and a folded quadruplex form, which instead inhibits transcription. Such a mechanism, which is probably adopted by other growth-related genes, provides useful hints for the rational design of anticancer drugs against the KRAS oncogene.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +39 0432 494395; Fax: +39 0432 494301;
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Fialová M, Kypr J, Vorlícková M. The thrombin binding aptamer GGTTGGTGTGGTTGG forms a bimolecular guanine tetraplex. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 344:50-4. [PMID: 16616893 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.03.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2006] [Accepted: 03/21/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In the literature, the thrombin binding aptamer GGTTGGTGTGGTTGG is generally taken as a prototype of an intramolecular guanine tetraplex of DNA. Our results, however, show that this notion is not true in aqueous solutions. This conclusion is based on a dependence of the CD spectra on aptamer concentration, migration of the aptamer in polyacrylamide gels, and the Ferguson analysis of the gel migration data. The presented data document that the aptamer forms a bimolecular tetraplex. We furthermore show that only an extension of the aptamer by a sequence containing further guanines, or an elongation of loop regions, causes that its tetraplex folding is intramolecular.
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- Markéta Fialová
- Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Královopolská 135, CZ-61265 Brno, Czech Republic
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Kaiser M, De Cian A, Sainlos M, Renner C, Mergny JL, Teulade-Fichou MP. Neomycin-capped aromatic platforms: quadruplex DNA recognition and telomerase inhibition. Org Biomol Chem 2006; 4:1049-57. [PMID: 16525549 DOI: 10.1039/b516378a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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A series of aminoglycoside-capped macrocyclic structures has been prepared using intramolecular bis-tethering of neomycin on three aromatic platforms (phenanthroline, acridine, quinacridine). Based on NMR and calculations studies, it was found that the cyclic compounds adopt a highly flexible structure without conformational restriction of the aminoglycoside moiety. FRET-melting stabilization measurements showed that the series displays moderate to high affinity for the G4-conformation of human telomeric repeats, this effect being correlated with the size of the aromatic moiety. In addition, a FRET competition assay evidenced the poor binding ability of all macrocycles for duplex DNA and a clear binding preference for loop-containing intramolecular G4 structures compared to tetramolecular parallel G4 DNA. Finally, TRAP experiments demonstrated that the best G4-binder (quinacridine ) is also a potent and selective telomerase inhibitor with an IC(50) in the submicromolar range (200 nM).
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- Markus Kaiser
- Laboratoire de Chimie des Interactions Moléculaires, Collège de France, CNRS UPR 285, 11, place Marcelin Berthelot, 75005 Paris, France
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Platts AE, Quayle AK, Krawetz SA. In-silico prediction and observations of nuclear matrix attachment. Cell Mol Biol Lett 2006; 11:191-213. [PMID: 16847565 PMCID: PMC6276010 DOI: 10.2478/s11658-006-0016-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2005] [Accepted: 02/26/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The nuclear matrix is a functionally adaptive structural framework interior to the nuclear envelope. The nature and function of this nuclear organizer remains the subject of widespread discussion in the epigenetic literature. To draw this discussion together with a view to suggest a way forward we summarize the biochemical evidence for the modalities of DNA-matrix binding alongside the in-silico predictions. Concordance is exhibited at various, but not all levels. On the one hand, both the reiteration and sequence similarity of some elements of Matrix Attachment Regions suggest conservation. On the other hand, in-silico predictions suggest additional unique components. In bringing together biological and sequence evidence we conclude that binding may be hierarchical in nature, reflective of a biological role in replicating, transcribing and potentiating chromatin. Nuclear matrix binding may well be more complex than the widely accepted simple loop model.
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- Adrian E. Platts
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University School of Medicine, 253 C.S. Mott Center, 275 E Hancock, Detroit, MI 48201 USA
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- The Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, University School of Medicine, 253 C.S. Mott Center, 275 E Hancock, Detroit, MI 48201 USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University School of Medicine, 253 C.S. Mott Center, 275 E Hancock, Detroit, MI 48201 USA
- The Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, University School of Medicine, 253 C.S. Mott Center, 275 E Hancock, Detroit, MI 48201 USA
- Institute for Scientific Computing Wayne State, University School of Medicine, 253 C.S. Mott Center, 275 E Hancock, Detroit, MI 48201 USA
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