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Kotammagari TK, Saleh LY, Lönnberg T. Organometallic modification confers oligonucleotides new functionalities. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:3118-3128. [PMID: 38385213 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc00305e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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To improve their properties or to introduce entirely new functionalities, the intriguing scaffolds of nucleic acids have been decorated with various modifications, most recently also organometallic ones. While challenging to introduce, organometallic modifications offer the potential of expanding the field of application of metal-dependent functionalities to metal-deficient conditions, notably those of biological media. So far, organometallic moieties have been utilized as probes, labels and catalysts. This Feature Article summarizes recent efforts and predicts likely future developments in each of these lines of research.
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- Tharun K Kotammagari
- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Henrikinkatu 2, 20500 Turku, Finland.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Henrikinkatu 2, 20500 Turku, Finland.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Henrikinkatu 2, 20500 Turku, Finland.
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Boisten F, Maisuls I, Schäfer T, Strassert CA, Müller J. Site-specific covalent metalation of DNA oligonucleotides with phosphorescent platinum(ii) complexes. Chem Sci 2023; 14:2399-2404. [PMID: 36873838 PMCID: PMC9977450 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc05916a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Phosphorescent Pt(II) complexes, composed of a tridentate N^N^C donor ligand and a monodentate ancillary ligand, were covalently attached to DNA oligonucleotides. Three modes of attachment were investigated: positioning the tridentate ligand as an artificial nucleobase via a 2'-deoxyribose or a propane-1,2-diol moiety and orienting it towards the major groove by appending it to a uridine C5 position. The photophysical properties of the complexes depend on the mode of attachment and on the identity of the monodentate ligand (iodido vs. cyanido ligand). Significant duplex stabilization was observed for all cyanido complexes when they are attached to the DNA backbone. The luminescence strongly depends on whether a single or two adjacent complexes are introduced, with the latter showing an additional emission band indicative of excimer formation. The doubly platinated oligonucleotides could be useful as ratiometric or lifetime-based oxygen sensors, as the green photoluminescence intensities and average lifetimes of the monomeric species are drastically boosted upon deoxygenation, whereas the red-shifted excimer phosphorescence is nearly insensitive to the presence of triplet dioxygen in solution.
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- Felix Boisten
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Corrensstr. 28/30 48149 Münster Germany
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- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Corrensstr. 28/30 48149 Münster Germany .,Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech) Heisenbergstr. 11 48149 Münster Germany
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- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Corrensstr. 28/30 48149 Münster Germany
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- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Corrensstr. 28/30 48149 Münster Germany .,Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech) Heisenbergstr. 11 48149 Münster Germany.,Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN) and Cells in Motion Interfaculty Centre (CiMIC) Corrensstr. 28/30 48149 Münster Germany
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- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Corrensstr. 28/30 48149 Münster Germany .,Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN) and Cells in Motion Interfaculty Centre (CiMIC) Corrensstr. 28/30 48149 Münster Germany
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López-Tena M, Chen SK, Winssinger N. Supernatural: Artificial Nucleobases and Backbones to Program Hybridization-Based Assemblies and Circuits. Bioconjug Chem 2023; 34:111-123. [PMID: 35856656 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.2c00292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The specificity and predictability of hybridization make oligonucleotides a powerful platform to program assemblies and networks with logic-gated responses, an area of research which has grown into a field of its own. While the field has capitalized on the commercial availability of DNA oligomers with its four canonical nucleobases, there are opportunities to extend the capabilities of the hardware with unnatural nucleobases and other backbones. This Topical Review highlights nucleobases that favor hybridizations that are empowering for assemblies and networks as well as two chiral XNAs than enable orthogonal hybridization networks.
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- Miguel López-Tena
- University of Geneva, Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, NCCR Chemical Biology, 30 Quai Ernest Ansermet, CH-1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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- University of Geneva, Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, NCCR Chemical Biology, 30 Quai Ernest Ansermet, CH-1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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- University of Geneva, Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, NCCR Chemical Biology, 30 Quai Ernest Ansermet, CH-1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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Kotammagari TK, Tähtinen P, Lönnberg T. Oligonucleotides Featuring a Covalently Mercurated 6-Phenylcarbazole Residue as High-Affinity Hybridization Probes for Thiopyrimidine-Containing Sequences. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202202530. [PMID: 36108095 PMCID: PMC10092508 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Short oligonucleotides incorporating either 1-mercuri-6-phenylcarbazole, 8-mercuri-6-phenylcarbazole, or 1,8-dimercuri-6-phenylcarbazole C-nucleoside in the middle of the chain have been synthesized and studied for their potential as hybridization probes for sequences containing thiopyrimidine nucleobases. All of these oligonucleotides formed very stable duplexes with complementary sequences pairing the organometallic moiety with either 2- or 4-thiothymine. The isomeric monomercurated oligonucleotides were also able to discriminate between 2- and 4-thiothymine based on the different melting temperatures of the respective duplexes. DFT-optimized structures of the most stable mononuclear HgII -mediated base pairs featured a coordinated covalent bond between HgII and either S2 or S4 and a hydrogen bond between the carbazole nitrogen and N3. The dinuclear HgII -mediated base pairs, in turn, were geometrically very similar to the one previously reported to form between 1,8-dimercuri-6-phenylcarbazole and thymine and had one HgII ion coordinated to a thio and the other one to an oxo substituent.
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- Tharun K Kotammagari
- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Henrikinkatu 2, 20500, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Henrikinkatu 2, 20500, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Henrikinkatu 2, 20500, Turku, Finland
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Hu L, Takezawa Y, Shionoya M. Metal-mediated DNA base pairing of easily prepared 2-oxo-imidazole-4-carboxylate nucleotides. Chem Sci 2022; 13:3977-3983. [PMID: 35440985 PMCID: PMC8985573 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc00926a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Metal-mediated DNA base pairs, which consist of two ligand-type artificial nucleobases and a bridging metal ion, have attracted increasing attention in recent years as a different base pairing mode from natural base pairing. Metal-mediated base pairing has been extensively studied, not only for metal-dependent thermal stabilisation of duplexes, but also for metal assembly by DNA templates and construction of functional DNAs that can be controlled by metals. Here, we report the metal-mediated base paring properties of a novel 2-oxo-imidazole-4-carboxylate (ImOC) nucleobase and a previously reported 2-oxo-imidazole-4-carboxamide (ImOA) nucleobase, both of which can be easily derived from a commercially available uridine analogue. The ImOC nucleobases were found to form stable ImOC–CuII–ImOC and ImOC–HgII–ImOC base pairs in the presence of the corresponding metal ions, leading to an increase in the duplex melting temperature by +20 °C and +11 °C, respectively. The ImOC bases did not react with other divalent metal ions and showed superior metal selectivity compared to similar nucleobase design reported so far. The ImOC–CuII–ImOC base pair was much more stable than mismatch pairs with other natural nucleobases, confirming the base pair specificity in the presence of CuII. Furthermore, we demonstrated the quantitative assembly of three CuII ions inside a DNA duplex with three consecutive ImOC–ImOC pairs, showing great potential of DNA-template based CuII nanoarray construction. The study of easily-prepared ImOC base pairs will provide a new design strategy for metal-responsive DNA materials. A novel 2-oxo-imidazole-4-carboxylate (ImOC) nucleobase, which can be easily derived from a commercially available uridine analogue, was found to form stable CuII- and HgII-mediated base pairs in DNA duplexes.![]()
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- Lingyun Hu
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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Aro-Heinilä A, Lepistö A, Äärelä A, Lönnberg TA, Virta P. 2-Trifluoromethyl-6-mercurianiline Nucleotide, a Sensitive 19F NMR Probe for Hg(II)-mediated Base Pairing. J Org Chem 2022; 87:137-146. [PMID: 34905374 PMCID: PMC8749955 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c02056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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A 2-trifluoromethylaniline C-nucleoside was synthesized, incorporated in the middle of an oligonucleotide, and mercurated. The affinity of the mercurated oligonucleotide toward complementary strands placing each of the canonical nucleobases opposite to the organomercury nucleobase analogue was examined by ultraviolet (UV), circular dichroism (CD), and 19F NMR spectroscopy analyses. According to the UV melting profile analysis, the organomercury nucleobase analogue showed increased affinities in the order T > G > C > A. The CD profiles indicated the typical B-type helix in each case. The 19F resonance signal proved sensitive for the local environmental changes, showing clearly distinct signals for the duplexes with different opposing nucleobases. Furthermore, valuable information on the mercurated oligonucleotide and its binding to complementary strands at varying temperature could be obtained by 19F NMR spectroscopy.
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- Asmo Aro-Heinilä
- Department of Chemistry, University
of Turku, Henrikinkatu 2, 20500 Turku, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University
of Turku, Henrikinkatu 2, 20500 Turku, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University
of Turku, Henrikinkatu 2, 20500 Turku, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University
of Turku, Henrikinkatu 2, 20500 Turku, Finland
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Hande M, Maity S, Lönnberg T. Sequence dependence of Pd(II)-mediated base pairing by palladacyclic nucleobase surrogates. J Inorg Biochem 2021; 222:111506. [PMID: 34118781 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2021.111506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A C-nucleoside derivative of phenylpyridine or the respective palladacycle was incorporated at either 3'- or 5'-terminus of a short oligodeoxynucleotide. Hybridization properties of these modified oligonucleotides were studied in a fluorescence-based competition assay in addition to conventional UV melting temperature analysis and compared with those of a previously prepared analogue featuring the modified nucleoside in the middle of the sequence. With the unpalladated phenylpyridine oligonucleotides, UV melting temperature qualitatively correlated with the ability to displace a strand from a double helix in the competition assay, decreasing in the order 5' > 3' > middle. Corresponding results on the palladacyclic oligonucleotides were more difficult to interpret but both UV melting and competition experiments revealed a decrease in the duplex stability upon palladation in most cases. On the other hand, dependence of the UV melting temperature on the identity of the canonical nucleobase opposite to the modified nucleobase analogue was much more pronounced with the palladacyclic duplexes than with their unpalladated counterparts. Furthermore, UV melting profiles of the palladacyclic duplexes featured an additional transition at a temperature exceeding the melting temperature of the unmodified part of the duplex. Taken together, these results lend support to the idea of Pd(II)-mediated base pairs that are highly stable but incompatible with the geometry of a double helix.
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- Madhuri Hande
- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Vatselankatu 2, 20014 Turku, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Vatselankatu 2, 20014 Turku, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Vatselankatu 2, 20014 Turku, Finland.
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Ukale D, Lönnberg T. Organomercury Nucleic Acids: Past, Present and Future. Chembiochem 2021; 22:1733-1739. [PMID: 33410571 PMCID: PMC8247973 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Synthetic efforts towards nucleosides, nucleotides, oligonucleotides and nucleic acids covalently mercurated at one or more of their base moieties are summarized, followed by a discussion of the proposed, realized and abandoned applications of this unique class of compounds. Special emphasis is given to fields in which active research is ongoing, notably the use of HgII -mediated base pairing to improve the hybridization properties of oligonucleotide probes. Finally, this minireview attempts to anticipate potential future applications of organomercury nucleic acids.
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- Dattatraya Ukale
- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Vatselankatu 2, 20014, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Vatselankatu 2, 20014, Turku, Finland
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Escher D, Müller J. Silver(I)‐mediated hetero base pairs of 6‐pyrazolylpurine and its deaza derivatives. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.202000481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Daniela Escher
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Corrensstr. 30 48149 Münster Germany
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- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Corrensstr. 30 48149 Münster Germany
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Schönrath I, Tsvetkov VB, Barceló-Oliver M, Hebenbrock M, Zatsepin TS, Aralov AV, Müller J. Silver(I)-mediated base pairing in DNA involving the artificial nucleobase 7,8-dihydro-8-oxo-1,N 6-ethenoadenine. J Inorg Biochem 2021; 219:111369. [PMID: 33878529 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2021.111369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The artificial nucleobase 7,8-dihydro-8-oxo-1,N6-ethenoadenine (X) was investigated with respect to its ability to engage in Ag(I)-mediated base pairing in DNA. Spectroscopic data indicate the formation of dinuclear X-Ag(I)2-X homo base pairs and mononuclear X-Ag(I)-C base pairs (C, cytosine). Density functional theory calculations and molecular dynamics simulations indicate that the nucleobase changes from its lactam tautomeric form prior to the formation of the Ag(I)-mediated base pair to the lactim form after the incorporation of the Ag(I) ions. Fluorescence spectroscopy indicates that the two Ag(I) ions of the homo base pair are incorporated sequentially. Isothermal titration calorimetry confirms that the affinity of one of the Ag(I) ions is about tenfold higher than that of the other Ag(I) ion. The computational analysis by means of density functional theory confirms a much larger reaction energy for the incorporation of the first Ag(I) ion. The thermal stabilization upon the formation of the dinuclear Ag(I)-mediated homo base pair exceeds the one previously observed for the closely related nucleobase 1,N6-ethenoadenine by far, despite very similar structures. This additional stabilization may stem from the presence of water molecules engaged in hydrogen bonding with the additional oxygen atom of the artificial nucleobase X. The highly stabilizing Ag(I)-mediated base pair is a valuable addition to established dinuclear metal-mediated base pairs.
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- Isabell Schönrath
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Corrensstraße 28/30, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- World-Class Research Center "Digital biodesign and personalized healthcare", Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 8/2 Trubetskaya Str., 119146 Moscow, Russia; Research and Clinical Center for Physical Chemical Medicine, Malaya Pirogovskaya Str. 1a, 119435 Moscow, Russia
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- Universitat de les Illes Balears, Departament de Química, carretera Valldemossa km 7.5, Ed. Mateu Orfila i Rotger, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Corrensstraße 28/30, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Bolshoy Boulevard 30, bld. 1, 121205 Moscow, Russia; Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory Str. 1-3, 119992 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya Str. 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia.
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- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Corrensstraße 28/30, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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McKenzie LK, El-Khoury R, Thorpe JD, Damha MJ, Hollenstein M. Recent progress in non-native nucleic acid modifications. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:5126-5164. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01430c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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While Nature harnesses RNA and DNA to store, read and write genetic information, the inherent programmability, synthetic accessibility and wide functionality of these nucleic acids make them attractive tools for use in a vast array of applications.
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- Luke K. McKenzie
- Institut Pasteur
- Department of Structural Biology and Chemistry
- Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry of Nucleic Acids
- CNRS UMR3523
- 75724 Paris Cedex 15
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- Institut Pasteur
- Department of Structural Biology and Chemistry
- Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry of Nucleic Acids
- CNRS UMR3523
- 75724 Paris Cedex 15
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Light-induced formation of silver(I)-mediated base pairs in DNA: Possibilities and limitations. Inorganica Chim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2020.119856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Escher D, Müller J. Silver(I) Coordination in Silver(I)-Mediated Homo Base Pairs of 6-Pyrazolylpurine in DNA Duplexes Involves the Watson-Crick Edge. Chemistry 2020; 26:16043-16048. [PMID: 32627879 PMCID: PMC7756626 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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DNA duplexes comprising 6‐(1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl)‐9H‐purine (6PP), 1‐deaza‐6PP (1D6PP), 7‐deaza‐6PP (7D6PP) and 1,7‐dideaza‐6PP (1,7D6PP) 2′‐deoxyribonucleosides, respectively, were investigated towards their ability to form metal‐mediated base pairs in the presence of AgI. In 6PP and 7D6PP, the AgI ion can coordinate to the nucleobase via the endocyclic N1 nitrogen atom, that is, via the Watson–Crick edge. In contrast, this nitrogen atom is not available in 1D6PP and 1,7D6PP, so that in 1D6PP an AgI coordination is only possible via the Hoogsteen edge (N7). Reference duplexes with either adenine:adenine mispairs or canonical adenine:thymine base pairs were used to investigate the impact of the pyrazolyl moiety on the AgI‐binding properties. To determine the thermal and structural duplex stabilities in the absence or presence of AgI, all duplexes were examined by UV and circular dichroism spectroscopic studies. These investigations shed light on the question of whether N1‐ or N7‐coordination is preferred in purine‐based metal‐mediated base pairs.
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- Daniela Escher
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Corrensstr. 30, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Corrensstr. 30, 48149, Münster, Germany
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Aro-Heinilä A, Lönnberg T, Virta P. Covalently Mercurated Molecular Beacon for Discriminating the Canonical Nucleobases. Chembiochem 2020; 22:354-358. [PMID: 32827233 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A highly nucleobase-discriminating metalated nucleoside analogue, 3-fluoro-2-mercuri-6-methylaniline, was incorporated into an oligonucleotide molecular beacon. Fluorescence emission spectra were measured after the addition of four different complementary strands, in which the nucleobase opposite the metalated analogue varies. The fluorescence results showed a clear binding selectivity at room temperature, in the order G>T>C>A. The selectivity is based on the different affinities between the metalated nucleoside analogue and the canonical nucleobases. The synthesized probe is capable of robust discrimination between the two purine as well as the two pyrimidine bases by fluorescence at room temperature, and more sophisticated temperature analysis allows clear separation of every canonical nucleobase. The probe would, hence, be a suitable method for the detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms.
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- Asmo Aro-Heinilä
- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Vatselankatu 2, 20014, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Vatselankatu 2, 20014, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Vatselankatu 2, 20014, Turku, Finland
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Maity S, Hande M, Lönnberg T. Metal-Mediated Base Pairing of Rigid and Flexible Benzaldoxime Metallacycles. Chembiochem 2020; 21:2321-2328. [PMID: 32232965 PMCID: PMC7496235 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Oligonucleotides incorporating a central C-nucleoside with either a rigid or flexible benzaldoxime base moiety have been synthesized, and the hybridization properties of their metallacyclic derivatives have been studied by UV melting experiments. In all cases, the metallated duplexes were less stable than their unmetallated counterparts, and the metallacyclic nucleobases did not show a clear preference for any of the canonical nucleobases as a base-pairing partner. With palladated oligonucleotides, increased flexibility translated to less severe destabilization, whereas the opposite was true for the mercurated oligonucleotides; this reflects the greater difficulties in accommodating a rigid PdII -mediated base pair than a rigid HgII -mediated base pair within the base stack of a double helix.
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- Sajal Maity
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of TurkuVatselankatu 220014TurkuFinland
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of TurkuVatselankatu 220014TurkuFinland
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of TurkuVatselankatu 220014TurkuFinland
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Stable Hg(II)-mediated base pairs with a phenanthroline-derived nucleobase surrogate in antiparallel-stranded DNA. J Biol Inorg Chem 2020; 25:647-654. [PMID: 32277288 PMCID: PMC7239801 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-020-01788-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Metal-mediated base pairs involving artificial nucleobases have emerged as a promising means for the site-specific functionalization of nucleic acids with metal ions. In this context, a GNA-appended (GNA: glycol nucleic acid) nucleoside analogue containing the artificial nucleobase 1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline (P) has already been applied successfully in a variety of homo- and heteroleptic metal-mediated base pairs, mainly involving Ag(I) ions. Herein, we report a thorough investigation of the Hg(II)-binding properties of P when incorporated into antiparallel-stranded DNA duplexes. The artificial nucleobase P is able to form Hg(II)-mediated homoleptic base pairs of the type P-Hg(II)-P with a [2 + 2] coordination environment. In addition, the heteroleptic P-Hg(II)-T pair was investigated. The addition of a stoichiometric amount of Hg(II) to a duplex comprising either a P:P pair or a P:T pair stabilizes the DNA duplex by 4.3 °C and 14.5 °C, respectively. The P-Hg(II)-T base pair, hence, represents the most stabilizing non-organometallic Hg(II)-mediated base pair reported to date. The formation of the Hg(II)-mediated base pairs was investigated by means of temperature-dependent UV spectroscopy and CD spectroscopy.
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Ukale DU, Tähtinen P, Lönnberg T. 1,8-Dimercuri-6-Phenyl-1H-Carbazole as a Monofacial Dinuclear Organometallic Nucleobase. Chemistry 2020; 26:2164-2168. [PMID: 31913530 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201905434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Revised: 12/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A C-nucleoside with 6-phenyl-1H-carbazole as the base moiety has been synthesized and incorporated in the middle of an oligonucleotide. Mercuration of this modified residue at positions 1 and 8 gave the first example of an oligonucleotide featuring a monofacial dinuclear organometallic nucleobase. The dimercurated oligonucleotide formed stable duplexes with unmodified oligonucleotides placing either cytosine, guanine, or thymine opposite to the organometallic nucleobase. A highly stabilizing (ΔTm =7.3 °C) HgII -mediated base pair was formed with thymine. According to DFT calculations performed at the PBE0DH level of theory, this base pair is most likely dinuclear, with the two HgII ions coordinated to O2 and O4 of the thymine base.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Vatselankatu 2, 20014, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Vatselankatu 2, 20014, Turku, Finland
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Maity S, Lönnberg TA. Synthesis of Organometallic Oligonucleotides through Oximation with Metalated Benzaldehydes. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:18803-18808. [PMID: 31737842 PMCID: PMC6854833 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b02804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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A phthaloyl-protected aminooxymethyl-C-2'-deoxyriboside building block has been prepared and incorporated in the middle of an oligodeoxyribonucleotide. Removal of the phthaloyl protection followed by on-support oximation with either mercurated or palladated benzaldehydes yielded oligonucleotides bearing the respective benzaldoxime metallacycles.
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Naskar S, Guha R, Müller J. Metal-Modified Nucleic Acids: Metal-Mediated Base Pairs, Triples, and Tetrads. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 59:1397-1406. [PMID: 31259475 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201905913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The incorporation of metal ions into nucleic acids by means of metal-mediated base pairs represents a promising and prominent strategy for the site-specific decoration of these self-assembling supramolecules with metal-based functionality. Over the past 20 years, numerous nucleoside surrogates have been introduced in this respect, broadening the metal scope by providing perfectly tailored metal-binding sites. More recently, artificial nucleosides derived from natural purine or pyrimidine bases have moved into the focus of AgI -mediated base pairing, due to their expected compatibility with regular Watson-Crick base pairs. This minireview summarizes these advances in metal-mediated base pairing but also includes further recent progress in the field. Moreover, it addresses other aspects of metal-modified nucleic acids, highlighting an expansion of the concept to metal-mediated base triples (in triple helices and three-way junctions) and metal-mediated base tetrads (in quadruplexes). For all types of metal-modified nucleic acids, proposed or accomplished applications are briefly mentioned, too.
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- Shuvankar Naskar
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 30, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 30, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 30, 48149, Münster, Germany
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Naskar S, Guha R, Müller J. Metallmodifizierte Nukleinsäuren: Metallvermittelte Basenpaare, ‐tripel und ‐tetraden. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201905913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Shuvankar Naskar
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Corrensstraße 30 48149 Münster Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Corrensstraße 30 48149 Münster Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Corrensstraße 30 48149 Münster Deutschland
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Aro-Heinilä A, Lönnberg T, Virta P. 3-Fluoro-2-mercuri-6-methylaniline Nucleotide as a High-Affinity Nucleobase-Specific Hybridization Probe. Bioconjug Chem 2019; 30:2183-2190. [PMID: 31246432 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A 3-fluoro-6-methylaniline nucleoside was synthesized and incorporated into an oligonucleotide, and its ability to form mercury-mediated base pairs was studied. UV melting experiments revealed increased duplex stability with thymine, guanine, and cytosine opposite to the probe and a clear nucleobase-specific binding preference (T > G > C > A). Moreover, the 3-fluoro group was utilized as a spin label that showed distinct 19F NMR resonance shifts depending on the complementary nucleobase, providing more detailed information on Hg(II)-mediated base pairing.
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- Asmo Aro-Heinilä
- Department of Chemistry , University of Turku , Vatselankatu 2 , 20014 Turku , Finland
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Turku , Vatselankatu 2 , 20014 Turku , Finland
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Turku , Vatselankatu 2 , 20014 Turku , Finland
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Schönrath I, Tsvetkov VB, Zatsepin TS, Aralov AV, Müller J. Silver(I)-mediated base pairing in parallel-stranded DNA involving the luminescent cytosine analog 1,3-diaza-2-oxophenoxazine. J Biol Inorg Chem 2019; 24:693-702. [DOI: 10.1007/s00775-019-01682-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Räisälä H, Lönnberg T. Covalently Palladated Oligonucleotides Through Oxidative Addition of Pd 0. Chemistry 2019; 25:4751-4756. [PMID: 30666718 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201806022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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An 11-mer oligonucleotide incorporating a central (2-iodobenzoylamino)methyl residue has been synthesized and palladated by oxidative addition of Pd2 (dba)3 . UV melting profiles of the duplexes formed by the palladated oligonucleotide with its natural complements were biphasic and the higher melting temperatures (Tm ) exhibited considerable hysteresis. CD spectra, in turn, resembled those of canonical B-type double helices. Two-step denaturation, with the "low-Tm " melting involving only canonical base pairs and the "high-Tm " melting involving also dissociation of a PdII -mediated base pair, appears the most likely explanation for the observed UV melting profiles. As the latter step in all cases takes place at a higher temperature than denaturation of natural duplexes of the same length, the putative PdII -mediated base pairs are stabilizing.
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- Harri Räisälä
- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Vatselankatu 2, 20014, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Vatselankatu 2, 20014, Turku, Finland
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Sandmann N, Bachmann J, Hepp A, Doltsinis NL, Müller J. Copper(ii)-mediated base pairing involving the artificial nucleobase 3H-imidazo[4,5-f]quinolin-5-ol. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:10505-10515. [DOI: 10.1039/c9dt02043h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A highly stabilizing Cu(ii)-mediated base pair is introduced into DNA using a large artificial nucleobase.
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- Nikolas Sandmann
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- 48149 Münster
- Germany
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- Institut für Festkörpertheorie and Center for Multiscale Theory and Computation
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- 48149 Münster
- Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- 48149 Münster
- Germany
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- Institut für Festkörpertheorie and Center for Multiscale Theory and Computation
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- 48149 Münster
- Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- 48149 Münster
- Germany
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Ukale DU, Lönnberg T. 2,6‐Dimercuriphenol as a Bifacial Dinuclear Organometallic Nucleobase. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201809398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Turku Vatselankatu 2 20014 Turku Finland
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Ukale DU, Lönnberg T. 2,6-Dimercuriphenol as a Bifacial Dinuclear Organometallic Nucleobase. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:16171-16175. [PMID: 30358071 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201809398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Revised: 10/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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A C-nucleoside having 2,6-dimercuriphenol as the base moiety has been synthesized and incorporated into an oligonucleotide. NMR and UV melting experiments revealed the ability of this bifacial organometallic nucleobase surrogate to form stable dinuclear HgII -mediated base triples with adenine, cytosine, and thymine (or uracil) in solution as well as within a triple-helical oligonucleotide. A single HgII -mediated base triple between 2,6-dimercuriphenol and two thymines increased both Hoogsteen and Watson-Crick melting temperatures of a 15-mer pyrimidine⋅purine*pyrimidine triple helix by more than 10 °C relative to an unmodified triple helix of the same length. This novel binding mode could be exploited in targeting certain pathogenic nucleic acids as well as in DNA nanotechnology.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Vatselankatu 2, 20014, Turku, Finland
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Jash B, Müller J. Concomitant Site-Specific Incorporation of Silver(I) and Mercury(II) Ions into a DNA Duplex. Chemistry 2018; 24:10636-10640. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201802470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Biswarup Jash
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie and NRW Graduate School of Chemistry; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Corrensstrasse 28/30 48149 Münster Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie and NRW Graduate School of Chemistry; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Corrensstrasse 28/30 48149 Münster Germany
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- Biswarup Jash
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie und NRW Graduate School of Chemistry; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Corrensstraße 28/30 48149 Münster Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie und NRW Graduate School of Chemistry; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Corrensstraße 28/30 48149 Münster Deutschland
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Jash B, Müller J. Stable Copper(I)-Mediated Base Pairing in DNA. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:9524-9527. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201802201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2018] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Biswarup Jash
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, and NRW Graduate School of Chemistry; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Corrensstrasse 28/30 48149 Münster Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, and NRW Graduate School of Chemistry; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Corrensstrasse 28/30 48149 Münster Germany
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Ukale DU, Lönnberg T. Triplex Formation by Oligonucleotides Containing Organomercurated Base Moieties. Chembiochem 2018; 19:1096-1101. [PMID: 29575511 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201800112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Homothymine oligonucleotides with a single 5-mercuricytosine or 5-mercuriuracil residue at their termini have been synthesized and their capacity to form triplexes has been examined with an extensive array of double-helical targets. UV and circular dichroism (CD) melting experiments revealed the formation and thermal denaturation of pyrimidine⋅purine*pyrimidine-type triple helices with all oligonucleotide combinations studied. Nearly all triplexes were destabilized upon mercuration of the 3'-terminal residue of the triplex-forming oligonucleotide, in all likelihood due to competing intramolecular HgII -mediated base pairing. Two exceptions from this general pattern were, however, observed: 5-mercuricytosine was stabilizing when placed opposite to a T⋅A or A⋅T base pair. The stabilization was further amplified in the presence of 2-mercaptoethanol (but not hexanethiol, thiophenol or cysteine), suggesting a stabilizing interaction other than HgII -mediated base pairing.
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- University of Turku, Department of Chemistry, Vatselankatu 2, 20014, Turku, Finland
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Collado A, Gómez-Gallego M, Sierra MA. Nucleobases Having M-C Bonds: An Emerging Bio-Organometallic Field. European J Org Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201800135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Alba Collado
- Departamento de Química Orgánica and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA); Facultad de Ciencias Químicas; Universidad Complutense; 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA); Facultad de Ciencias Químicas; Universidad Complutense; 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA); Facultad de Ciencias Químicas; Universidad Complutense; 28040 Madrid Spain
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Mandal S, Hebenbrock M, Müller J. A dinuclear silver(I)-mediated base pair in DNA formed from 1, N 6 -ethenoadenine and thymine. Inorganica Chim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2017.05.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Takezawa Y, Müller J, Shionoya M. Artificial DNA Base Pairing Mediated by Diverse Metal Ions. CHEM LETT 2017. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.160985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Yusuke Takezawa
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033
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- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Corrensstraße 28/30, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033
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Mandal S, Müller J. Metal-mediated DNA assembly with ligand-based nucleosides. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2017; 37:71-79. [PMID: 28214670 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2017.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Revised: 01/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Nucleic acids such as DNA are increasingly being applied in nanotechnology, as a result of their capability to self-assemble reversibly. The formal replacement of canonical base pairs by metal-mediated ones enables a site-specific introduction of metal-based functionality into these biomolecules, leading to the formation of predesigned metal arrays. This article offers an overview of structural aspects of metal-mediated base pairs, reviews recent advances in the field of metal-mediated base pairing and presents potential applications of the resulting metal-modified nucleic acids. It particularly focuses on recently developed metal-mediated base pairs with purine-derived nucleosides, gives an overview of metal-responsive systems relying on metal-mediated base pairs and summarizes various applications beyond metal-ion sensors.
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- Soham Mandal
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Corrensstraße 30, 48149 Münster, Germany(*)
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- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Corrensstraße 30, 48149 Münster, Germany(*).
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Jash B, Scharf P, Sandmann N, Fonseca Guerra C, Megger DA, Müller J. A metal-mediated base pair that discriminates between the canonical pyrimidine nucleobases. Chem Sci 2017; 8:1337-1343. [PMID: 28451274 PMCID: PMC5360170 DOI: 10.1039/c6sc03482a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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A nucleoside analogue comprising the ligand 1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline (P) was applied to develop a molecular beacon capable of discriminating the canonical nucleobases cytosine and thymine. The beacon is based on the formation of a stable Ag+-mediated base pair between P and cytosine, whereas the presence of Ag+ strongly destabilizes nucleic acids comprising an artificial base pair between P and thymine. Metal-mediated base pair formation was investigated by temperature-dependent UV spectroscopy and CD spectroscopy and complemented by extensive DFT calculations. The molecular beacon significantly extends the application spectrum of nucleic acids with metal-mediated base pairs. It is of potential use in the detection of single-nucleotide polymorphisms.
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- Biswarup Jash
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie , Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster , Corrensstraße 30 , 48149 Münster , Germany .
- NRW Graduate School of Chemistry , Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster , Corrensstraße 30 , 48149 Münster , Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie , Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster , Corrensstraße 30 , 48149 Münster , Germany .
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie , Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster , Corrensstraße 30 , 48149 Münster , Germany .
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry , Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM) , VU Amsterdam , De Boelelaan 1083 , 1081 HV Amsterdam , The Netherlands .
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- Medizinisches Proteom-Center , Ruhr-Universität Bochum , Universitätsstraße 150 , 44801 Bochum , Germany .
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie , Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster , Corrensstraße 30 , 48149 Münster , Germany .
- NRW Graduate School of Chemistry , Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster , Corrensstraße 30 , 48149 Münster , Germany
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Aro-Heinilä A, Lönnberg T. Fluorescent Oligonucleotide Probes for Screening High-Affinity Nucleobase Surrogates. Chemistry 2016; 23:1028-1031. [PMID: 27911048 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201605300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Double-helical oligonucleotide probes featuring a single-nucleotide gap opposed by one of the canonical nucleobases and flanked by the fluorescent nucleobase analogue pyrrolocytosine have been synthesized and titrated with PdII chelates of dipicolinamide and its N2 ,N6 -dialkylated derivatives. The fluorometric titrations revealed greatly increased affinity of the PdII chelates for the nucleobases opposing the gap compared to the respective free nucleotides in solution. Owing to the constrained environment of the single-nucleotide gap, the relative stabilities of the various PdII -mediated base pairs were also significantly different from those previously reported at monomer level.
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- Asmo Aro-Heinilä
- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Vatselankatu 2, 20014, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Vatselankatu 2, 20014, Turku, Finland
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Mandal S, Hebenbrock M, Müller J. Ein zweikerniges Quecksilber(II)-vermitteltes Basenpaar in DNA. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201608354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Soham Mandal
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Corrensstraße 28/30 48149 Münster Deutschland
- NRW Graduate School of Chemistry; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Corrensstraße 28/30 48149 Münster Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Corrensstraße 28/30 48149 Münster Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Corrensstraße 28/30 48149 Münster Deutschland
- NRW Graduate School of Chemistry; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Corrensstraße 28/30 48149 Münster Deutschland
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Mandal S, Hebenbrock M, Müller J. A Dinuclear Mercury(II)-Mediated Base Pair in DNA. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:15520-15523. [PMID: 27862734 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201608354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Revised: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The first dinuclear metal-mediated base pair containing divalent metal ions has been prepared. A combination of the neutral bis(monodentate) purine derivative 1,N6 -ethenoadenine (ϵA), which preferentially binds two metal ions with a parallel alignment of the N-M bonds, and the canonical nucleobase thymine (T), which readily deprotonates in the presence of HgII and thereby partially compensates the charge accumulation due to the two closely spaced divalent metal ions, yields the dinuclear T-HgII2 -ϵA base pair. This metal-mediated base pair stabilizes the DNA oligonucleotide duplex as shown by an increase of 8 °C in its melting temperature. Formation of the base pair was demonstrated by temperature-dependent UV spectroscopy as well as by titration experiments monitored by UV and CD spectroscopy.
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- Soham Mandal
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 28/30, 48149, Münster, Germany.,NRW Graduate School of Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 28/30, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 28/30, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 28/30, 48149, Münster, Germany.,NRW Graduate School of Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 28/30, 48149, Münster, Germany
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Lippert B, Sanz Miguel PJ. The Renaissance of Metal-Pyrimidine Nucleobase Coordination Chemistry. Acc Chem Res 2016; 49:1537-45. [PMID: 27472006 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.6b00253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The significance of metal ions for the function and properties of DNA and RNA, long seen primarily under biological aspects and medicinal uses, has recently gained a renewed momentum. This is a consequence of the advent of novel applications in the fields of materials science, biotechnology, and analytical sensor chemistry that relate to the designed incorporation of transition metal ions into nucleic acid base pairs. Ag(+) and Hg(2+) ions, binding to pyrimidine (pym) nucleobases, represent major players in this development. Interestingly, these metal ions were the ones that some 60 years ago started the field! At the same time, the mentioned metal ions had demonstrated a "special relationship" with the pym nucleobases cytosine, thymine, and uracil! Parallel work conducted with oligonucleotides and model nucleobases fostered numerous significant details of these interactions, in particular when X-ray crystallography was involved, correcting earlier views occasionally. Our own activities during the past three to four decades have focused on, among others, the coordination chemistry of transition and main-group metal ions with pym model nucleobases, with an emphasis on Pt(II) and Pd(II). It has always been our goal to deduce, if possible, the potential relevance of our findings for biological processes. It is interesting to put our data, in particular for trans-a2Pt(II) (a = NH3 or amine), into perspective with those of other metal ions, notably Ag(+) and Hg(2+). Irrespective of major differences in kinetics and lability/inertness between d(8) and d(10) metal ions, there is also a lot of similarity in structural aspects as a result of the preferred linear coordination geometry of these species. Moreover, the apparent clustering of metal ions to the pym nucleobases, which is presumably essential for the formation of nanoclusters on oligonucleotide scaffolds, is impressively reflected in model systems, as are reasons for inter-nucleobase cross-links containing more than a single metal ion. The present understanding of these interrelationships is a consequence of intensive research carried out during the last 60 years by numerous laboratories. For space restrictions in this Account, it was impossible to adequately highlight the valuable contributions of all of the researchers in the field of metal-pym nucleobase interactions. Explicitly this refers to colleagues not cited in the references, e.g., R. Stuart Tobias, Robert Bau, R. Bruce Martin, Colin J. L. Lock, Katsuyuki Aoki, Helmut Sigel, and Michael J. Clarke, among others.
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- Bernhard Lippert
- Fakultät
für Chemie und Chemische Biologie (CCB), Technische Universität Dortmund, 44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Departamento
de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis
Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), Universidad de Zaragoza−CSIC, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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