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Olsen CM, Marky LA. Monitoring the temperature unfolding of G-quadruplexes by UV and circular dichroism spectroscopies and calorimetry techniques. Methods Mol Biol 2010; 608:147-58. [PMID: 20012421 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-363-9_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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DNA oligonucleotides containing guanine repeat sequences can adopt G-quadruplex (GQ) structures in the presence of specific metal ions. We report on how to use a combination of spectroscopic and calorimetric techniques to determine the spectral characteristics and thermodynamic parameters for the temperature-unfolding of GQs. Specifically, we investigated the unfolding of d(G(2)T(2)G(2)TGTG(2)T(2)G(2)), G2, and d(G(3)T(2)G(3)TGTG(3)T(2)G(3)), G3 by a combination of UV and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopies, and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).Analysis of the UV and CD spectra of these GQs at low (100% helix) and high (100% random coil) temperatures yielded the optimal wavelengths to determine the melting curves. In addition, the CD spectra yielded the particular conformation(s) that each GQ adopted at low temperature. DSC curves yielded complete thermodynamic profiles for the unfolding of each GQ. We use these profiles to determine the thermodynamic contributions for the formation of a G-quartet stack.
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- Chris M Olsen
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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Gaynutdinov TI, Brown P, Neumann RD, Panyutin IG. Duplex formation at the 5' end affects the quadruplex conformation of the human telomeric repeat overhang in sodium but not in potassium. Biochemistry 2009; 48:11169-77. [PMID: 19856972 DOI: 10.1021/bi901063g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Human telomeres contain numerous copies of the (TTAGGG)(n).(AATCCC)(n) repeated sequence with multiple TTAGGG repeats in 3' single-stranded overhangs. Single-stranded oligonucleotides consisting of four TTAGGG repeats can fold into various intramolecular quadruplex structures stabilized by quartets of guanines. The quadruplex structures are believed to play a role in telomere functions and considered as targets for anticancer drug design. In an effort to create a more realistic model of telomeric DNA, we designed oligonucleotides containing a duplex region at the 5' end and four telomeric repeats in the 3' overhang. We applied CD spectroscopy and (125)I radioprobing to determine the conformation of the quadruplexes formed in the 3' overhangs. We found that in the presence of NaCl the conformation of the quadruplex changes with formation of the 5' duplex and depends on the position of the interface between the duplex and the 3' telomeric sequence. When the duplex region extended to the first T of the first TTAGGG repeat, both CD and radioprobing data are consistent with the parallel propeller conformation of the overhang. In the presence of KCl, formation of the duplex at the 5' end of DNA molecules did not change the fold of the quadruplex in the overhang which was interpreted as a mixture of two isomers of 3+1 conformation regardless of the duplex-overhang interface position. Our results demonstrate that the interface between the duplex and single-stranded overhang can affect the conformation of the telomeric quadruplex.
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- Timur I Gaynutdinov
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1180, USA
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Choi EW, Nayak LV, Bates PJ. Cancer-selective antiproliferative activity is a general property of some G-rich oligodeoxynucleotides. Nucleic Acids Res 2009; 38:1623-35. [PMID: 20008101 PMCID: PMC2836550 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp1088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Oligodeoxynucleotide libraries containing randomly incorporated bases are used to generate DNA aptamers by systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX). We predicted that combinatorial libraries with alternative base compositions might have innate properties different from the standard library containing equimolar A + C + G + T bases. In particular, we hypothesized that G-rich libraries would contain a higher proportion of quadruplex-forming sequences, which may impart desirable qualities, such as increased nuclease resistance and enhanced cellular uptake. Here, we report on 11 synthetic oligodeoxynucleotide libraries of various base combinations and lengths, with regard to their circular dichroism, stability in serum-containing medium, cellular uptake, protein binding and antiproliferative activity. Unexpectedly, we found that some G-rich libraries (composed of G + T or G + C nucleotides) strongly inhibited cancer cell growth while sparing non-malignant cells. These libraries had spectral features consistent with G-quadruplex formation, were significantly more stable in serum than inactive libraries and showed enhanced cellular uptake. Active libraries generally had strong protein binding, while the pattern of protein binding suggested that G/T and G/C libraries have distinct mechanisms of action. In conclusion, cancer-selective antiproliferative activity may be a general feature of certain G-rich oligodeoxynucleotides and is associated with quadruplex formation, nuclease resistance, efficient cellular uptake and protein binding.
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- Enid W Choi
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Department of Medicine, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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Cai J, Niedzwiedzki DM, Frank HA, Hamilton AD. Ultrafast energy transfer within pyropheophorbide-a tethered to self-assembling DNA quadruplex. Chem Commun (Camb) 2009; 46:544-6. [PMID: 20062856 DOI: 10.1039/b908435e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A DNA quadruplex system that exhibits ultrafast intramolecular energy transfer is discussed.
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- Jianfeng Cai
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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Soundararajan S, Wang L, Sridharan V, Chen W, Courtenay-Luck N, Jones D, Spicer EK, Fernandes DJ. Plasma membrane nucleolin is a receptor for the anticancer aptamer AS1411 in MV4-11 leukemia cells. Mol Pharmacol 2009; 76:984-91. [PMID: 19657047 PMCID: PMC2774992 DOI: 10.1124/mol.109.055947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2009] [Accepted: 08/05/2009] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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AS1411 is a DNA aptamer that is in phase II clinical trials for relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia and for renal cell carcinoma. AS1411 binds to nucleolin, a protein that is overexpressed in the cytoplasm and on the plasma membrane of some tumor cells compared with normal cells. Studies were performed to determine whether cell surface nucleolin is a receptor for AS1411 in the acute myeloid leukemia cell line MV4-11. Biotinylation of MV4-11 cell surface proteins followed by immunoblotting of the biotinylated proteins showed that full-length (106 kDa) and truncated forms of nucleolin were present on the cell surface. In contrast, K-562 cells, which are 4-fold less sensitive than MV4-11 cells to AS1411, showed no full-length nucleolin and lesser amounts of the truncated forms of nucleolin on the cell surface. Incubation of MV4-11 cells with [(32)P]AS1411 and immunoprecipitation of the plasma membrane fraction with anti-nucleolin antibody demonstrated the presence of [(32)P]AS1411-nucleolin complexes. Anti-nucleolin antibody inhibited binding of fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-AS1411 to plasma membrane nucleolin 56 +/- 10% SE (P < 0.01) compared with cells incubated with FITC-AS1411 only. Cellular uptake of [(32)P]AS1411 into MV4-11 cells was blocked by a 20-fold excess of unlabeled AS1411 but not by a 20-fold excess of the biologically inactive oligonucleotide CRO-26. Uptake was approximately 3-fold faster into MV4-11 cells than into K-562 cells. Partial knockdown of plasma membrane and cytosolic nucleolin in MCF-7 cells resulted in a 3-fold decrease in AS1411 uptake. These results provide evidence that plasma membrane nucleolin is a functional receptor for AS1411 in MV4-11 cells.
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- Sridharan Soundararajan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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Jain AK, Reddy VV, Paul A, K. M, Bhattacharya S. Synthesis and Evaluation of a Novel Class of G-Quadruplex-Stabilizing Small Molecules Based on the 1,3-Phenylene-Bis(piperazinyl benzimidazole) System. Biochemistry 2009; 48:10693-704. [DOI: 10.1021/bi9003815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Akash K. Jain
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
- Chemical Biology Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore 560012, India
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Cheng X, Liu X, Bing T, Zhao R, Xiong S, Shangguan D. Specific DNA G-quadruplexes bind to ethanolamines. Biopolymers 2009; 91:874-83. [PMID: 19582835 DOI: 10.1002/bip.21272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A significant number of G-quadruplex-forming sequences have been revealed in human genome by bioinformatic searches, implying that G-quadruplexes may be involved in important biological processes and may be new chemotherapeutic targets. Therefore, it is important to discover the potential interactions of G-quadruplexes with other molecules or groups. Here we describe a class of G-quadruplexes, which can bind to ethanolamine groups that widely exist in biomolecules and drug molecules. The specific interaction of these G-quadruplexes with ethanolamine groups was identified by high performance affinity chromatography (HPAC) using immobilized ethanolamine and diethanolamine as stationary phase reagents. The circular dichroism (CD) spectra and native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) show that these ethanolamine binding quadruplexes adopt an intramolecularly parallel structure. The relationship of ethanolamine binding and G-quadruplexe structure provides new clues for the G-quadruplex-related studies as well as for the molecular designs of therapeutic reagents.
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- Xiaohong Cheng
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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The 3D structures of G-Quadruplexes of HIV-1 integrase inhibitors: molecular dynamics simulations in aqueous solution and in the gas phase. J Mol Model 2009; 16:645-57. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-009-0592-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2009] [Accepted: 09/10/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Zhang XF, Xiang JF, Tian MY, Yang QF, Sun HX, Yang S, Tang YL. Formation of an intramolecular G-quadruplex of human telomere induced by poly(L-lysine) under salt-deficient conditions. J Phys Chem B 2009; 113:7662-7. [PMID: 19408914 DOI: 10.1021/jp811183a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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A single-stranded G-tract human telomere DNA sequence is able to fold into intramolecular G-quadruplex structures which may be important for a number of biological processes and disease-related mechanisms. Poly(L-lysine) (PLL) polymer is linear polypeptides with lysine as the repeat unit and has been employed as a gene carrier in achieving targeted delivery of DNA to cancer cells. To explore the influence of PLL on the conformation of Hum24 DNA, we have investigated the interaction of PLL with Hum24 by biophysical methods, mainly CD, ESI-MS, and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis for the first time. The CD data have shown that PLL can induce single-stranded Hum24 to form an intramolecular parallel G-quadruplex structure, further confirmed by ESI-MS analysis and gel electrophoresis results. The formation of an intramolecular G-quadruplex is strongly dependent on the Hum24/PLL molar ratios and the length of both the polypeptides and oligonucleotide. Such phenomena may be interpreted by electrostatically attracting negative-charged Hum24 by positive-charged PLL which facilitates the close contact between the guanines and formation of hydrogen bonding, thus leading the final shape of a G-quadruplex structure.
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- Xiu-feng Zhang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Keene FR, Smith JA, Collins JG. Metal complexes as structure-selective binding agents for nucleic acids. Coord Chem Rev 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2009.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Oliviero G, Borbone N, Amato J, D'Errico S, Galeone A, Piccialli G, Varra M, Mayol L. Synthesis of quadruplex-forming tetra-end-linked oligonucleotides: effects of the linker size on quadruplex topology and stability. Biopolymers 2009; 91:466-77. [PMID: 19189376 DOI: 10.1002/bip.21153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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G-quadruplexes are characteristic structural arrangements of guanine-rich DNA sequences that abound in regions with relevant biological significance. These structures are highly polymorphic differing in the number and polarity of the strands, loop composition, and conformation. Furthermore, the cation species present in solution strongly influence the topology of the G-quadruplexes. Recently, we reported the synthesis and structural studies of new G-quadruplex forming oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) in which the 3'- and/or the 5'-ends of four ODN strands are linked together by a non-nucleotidic tetra-end-linker (TEL). These TEL-ODN analogs having the sequence TGGGGT are able to form parallel G-quadruplexes characterized by a remarkable high thermal stability. We report here an investigation about the influence of the reduction of the TEL size on the molecularity, topology, and stability of the resulting TEL-G-quadruplexes using a combination of circular dichroism (CD), CD melting, (1)H NMR spectroscopy, gel electrophoresis, and molecular modeling data. We found that all TEL-(TGGGGT)(4) analogs, regardless the TEL size and the structural orientation of the ODN branches, formed parallel TEL-G-quadruplexes. The molecular modeling studies appear to be consistent with the experimental CD and NMR data revealing that the G-quadruplexes formed by TEL-ODNs having the longer TEL (L1-4) are more stable than the corresponding G-quadruplexes having the shorter TEL (S1-4). The relative stability of S1-4 was also reported. (c) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biopolymers 91: 466-477, 2009.
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- Giorgia Oliviero
- Dipartimento di Chimica delle Sostanze Naturali, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, I-80131 Napoli, Italy
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Nielsen JT, Arar K, Petersen M. Solution structure of a locked nucleic acid modified quadruplex: introducing the V4 folding topology. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009; 48:3099-103. [PMID: 19308940 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200806244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Sharp curves: The structure of a locked nucleic acid modified telomeric sequence from Oxytricha nova displays a remarkable folding topology, distinct from the native O. nova quadruplex. Each guanine stretch folds back in a V-shaped turn that puts the first and fourth guanines in the same tetrad, looping over a tetrad with a sharp turn in the DNA backbone, showing how subtle interplay between sequence and conformation defines the folding topology.
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- Jakob T Nielsen
- Nucleic Acid Center, Department of Physics and Chemistry, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
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Bates PJ, Laber DA, Miller DM, Thomas SD, Trent JO. Discovery and development of the G-rich oligonucleotide AS1411 as a novel treatment for cancer. Exp Mol Pathol 2009; 86:151-64. [PMID: 19454272 PMCID: PMC2716701 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2009.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 593] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Certain guanine-rich (G-rich) DNA and RNA molecules can associate intermolecularly or intramolecularly to form four stranded or "quadruplex" structures, which have unusual biophysical and biological properties. Several synthetic G-rich quadruplex-forming oligodeoxynucleotides have recently been investigated as therapeutic agents for various human diseases. We refer to these biologically active G-rich oligonucleotides as aptamers because their activities arise from binding to protein targets via shape-specific recognition (analogous to antibody-antigen binding). As therapeutic agents, the G-rich aptamers may have some advantages over monoclonal antibodies and other oligonucleotide-based approaches. For example, quadruplex oligonucleotides are non-immunogenic, heat stable and they have increased resistance to serum nucleases and enhanced cellular uptake compared to unstructured sequences. In this review, we describe the characteristics and activities of G-rich oligonucleotides. We also give a personal perspective on the discovery and development of AS1411, an antiproliferative G-rich phosphodiester oligonucleotide that is currently being tested as an anticancer agent in Phase II clinical trials. This molecule functions as an aptamer to nucleolin, a multifunctional protein that is highly expressed by cancer cells, both intracellularly and on the cell surface. Thus, the serendipitous discovery of the G-rich oligonucleotides also led to the identification of nucleolin as a new molecular target for cancer therapy.
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- Paula J Bates
- James Graham Brown Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA.
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Dailey MM, Hait C, Holt PA, Maguire JM, Meier JB, Miller MC, Petraccone L, Trent JO. Structure-based drug design: from nucleic acid to membrane protein targets. Exp Mol Pathol 2009; 86:141-50. [PMID: 19454265 PMCID: PMC3143464 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2009.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2008] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The in silico methods for drug discovery are becoming increasingly powerful and useful. That, in combination with increasing computer processor power, in our case using a novel distributed computing grid, has enabled us to greatly enhance our virtual screening efforts. Herein we review some of these efforts using both receptor and ligand-based virtual screening, with the goal of finding new anti-cancer agents. In particular, nucleic acids are a neglected set of targets, especially the different morphologies of duplex, triplex, and quadruplex DNA, many of which have increasing biological relevance. We also review examples of molecular modeling to understand receptors and using virtual screening against G-protein coupled receptor membrane proteins.
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- Magdalena M Dailey
- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
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Rosenzweig BA, Hamilton AD. Self-assembly of a four-helix bundle on a DNA quadruplex. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009; 48:2749-51. [PMID: 19267377 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200804849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Come together: A novel method for assembling monomers and controlling structure of a de novo helix bundle protein is described. A guanine (G)-rich oligodeoxynucleotide scaffold forms a hydrogen-bonded DNA quadruplex in the presence of potassium counterions, thereby inducing a helical structure and fourfold stoichiometry in conjugated, amphiphilic peptide sequences. The DNA scaffold shows potential for rapidly assembling designed proteins.
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- Brooke A Rosenzweig
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, P.O. Box 208017, New Haven, CT 06520-8107, USA
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Aptamers are small single-stranded nucleic acids that fold into a well-defined three-dimensional structure. They show a high affinity and specificity for their target molecules and inhibit their biological functions. Aptamers belong to the nucleic acids family and can be synthesized by chemical or enzymatic procedures, or a combination of the two. They can, therefore, be considered as both chemical and biological substances. This Review summarizes the most convenient approaches to their preparation and new developments in the field of aptamers. The application of aptamers in chemical biology is also discussed.
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- Günter Mayer
- Life and Medical Sciences, Prog. Unit Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Bonn c/o Kekulé-Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Gerhard-Domagk-Strasse 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany.
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Franceschin M. G‐Quadruplex DNA Structures and Organic Chemistry: More Than One Connection. European J Org Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200801196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Marco Franceschin
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Sapienza – Università di Roma, Piazzale A. Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy, Fax: +39‐06‐4991‐3841
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Nielsen J, Arar K, Petersen M. Solution Structure of a Locked Nucleic Acid Modified Quadruplex: Introducing the V4 Folding Topology. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200806244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Cai J, Shapiro EM, Hamilton AD. Self-assembling DNA quadruplex conjugated to MRI contrast agents. Bioconjug Chem 2009; 20:205-8. [PMID: 19125646 DOI: 10.1021/bc8004182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We report the preparation and magnetic resonance (MR) characterization of new MRI contrast agents based on gadolinium complexes conjugated to a self-assembling DNA quadruplex scaffold. As a single gadolinium-DOTA chelated DNA strand, the r(1) molar relaxivity is 6.4 mM(-1) s(-1) per Gd and increases to 11.7 mM(-1) s(-1) per Gd upon formation of a DNA quadruplex. Similar results were obtained when a gadolinium-DOTA dendrimer was conjugated to DNA, with the r(1) molar relaxivity increasing to 12.9 mM(-1) s(-1) per Gd upon the formation of DNA quadruplex, compared to that of 6.0 mM(-1) s(-1) for a single strand of gadolinium-DOTA dendrimer chelate. This yields an r(1) molar relaxivity of 154.8 and 46.8 mM(-1) s(-1) per DNA quadruplex based on DOTA dendrimer or monomer, respectively. Importantly, the DNA quadruplex scaffold is approximately 2.5 nm(3) in size, potentially enabling this type of contrast agent to be used for targeted delivery in vivo to detect specific cells or tissues, even behind intact blood vessels.
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- Jianfeng Cai
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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Balkwill GD, Garner TP, Searle MS. Folding of single-stranded DNA quadruplexes containing an autonomously stable mini-hairpin loop. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2009; 5:542-7. [PMID: 19381368 DOI: 10.1039/b900540d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The single-stranded DNA quadruplex motif TG(3)-L(1)-G(3)-L(2)-G(3)-L(3)-G(3)T (where L(1), L(2) and L(3) are the three loop sequences) was used as a template for probing the effects of the loop sequences on stability and folding topology. An autonomously stable mini-hairpin sequence (ACGTAGT) was inserted into the central loop (L(2)) of different sequences with intrinsic propensities to form either parallel or anti-parallel structures. Single nucleotides (T) at positions L(1) and L(3) strongly favour the formation of a parallel structure with the L(2) hairpin insert affecting stability in the same way as a T(7) loop. However, in the context of an anti-parallel quadruplex with T(3) loops in positions L(1) and L(3), the mini-hairpin in the central loop forms a stable structure which enhances the T(m) of the quadruplex by approximately 10 degrees C when compared with the T(7) insert. The CD and UV melting data show that base pairing interactions within the ACGTAGT hairpin loop sequence, when accommodated as a diagonal loop in an anti-parallel structure, can enhance stability and lead to novel quadruplex structures, adding complexity to the folding landscape and expanding the potential repertoire of sequences that are able to regulate gene expression in vivo.
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- Graham D Balkwill
- Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, School of Chemistry, University Park, Nottingham, UK NG7 2RD
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Olsen CM, Marky LA. Energetic and hydration contributions of the removal of methyl groups from thymine to form uracil in G-quadruplexes. J Phys Chem B 2009; 113:9-11. [PMID: 19198041 DOI: 10.1021/jp808526d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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A combination of spectroscopic and calorimetric techniques is used to investigate the unfolding of two G-quadruplexes: d(G2U2G2UGUG2U2G2), G2-U, and d(G2T2G2TGTG2T2G2), G2. The comparisons of their thermodynamic data allow us to elucidate the role of methylation on the energetic and hydration properties accompanying their stable formation. The favorable formation of each G-quadruplex results from the characteristic enthalpy-entropy compensation, uptake of ions, and release of water molecules. The loops of G2-U and G2 contribute favorably to their formation, and the absence of methyl groups stabilizes the G-quadruplex. The unfolding of G2-U produces a larger DeltaV, indicating a difference in the hydration states of the two oligonucleotides, while the opposite signs between DeltaDeltaG with the DeltaDeltaV suggest that the differential hydration reflects structural, or hydrophobic, water is involved in the unfolding of G-quadruplexes.
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Choi JH, Chen KH, Han JH, Chaffee AM, Strano MS. DNA aptamer-passivated nanocrystal synthesis: a facile approach for nanoparticle-based cancer cell growth inhibition. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2009; 5:672-675. [PMID: 19235795 DOI: 10.1002/smll.200801821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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- Jong Hyun Choi
- Department of Chemical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Murat P, Cressend D, Spinelli N, Van der Heyden A, Labbé P, Dumy P, Defrancq E. A novel conformationally constrained parallel g quadruplex. Chembiochem 2009; 9:2588-91. [PMID: 18821555 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200800457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Pierre Murat
- Département de Chimie Moléculaire UMR CNRS 5250, Université Joseph Fourier BP 53, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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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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Oligonucleotides with guanosine-rich (G-rich) sequences often have unusual physical and biological properties, including resistance to nucleases, enhanced cellular uptake, and high affinity for particular proteins. Furthermore, we have found that certain G-rich oligonucleotides (GROs) have antiproliferative activity against a range of cancer cells, while having minimal toxic effects on normal cells. We have investigated the mechanism of this activity and studied the relationship between oligonucleotide structural features and biological activity. Our results indicate that the antiproliferative effects of GROs depend on two properties: the ability to form quadruplex structures stabilized by G-quartets and binding affinity for nucleolin protein. Thus, it appears that the antiproliferative GROs are acting as nucleolin aptamers. Because nucleolin is expressed at high levels on the surface of cancer cells, where it mediates the endocytosis of various ligands, it seems likely that nucleolin-dependent uptake of GROs plays a role in their activity. One of the GROs that we have developed, a 26-nucleotide phosphodiester oligodeoxynucleotide now named AS1411 (formerly AGRO100 or GRO26B-OH), is currently being tested as an anticancer agent in Phase II clinical trials.
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Cai J, Rosenzweig B, Hamilton A. Inhibition of Chymotrypsin by a Self-Assembled DNA Quadruplex Functionalized with Cyclic Peptide Binding Fragments. Chemistry 2008; 15:328-32. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.200801637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Olsen CM, Lee HT, Marky LA. Unfolding Thermodynamics of Intramolecular G-Quadruplexes: Base Sequence Contributions of the Loops. J Phys Chem B 2008; 113:2587-95. [DOI: 10.1021/jp806853n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Chris M. Olsen
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Eppley Institute for Cancer Research, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6025
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Eppley Institute for Cancer Research, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6025
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Eppley Institute for Cancer Research, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6025
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Quadruplex-forming properties of FRAXA (CGG) repeats interrupted by (AGG) triplets. Biochimie 2008; 91:416-22. [PMID: 19028545 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2008.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2008] [Accepted: 10/31/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The (CGG) repeats associated with X-chromosome fragility are generally believed to form quadruplexes. This notion has persisted although it had been shown that only very short (CGG)(n) sequences form quadruplexes and that this quadruplex formation occurs in conditions far from physiological. We have now studied, using CD and absorption spectroscopies, quadruplex formation of (CGG)(n) (n=4, 7, 8, or 16) and their analogs interrupted by (AGG) triplets under various solvent conditions. In healthy individuals, (AGG) triplets are interspersed throughout the (CGG) repeat regions and appear to hinder (CGG)(n) motif expansion. Here we show that (CGG) repeats do not form quadruplexes under physiological conditions in aqueous solution but, interestingly, quadruplexes are readily formed in water-ethanol solutions. The presence of (AGG) triplets markedly stabilized quadruplex formation. Quadruplexes may thus hinder rather than support (CGG)(n) motif expansion.
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Lane AN, Chaires JB, Gray RD, Trent JO. Stability and kinetics of G-quadruplex structures. Nucleic Acids Res 2008; 36:5482-515. [PMID: 18718931 PMCID: PMC2553573 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 571] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2008] [Revised: 07/26/2008] [Accepted: 07/29/2008] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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In this review, we give an overview of recent literature on the structure and stability of unimolecular G-rich quadruplex structures that are relevant to drug design and for in vivo function. The unifying theme in this review is energetics. The thermodynamic stability of quadruplexes has not been studied in the same detail as DNA and RNA duplexes, and there are important differences in the balance of forces between these classes of folded oligonucleotides. We provide an overview of the principles of stability and where available the experimental data that report on these principles. Significant gaps in the literature have been identified, that should be filled by a systematic study of well-defined quadruplexes not only to provide the basic understanding of stability both for design purposes, but also as it relates to in vivo occurrence of quadruplexes. Techniques that are commonly applied to the determination of the structure, stability and folding are discussed in terms of information content and limitations. Quadruplex structures fold and unfold comparatively slowly, and DNA unwinding events associated with transcription and replication may be operating far from equilibrium. The kinetics of formation and resolution of quadruplexes, and methodologies are discussed in the context of stability and their possible biological occurrence.
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- Andrew N Lane
- Structural Biology Program, JG Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
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Yu H, Wang X, Fu M, Ren J, Qu X. Chiral metallo-supramolecular complexes selectively recognize human telomeric G-quadruplex DNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2008; 36:5695-703. [PMID: 18776218 PMCID: PMC2553577 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Here, we report the first example that one enantiomer of a supramolecular cylinder can selectively stabilize human telomeric G-quadruplex DNA. The P-enantiomer of this cylinder has a strong preference for G-quadruplex over duplex DNA and, in the presence of sodium, can convert G-quadruplexes from an antiparallel to a hybrid structure. The compound's chiral selectivity and its ability to discriminate quadruplex DNA have been studied by DNA melting, circular dichroism, gel electrophoresis, fluorescence spectroscopy and S1 nuclease cleavage. The chiral supramolecular complex has both small molecular chemical features and the large size of a zinc-finger-like DNA-binding motif. The complex is also convenient to synthesize and separate enantiomers. These results provide new insights into the development of chiral anticancer agents for targeting G-quadruplex DNA.
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- Haijia Yu
- Division of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Chemistry and Physics, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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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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Perylene side chains modulate G-quadruplex conformation in biologically relevant DNA sequences. Bioorg Med Chem 2008; 16:9331-9. [PMID: 18819816 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.08.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2008] [Revised: 08/21/2008] [Accepted: 08/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The stabilisation of different G-quadruplex intra- and intermolecular structures by a number of perylene derivatives characterised by side chains ending with linear or cyclic amines was investigated by electrophoretic (EMSA) and spectroscopic (CD) techniques. The G-rich sequences included the biologically relevant human telomeric TTAGGG runs and the NHE region of the c-myc oncogene. The test compounds could be subdivided into two families: derivatives carrying a cyclic amine in the side chains, which show a reduced binding to the G-quadruplex form, and linear amine congeners, exhibiting enhanced affinity. The latter efficiently induce pairing of multiple DNA chains, while the former are not able to overcome the original folding of the nucleic acid sequence which is preserved in the complex. Remarkably, addition of the perylenes to G-rich sequences paired in a double helical form results in G-quadruplex induction by weak binders only. This is likely related to the ability of strong G-quadruplex binders, but not of weak G-quadruplex binders, to efficiently intercalate into the double-stranded arrangement, which becomes stabilised and is not prone to undergo denaturation and subsequent G-quadruplex folding essentially for kinetic reasons. Hence, two apparently conflicting requirements emerge from this work. In fact, linear alkylamino terminals in the perylene side chains are capable of strong and selective G-quadruplex recognition, but only cyclic amine end groups favour duplex-quadruplex transitions that are likely crucial to produce biological and pharmacological effects in living systems.
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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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Coppola T, Varra M, Oliviero G, Galeone A, D'Isa G, Mayol L, Morelli E, Bucci MR, Vellecco V, Cirino G, Borbone N. Synthesis, structural studies and biological properties of new TBA analogues containing an acyclic nucleotide. Bioorg Med Chem 2008; 16:8244-53. [PMID: 18752966 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.07.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2008] [Revised: 07/09/2008] [Accepted: 07/16/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A new modified acyclic nucleoside, namely N(1)-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-2-methylpropyl)-thymidine, was synthesized and transformed into a building block useful for oligonucleotide (ON) automated synthesis. A series of modified thrombin binding aptamers (TBAs) in which the new acyclic nucleoside replaces, one at the time, the thymidine residues were then synthesized and characterized by UV, CD, MS, and (1)H NMR. The biological activity of the resulting TBAs was tested by Prothrombin Time assay (PT assay) and by purified fibrinogen clotting assay. From a structural point of view, nearly all the new TBA analogues show a similar behavior as the unmodified counterpart, being able to fold into a bimolecular or monomolecular quadruplex structure depending on the nature of monovalent cations (sodium or potassium) coordinated in the quadruplex core. From the comparison of structural and biological data, some important structure-activity relationships emerged, particularly when the modification involved the TT loops. In agreement with previous studies we found that the folding ability of TBA analogues is more affected by modifications involving positions 4 and 13, rather than positions 3 and 12. On the other hand, the highest anti-thrombin activities were detected for aptamers containing the modification at T13 or T12 positions, thus indicating that the effects produced by the introduction of the acyclic nucleoside on the biological activity are not tightly connected with structure stabilities. It is noteworthy that the modification at T7 produces an ON being more stable and active than the natural TBA.
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- Teresa Coppola
- Dipartimento di Chimica delle Sostanze Naturali, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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Xu Y, Kaminaga K, Komiyama M. G-quadruplex formation by human telomeric repeats-containing RNA in Na+ solution. J Am Chem Soc 2008; 130:11179-84. [PMID: 18642813 DOI: 10.1021/ja8031532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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For a long time, telomeres have been considered to be transcriptionally silent. Very recently, a breaking finding from two groups demonstrated that telomere DNA is transcribed into telomeric repeat-containing RNA in mammalian cells (Azzalin, C. M.; Reichenbach, P.; Khoriauli, L.; Giulotto, E.; Lingner, J. Science 2007, 318, 798-801. Schoefter, S.; Blasco, M. A. Nat. Cell Biol. 2008, 10, 228-236). The telomeric RNA, a newly appeared player in telomere biology, may be a key component of telomere machinery. In the current study, we used a combination of NMR, circular dichroism (CD), matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOFMS), and gel electrophoresis to investigate the structural features of a human telomere RNA sequence. We demonstrated that human telomere RNA can form a parallel G-quadruplex structure in the presence of Na(+). Importantly, we found for the first time that the G-quadruplex forming telomere RNA protects itself from enzymatic digestion. These results provide valuable information to allow understanding of the structure and function of human telomeric RNA.
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- Yan Xu
- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan.
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Seo YJ, Lee IJ, Kim BH. Detection of structure-switching in G-quadruplexes using end-stacking ability. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2008; 18:3910-3. [PMID: 18585032 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.06.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2008] [Revised: 06/04/2008] [Accepted: 06/11/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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G-quadruplex-forming ODNs containing nonpolar aromatic fluorophore moiety, A(PY) at the dangling ends undergo pi-stacking on surface of G-quadruplex, and the fluorescence change can be used to distinguish the structure-switching between the mixed parallel/antiparallel structure and antiparallel structure.
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- Young Jun Seo
- Department of Chemistry, BK School of Molecular Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea
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Monot J, Petit M, Lane SM, Guisle I, Léger J, Tellier C, Talham DR, Bujoli B. Towards Zirconium Phosphonate-Based Microarrays for Probing DNA−Protein Interactions: Critical Influence of the Location of the Probe Anchoring Groups. J Am Chem Soc 2008; 130:6243-51. [DOI: 10.1021/ja711427q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Julien Monot
- Université de Nantes, CNRS, UMR 6230, Chimie Et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse Analyse Modélisation (CEISAM), UFR Sciences et Techniques, 2, rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322 NANTES Cedex 3, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611-7200, USA, U INSERM 533, UFR de Médecine Physiologie, 1 rue Gaston Veil, BP 53508, 44035 NANTES Cedex 1, France, and Nantes Atlantique Universités, CNRS, UMR 6204, Laboratoire de Biotechnologie, Biocatalyse et Biorégulation, 2 Rue de la
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, UMR 6230, Chimie Et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse Analyse Modélisation (CEISAM), UFR Sciences et Techniques, 2, rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322 NANTES Cedex 3, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611-7200, USA, U INSERM 533, UFR de Médecine Physiologie, 1 rue Gaston Veil, BP 53508, 44035 NANTES Cedex 1, France, and Nantes Atlantique Universités, CNRS, UMR 6204, Laboratoire de Biotechnologie, Biocatalyse et Biorégulation, 2 Rue de la
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, UMR 6230, Chimie Et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse Analyse Modélisation (CEISAM), UFR Sciences et Techniques, 2, rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322 NANTES Cedex 3, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611-7200, USA, U INSERM 533, UFR de Médecine Physiologie, 1 rue Gaston Veil, BP 53508, 44035 NANTES Cedex 1, France, and Nantes Atlantique Universités, CNRS, UMR 6204, Laboratoire de Biotechnologie, Biocatalyse et Biorégulation, 2 Rue de la
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, UMR 6230, Chimie Et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse Analyse Modélisation (CEISAM), UFR Sciences et Techniques, 2, rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322 NANTES Cedex 3, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611-7200, USA, U INSERM 533, UFR de Médecine Physiologie, 1 rue Gaston Veil, BP 53508, 44035 NANTES Cedex 1, France, and Nantes Atlantique Universités, CNRS, UMR 6204, Laboratoire de Biotechnologie, Biocatalyse et Biorégulation, 2 Rue de la
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, UMR 6230, Chimie Et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse Analyse Modélisation (CEISAM), UFR Sciences et Techniques, 2, rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322 NANTES Cedex 3, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611-7200, USA, U INSERM 533, UFR de Médecine Physiologie, 1 rue Gaston Veil, BP 53508, 44035 NANTES Cedex 1, France, and Nantes Atlantique Universités, CNRS, UMR 6204, Laboratoire de Biotechnologie, Biocatalyse et Biorégulation, 2 Rue de la
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, UMR 6230, Chimie Et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse Analyse Modélisation (CEISAM), UFR Sciences et Techniques, 2, rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322 NANTES Cedex 3, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611-7200, USA, U INSERM 533, UFR de Médecine Physiologie, 1 rue Gaston Veil, BP 53508, 44035 NANTES Cedex 1, France, and Nantes Atlantique Universités, CNRS, UMR 6204, Laboratoire de Biotechnologie, Biocatalyse et Biorégulation, 2 Rue de la
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, UMR 6230, Chimie Et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse Analyse Modélisation (CEISAM), UFR Sciences et Techniques, 2, rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322 NANTES Cedex 3, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611-7200, USA, U INSERM 533, UFR de Médecine Physiologie, 1 rue Gaston Veil, BP 53508, 44035 NANTES Cedex 1, France, and Nantes Atlantique Universités, CNRS, UMR 6204, Laboratoire de Biotechnologie, Biocatalyse et Biorégulation, 2 Rue de la
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, UMR 6230, Chimie Et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse Analyse Modélisation (CEISAM), UFR Sciences et Techniques, 2, rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322 NANTES Cedex 3, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611-7200, USA, U INSERM 533, UFR de Médecine Physiologie, 1 rue Gaston Veil, BP 53508, 44035 NANTES Cedex 1, France, and Nantes Atlantique Universités, CNRS, UMR 6204, Laboratoire de Biotechnologie, Biocatalyse et Biorégulation, 2 Rue de la
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Soundararajan S, Chen W, Spicer EK, Courtenay-Luck N, Fernandes DJ. The nucleolin targeting aptamer AS1411 destabilizes Bcl-2 messenger RNA in human breast cancer cells. Cancer Res 2008; 68:2358-65. [PMID: 18381443 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-5723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 376] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We sought to determine whether nucleolin, a bcl-2 mRNA-binding protein, has a role in the regulation of bcl-2 mRNA stability in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. Furthermore, we examined the efficacy of the aptamer AS1411 in targeting nucleolin and inducing bcl-2 mRNA instability and cytotoxicity in these cells. AS1411 at 5 micromol/L inhibited the growth of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells, whereas 20 micromol/L AS1411 had no effect on the growth rate or viability of normal MCF-10A mammary epithelial cells. This selectivity of AS1411 was related to a greater uptake of AS1411 into the cytoplasm of MCF-7 cells compared with MCF-10A cells and to a 4-fold higher level of cytoplasmic nucleolin in MCF-7 cells. Stable siRNA knockdown of nucleolin in MCF-7 cells reduced nucleolin and bcl-2 protein levels and decreased the half-life of bcl-2 mRNA from 11 to 5 hours. Similarly, AS1411 (10 micromol/L) decreased the half-life of bcl-2 mRNA in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells to 1.0 and 1.2 hours, respectively. In contrast, AS1411 had no effect on the stability of bcl-2 mRNA in normal MCF-10A cells. AS1411 also inhibited the binding of nucleolin to the instability element AU-rich element 1 of bcl-2 mRNA in a cell-free system and in MCF-7 cells. Together, the results suggest that AS1411 acts as a molecular decoy by competing with bcl-2 mRNA for binding to cytoplasmic nucleolin in these breast cancer cell lines. This interferes with the stabilization of bcl-2 mRNA by nucleolin and may be one mechanism by which AS1411 induces tumor cell death.
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- Sridharan Soundararajan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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Li H, Yuan G, Du D. Investigation of formation, recognition, stabilization, and conversion of dimeric G-quadruplexes of HIV-1 integrase inhibitors by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2008; 19:550-559. [PMID: 18313939 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2008.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2007] [Revised: 01/27/2008] [Accepted: 01/28/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The dimeric G-quadruplex structures of d(GGGTGGGTGGGTGGGT) (S1) and d(GTGGTGGGTGGGTGGGT) (S2), the potent nanomolar HIV-1 integrase inhibitors, were detected by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) for the first time. The formation and conversion of the dimers were induced by NH(4)(+), DNA concentration, pH, and the binding molecules. We directly observed the specific binding of a perylene derivative (Tel03) and ImImImbetaDp in one system consisting of the intramolecular and the dimeric G-quadruplexes of the HIV-1 integrase inhibitor, which suggested that Tel03 could shift the equilibrium to the dimeric G-quadruplex formation, while ImImImbetaDp induces preferentially a structural change from the dimer to the intramolecular G-quadruplex. The results of this study indicated that Tel03 and ImImImbetaDp favor the stabilization of the dimeric G-quadruplex structures.
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- Huihui Li
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Wilcox JM, Rempel DL, Gross ML. Method of measuring oligonucleotide-metal affinities: interactions of the thrombin binding aptamer with K+ and Sr2+. Anal Chem 2008; 80:2365-71. [PMID: 18318508 DOI: 10.1021/ac701903w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We report a new, mass spectrometry-based method for measuring affinity constants for specific metal ion binding to DNA, particularly for quadruplex DNA. This method, which is applicable to other systems, utilizes the gas-phase signal fractions, as determined by mass spectrometry, from the bound and unbound species as input into a mathematical model that determines various parameters, one of which is the binding affinity constant. The system used to develop and test the model was the thrombin-binding aptamer, an appropriate quadruplex structure that binds both K+ and Sr2+ cations. Using this method, we measured the binding constants of potassium and strontium cations with the quadruplex structure to be 5000 and 240 nM, respectively. We then applied the method to measure the change in enthalpy of the binding of strontium cations to the thrombin binding aptamer. The DeltaH for this interaction is -71 kJ/mol (-17 kcal/mol). The binding constant measurements are consistent with earlier measurements on the same system, and the measured change in enthalpy is in excellent agreement with previous work.
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- J Micah Wilcox
- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, Saint Louis, Missouri 63130, USA
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Aptamers constitute a new class of oligonucleotides that have gained therapeutic importance. With the approval of the first aptamer drug, pegaptanib, interest in this class of oligonucleotides, often referred to as 'chemical antibodies', has increased. This article discusses aptamers in relation to other oligonucleotide molecules such as antisense nucleotides, short inhibitory sequences, ribozymes and so on. The development of pegaptanib is looked at from the point of view of the challenges faced in converting aptamers into therapeutic molecules. Cases of other aptamers, which show promise as drugs, are discussed in slightly greater detail. Comparison with antibodies and small molecules, which have hitherto held monopoly in this area, is also made.
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- Gurjot Kaur
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Department of Biotechnology, Sector 67, SAS. Nagar, Punjab 160 062, India.
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Saxena S, Bansal A, Kukreti S. Structural polymorphism exhibited by a homopurine.homopyrimidine sequence found at the right end of human c-jun protooncogene. Arch Biochem Biophys 2008; 471:95-108. [PMID: 18262488 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2008.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2007] [Revised: 01/15/2008] [Accepted: 01/19/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Homopurine.homopyrimidine (Pu.Py) tracts are likely to play important biological role in eukaryotes. Using circular dichroism, UV-thermal denaturation and gel electrophoresis, we have analyzed the structural polymorphism of a 21-bp Pu.Py DNA segment within human c-jun protooncogene 3'-region, a potential target for triplex formation. Results show that below physiological pH and in the presence of Na+/K+ with Mg2+ the duplex is destabilized/disproportionated, resulting in strand mediated structural transitions to the self-associated structures of G- and C-rich strands separately, identified as G-quadruplex and i-motif species. A significant differential behavior of the monovalent cations was observed, accordingly the presence of Na+ in acidic as well as neutral pH facilitated the duplex formation, while K+ favored the formation of self-associated structures. In Na+ and Mg2+, under acidic and neutral pH conditions, the duplex displayed triphasic and biphasic melting profiles, respectively. This self-association property of oligonucleotides might limit their use as duplex targets in triplex formation. Study is also relevant for understanding structural and biological properties of DNA sequence containing homopurine tracts.
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- Sarika Saxena
- Nucleic Acids Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi (North Campus), Delhi 110007, India
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Bole M, Menon L, Mihailescu MR. Fragile X mental retardation protein recognition of G quadruplex structure per se is sufficient for high affinity binding to RNA. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2008; 4:1212-9. [DOI: 10.1039/b812537f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Huppert JL. Four-stranded nucleic acids: structure, function and targeting of G-quadruplexes. Chem Soc Rev 2008; 37:1375-84. [DOI: 10.1039/b702491f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 391] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Galezowska E, Masternak A, Rubis B, Czyrski A, Rybczyńska M, Hermann TW, Juskowiak B. Spectroscopic study and G-quadruplex DNA binding affinity of two bioactive papaverine-derived ligands. Int J Biol Macromol 2007; 41:558-63. [PMID: 17719085 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2007.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2007] [Revised: 07/16/2007] [Accepted: 07/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The interactions of G-quadruplex DNA with two oxidation products of papaverine, 6a,12a-diazadibenzo-[a,g]fluorenylium derivative (1) and 2,3,9,10-tetramethoxy-12-oxo-12H-indolo[2,1-a]isoquinolinium cation (2) were investigated. Their activity against telomerase was assessed using the conventional telomeric repeat amplification protocol (TRAP) assay. Effect of TRAP buffer and oligonucleotide length on the DNA-binding affinity of 1 and 2 were also studied. Three quadruplex-forming oligonucleotides with human telomeric sequence: dG(3)(T(2)AG(3))(3) (htel21), dAG(3)(T(2)AG(3))(3) (htel22), and d(T(2)AG(3))(4) (htel24) were used in these investigations. Both ligands were capable of interacting with G4 DNA with binding stoichiometry indicating that two ligand molecules bind to G-quadruplex, which agrees with the binding model of end-stacking on terminal G-tetrads. Circular dichroism spectra revealed that preferences of quadruplex-forming oligonucleotide to adopt a particular topological structure may be also affected by the external ligand that binds to quadruplex. Telomerase activity was suppressed at very low ligand 1 and ligand 2 concentrations with an appreciable selectivity comparing with inhibition of Taq polymerase.
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Redman JE. Surface plasmon resonance for probing quadruplex folding and interactions with proteins and small molecules. Methods 2007; 43:302-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2007.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2007] [Accepted: 05/21/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Vorhies JS, Nemunaitis JJ. Nucleic acid aptamers for targeting of shRNA-based cancer therapeutics. Biologics 2007; 1:367-76. [PMID: 19707307 PMCID: PMC2721292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Aptamers are nucleic acid ligands which have been validated to bind to epitopes with a specificity similar to that of monoclonal antibodies. Aptamers have been primarily investigated for their direct function in terms of inhibition of protein targets; however, recent evidence gives reason to actively explore aptamers as targeting moieties for delivery of anticancer therapeutics. Many aptamers have been developed to bind to extracellular membrane domains of proteins overexpressed on cancer cells and have the potential to be modified for use in targeting cancer therapeutics. The use of DNA vector-based short hairpin RNA (shRNA) for RNA interference (RNAi) is a precise means for the disruption of target gene expression but its clinical usage in cancer is limited by obstacles related to delivery into cancer cells. Nucleic acid aptamers are attractive candidates for targeting of shRNA therapies. Their small size, ease of production and modification, and high specificity are valued attributes in comparison to other targeting moieties currently being tested. Here we review the development of aptamers directed to PSMA, Nucleolin, HER-3, RET, TN-C, and MUC1 and focus on their potential for use in targeting of shRNA-based cancer therapeutics.
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- Correspondence: John Nemunaitis, 1717 Main St, Suite 6000, Dallas, Texas, 75201, USA, Tel +1 214 658 1964, Fax +1 214 658 1992, Email
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