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Paul R, Dutta D, Das T, Debnath M, Dash J. G4 Sensing Pyridyl-Thiazole Polyamide Represses c-KIT Expression in Leukemia Cells. Chemistry 2021; 27:8590-8599. [PMID: 33851760 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Specific sensing and functional tuning of nucleic acid secondary structures remain less explored to date. Herein, we report a thiazole polyamide TPW that binds specifically to c-KIT1 G-quadruplex (G4) with sub-micromolar affinity and ∼1 : 1 stoichiometry and represses c-KIT proto-oncogene expression. TPW shows up to 10-fold increase in fluorescence upon binding with c-KIT1 G4, but shows weak or no quantifiable binding to other G4s and ds26 DNA. TPW can increase the number of G4-specific antibody (BG4) foci and mark G4 structures in cancer cells. Cell-based assays reveal that TPW can efficiently repress c-KIT expression in leukemia cells via a G4-dependent process. Thus, the polyamide can serve as a promising probe for G-quadruplex recognition with the ability to specifically alter c-KIT oncogene expression.
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- Raj Paul
- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, 700032, India
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Padroni G, Parkinson JA, Fox KR, Burley GA. Structural basis of DNA duplex distortion induced by thiazole-containing hairpin polyamides. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 46:42-53. [PMID: 29194552 PMCID: PMC5758887 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx1211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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This manuscript reports the molecular basis for double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) binding of hairpin polyamides incorporating a 5-alkyl thiazole (Nt) unit. Hairpin polyamides containing an N-terminal Nt unit induce higher melting stabilisation of target dsDNA sequences relative to an archetypical hairpin polyamide incorporating an N-terminal imidazole (Im) unit. However, modification of the N-terminus from Im to Nt-building blocks results in an increase in dsDNA binding affinity but lower G-selectivity. A general G-selectivity trend is observed for Nt-containing polyamide analogues. G-selectivity increases as the steric bulk in the Nt 5-position increases. Solution-based NMR structural studies reveal differences in the modulation of the target DNA duplex of Nt-containing hairpin polyamides relative to the Im-containing archetype. A structural hallmark of an Nt polyamide•dsDNA complex is a more significant degree of major groove compression of the target dsDNA sequence relative to the Im-containing hairpin polyamide.
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- Giacomo Padroni
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Thomas Graham Building, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL, UK
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Thomas Graham Building, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL, UK
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- Centre for Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Life Sciences Building 85, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Thomas Graham Building, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL, UK
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Aman K, Padroni G, Parkinson JA, Welte T, Burley GA. Structural and Kinetic Profiling of Allosteric Modulation of Duplex DNA Induced by DNA-Binding Polyamide Analogues. Chemistry 2019; 25:2757-2763. [PMID: 30407668 PMCID: PMC6468288 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201805338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A combined structural and quantitative biophysical profile of the DNA binding affinity, kinetics and sequence-selectivity of hairpin polyamide analogues is described. DNA duplexes containing either target polyamide binding sites or mismatch sequences are immobilized on a microelectrode surface. Quantitation of the DNA binding profile of polyamides containing N-terminal 1-alkylimidazole (Im) units exhibit picomolar binding affinities for their target sequences, whereas 5-alkylthiazole (Nt) units are an order of magnitude lower (low nanomolar). Comparative NMR structural analyses of the polyamide series shows that the steric bulk distal to the DNA-binding face of the hairpin iPr-Nt polyamide plays an influential role in the allosteric modulation of the overall DNA duplex structure. This combined kinetic and structural study provides a foundation to develop next-generation hairpin designs where the DNA-binding profile of polyamides is reconciled with their physicochemical properties.
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- Khalid Aman
- Department of Pure and Applied ChemistryUniversity of Strathclyde, Thomas Graham Building295 Cathedral StreetGlasgowG1 1XLUK
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- Department of Pure and Applied ChemistryUniversity of Strathclyde, Thomas Graham Building295 Cathedral StreetGlasgowG1 1XLUK
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- Department of Pure and Applied ChemistryUniversity of Strathclyde, Thomas Graham Building295 Cathedral StreetGlasgowG1 1XLUK
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- Department of Pure and Applied ChemistryUniversity of Strathclyde, Thomas Graham Building295 Cathedral StreetGlasgowG1 1XLUK
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Liu B, Pett L, Kiakos K, Patil PC, Satam V, Hartley JA, Lee M, Wilson WD. DNA-Binding Properties of New Fluorescent AzaHx Amides: Methoxypyridylazabenzimidazolepyrroleimidazole/pyrrole. Chembiochem 2018; 19:1979-1987. [PMID: 29974647 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201800273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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DNA minor groove binding polyamides have been extensively developed to control abnormal gene expression. The establishment of novel, inherently fluorescent 2-(p-anisyl)benzimidazole (Hx) amides has provided an alternative path for studying DNA binding in cells by direct observation of cell localization. Because of the 2:1 antiparallel stacking homodimer binding mode of these molecules to DNA, modification of Hx amides to 2-(p-anisyl)-4-azabenzimidazole (AzaHx) amides has successfully extended the DNA-recognition repertoire from central CG [recognized by Hx-I (I=N-methylimidazole)] to central GC [recognized by AzaHx-P (P=N-methylpyrrole)] recognition. For potential targeting of two consecutive GG bases, modification of the AzaHx moiety to 2- and 3-pyridyl-aza-benzimidazole (Pyr-AzaHx) moieties was explored. The newly designed molecules are also small-sized, fluorescent amides with the Pyr-AzaHx moiety connected to two conventional five-membered heterocycles. Complementary biophysical methods were performed to investigate the DNA-binding properties of these molecules. The results showed that neither 3-Pyr-AzaHx nor 2-Pyr-AzaHx was able to mimic I-I=N-methylimidazole-N-methylimidazole to target GG dinucleotides specifically. Rather, 3-Pyr-AzaHx was found to function like AzaHx, f-I (f=formamide), or P-I as an antiparallel stacked dimer. 3-Pyr-AzaHx-PI (2) binds 5'-ACGCGT'-3' with improved binding affinity and high sequence specificity in comparison to its parent molecule AzaHx-PI (1). However, 2-Pyr-AzaHx is detrimental to DNA binding because of an unfavorable steric clash upon stacking in the minor groove.
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- Beibei Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, 50 Decatur Street SE, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA
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- Cancer Research (UK) Drug-DNA Interactions Research Group, UCL Cancer Institute, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Cancer Research (UK) Drug-DNA Interactions Research Group, UCL Cancer Institute, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Hope College, 141 E 12th Street, Holland, MI, 49423, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Hope College, 141 E 12th Street, Holland, MI, 49423, USA
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- Cancer Research (UK) Drug-DNA Interactions Research Group, UCL Cancer Institute, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, 50 Decatur Street SE, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA.,Department of Chemistry, Hope College, 141 E 12th Street, Holland, MI, 49423, USA.,Current address: M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust, 703 Broadway Street, Suite, 710, Vancouver, WA, 98660, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, 50 Decatur Street SE, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA
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Kawamoto Y, Bando T, Sugiyama H. Sequence-specific DNA binding Pyrrole-imidazole polyamides and their applications. Bioorg Med Chem 2018; 26:1393-1411. [PMID: 29439914 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2018.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2017] [Revised: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Pyrrole-imidazole polyamides (Py-Im polyamides) are cell-permeable compounds that bind to the minor groove of double-stranded DNA in a sequence-specific manner without causing denaturation of the DNA. These compounds can be used to control gene expression and to stain specific sequences in cells. Here, we review the history, structural variations, and functional investigations of Py-Im polyamides.
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- Yusuke Kawamoto
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan; Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Science (iCeMS), Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
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Angelbello AJ, Chen JL, Childs-Disney JL, Zhang P, Wang ZF, Disney MD. Using Genome Sequence to Enable the Design of Medicines and Chemical Probes. Chem Rev 2018; 118:1599-1663. [PMID: 29322778 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Rapid progress in genome sequencing technology has put us firmly into a postgenomic era. A key challenge in biomedical research is harnessing genome sequence to fulfill the promise of personalized medicine. This Review describes how genome sequencing has enabled the identification of disease-causing biomolecules and how these data have been converted into chemical probes of function, preclinical lead modalities, and ultimately U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs. In particular, we focus on the use of oligonucleotide-based modalities to target disease-causing RNAs; small molecules that target DNA, RNA, or protein; the rational repurposing of known therapeutic modalities; and the advantages of pharmacogenetics. Lastly, we discuss the remaining challenges and opportunities in the direct utilization of genome sequence to enable design of medicines.
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- Alicia J Angelbello
- Departments of Chemistry and Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute , 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry and Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute , 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry and Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute , 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry and Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute , 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry and Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute , 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry and Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute , 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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He G, Vasilieva E, Harris GD, Koeller KJ, Bashkin JK, Dupureur CM. Binding studies of a large antiviral polyamide to a natural HPV sequence. Biochimie 2014; 102:83-91. [PMID: 24582833 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2014.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PA1 is a large hairpin polyamide (dImPyPy-β-PyPyPy-γ-PyPy-β-PyPyPyPy-β-Ta; Py = pyrrole, Im = imidazole, β = beta alanine) that targets the sequence 5'-WWGWWWWWWW-3' (W = A or T) and is effective in eliminating HPV16 in cell culture (Edwards, T. G., Koeller, K. J., Slomczynska, U., Fok, K., Helmus, M., Bashkin, J. K., Fisher, C., Antiviral Res. 91 (2011) 177-186). Described here are its DNA binding properties toward a natural DNA, a 523 bp portion of HPV16 (2150-2672) containing three predicted perfect match sites. Strategies for obtaining binding data on large fragments using capillary electrophoresis are also described. Using an Fe EDTA conjugate of PA1, 19 affinity cleavage (AC) patterns were detected for this fragment. In many cases, there are multiple possible binding sequences (perfect, single and double mismatch sites) consistent with the AC data. Quantitative DNase I footprinting analysis indicates that perfect and most single mismatch sites bind PA1 with Kds between 0.7 and 4 nM, indicating excellent tolerance for the latter. Double mismatch sites exhibit Kds between 12 and 62 nM. A large fraction of the accessible sequence is susceptible to PA1 binding, much larger than predicted based on the literature of polyamide-DNA recognition rules.
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- Gaofei He
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the Center for Nanoscience, University of Missouri St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63121, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the Center for Nanoscience, University of Missouri St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63121, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the Center for Nanoscience, University of Missouri St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63121, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the Center for Nanoscience, University of Missouri St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63121, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the Center for Nanoscience, University of Missouri St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63121, United States.
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the Center for Nanoscience, University of Missouri St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63121, United States.
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Kamal A, Ponnampalli S, Vishnuvardhan MVPS, Rao MPN, Mullagiri K, Nayak VL, Chandrakant B. Synthesis of imidazothiadiazole–benzimidazole conjugates as mitochondrial apoptosis inducers. MEDCHEMCOMM 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4md00219a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A series of imidazothiadiazole–benzimidazole conjugates (3a–z) were synthesized and evaluated for their cytotoxic activity against a set of four selected human cancer cell lines. Compounds3band3yexhibited significant antiproliferative activity against the ME-180 (cervical) cell line.
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- Ahmed Kamal
- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad-500007, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad-500007, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad-500007, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad-500007, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad-500007, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad-500007, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
- Hyderabad 500037, India
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Boutorine AS, Novopashina DS, Krasheninina OA, Nozeret K, Venyaminova AG. Fluorescent probes for nucleic Acid visualization in fixed and live cells. Molecules 2013; 18:15357-97. [PMID: 24335616 PMCID: PMC6270009 DOI: 10.3390/molecules181215357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2013] [Revised: 11/20/2013] [Accepted: 12/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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This review analyses the literature concerning non-fluorescent and fluorescent probes for nucleic acid imaging in fixed and living cells from the point of view of their suitability for imaging intracellular native RNA and DNA. Attention is mainly paid to fluorescent probes for fluorescence microscopy imaging. Requirements for the target-binding part and the fluorophore making up the probe are formulated. In the case of native double-stranded DNA, structure-specific and sequence-specific probes are discussed. Among the latest, three classes of dsDNA-targeting molecules are described: (i) sequence-specific peptides and proteins; (ii) triplex-forming oligonucleotides and (iii) polyamide oligo(N-methylpyrrole/N-methylimidazole) minor groove binders. Polyamides seem to be the most promising targeting agents for fluorescent probe design, however, some technical problems remain to be solved, such as the relatively low sequence specificity and the high background fluorescence inside the cells. Several examples of fluorescent probe applications for DNA imaging in fixed and living cells are cited. In the case of intracellular RNA, only modified oligonucleotides can provide such sequence-specific imaging. Several approaches for designing fluorescent probes are considered: linear fluorescent probes based on modified oligonucleotide analogs, molecular beacons, binary fluorescent probes and template-directed reactions with fluorescence probe formation, FRET donor-acceptor pairs, pyrene excimers, aptamers and others. The suitability of all these methods for living cell applications is discussed.
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- Alexandre S. Boutorine
- Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, UMR 7196, INSERM, U565, 57 rue Cuvier, B.P. 26, Paris Cedex 05, F-75231, France; E-Mail:
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences, Lavrentyev Ave., 8, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; E-Mails: (D.S.N.); (O.A.K.); (A.G.V.)
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences, Lavrentyev Ave., 8, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; E-Mails: (D.S.N.); (O.A.K.); (A.G.V.)
- Department of Natural Sciences, Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova Str., 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, UMR 7196, INSERM, U565, 57 rue Cuvier, B.P. 26, Paris Cedex 05, F-75231, France; E-Mail:
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences, Lavrentyev Ave., 8, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; E-Mails: (D.S.N.); (O.A.K.); (A.G.V.)
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The development of synthetic agents able to hydrolytically cleave DNA with high efficiency and selectivity is still a fascinating challenge. Over the years, many examples have been reported reproducing part of the behaviour of the corresponding natural enzymes. Eventually, even the possibility to apply such systems to the manipulation of DNA of higher organisms has been demonstrated. However, efficiency of enzymes is still unrivalled. This feature article discusses the progress reported toward the realization of synthetic nucleases with particular attention to the comprehension of the reaction mechanisms and to the strategies that need to be addressed to obtain more efficient systems.
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- Fabrizio Mancin
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 1, I -35131 Padova, Italy.
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Attanasi OA, Berretta S, De Crescentini L, Favi G, Giorgi G, Mantellini F, Nicolini S. Zinc(II) Triflate-Catalyzed Divergent Synthesis of Polyfunctionalized Pyrroles. Adv Synth Catal 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201000796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [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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Li C, Du C, Tian H, Jiang C, Du M, Liu Y, Qiao RZ, Jia YX, Zhao YF. Artificial Transcription Factors which Mediate Double-Strand DNA Cleavage. Chemistry 2010; 16:12935-40. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201000552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Wetzler M, Wemmer DE. Facile Dimer Synthesis for DNA-Binding Polyamide Ligands. Org Lett 2010; 12:3488-90. [DOI: 10.1021/ol1013262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Modi Wetzler
- Chemimstry Department, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
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- Chemimstry Department, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
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Synthesis and affinity to DNA of phenylbenzoimidazoles and benzoimidazo[1,2-c]quinazolines. Eur J Med Chem 2009; 44:3305-12. [PMID: 19349097 PMCID: PMC7115644 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2009.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2008] [Revised: 03/02/2009] [Accepted: 03/06/2009] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Novel N-(benzoimidazophenyl)dialkylaminoalkylamides and 6-dialkylaminoalkylbenzoimidazo[1,2-c]quinazolines were prepared as potential interferon inducers and antiviral agents. They were screened for the DNA affinity by the ethidium bromide displacement assay. It was shown that the lg Ka values of the compounds containing tetracyclic benzoimidazo[1,2-c]quinazoline fragment are approximately one order magnitude greater than those of the corresponding acyclic phenylbenzoimidazole derivatives.
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Pulido D, Sánchez A, Robles J, Pedroso E, Grandas A. Guanine-Containing DNA Minor-Groove Binders. European J Org Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200800892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Alizadeh A, Babaki M, Zohreh N. Solvent-free synthesis of penta-substituted pyrroles: one-pot reaction of amine, alkyl acetoacetate, and fumaryl chloride. Tetrahedron 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2008.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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VUV photophysics and dissociative photoionization of pyrimidine, purine, imidazole and benzimidazole in the 7–18eV photon energy range. Chem Phys 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2008.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Plaskon AS, Ryabukhin SV, Volochnyuk DM, Shivanyuk AN, Tolmachev AA. A synthesis of 5-hetaryl-3-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)pyrroles. Tetrahedron 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2008.04.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Kamal A, Praveen Kumar P, Sreekanth K, Seshadri B, Ramulu P. Synthesis of new benzimidazole linked pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine conjugates with efficient DNA-binding affinity and potent cytotoxicity. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2008; 18:2594-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.03.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2007] [Revised: 02/16/2008] [Accepted: 03/14/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Moretti R, Ansari AZ. Expanding the specificity of DNA targeting by harnessing cooperative assembly. Biochimie 2008; 90:1015-25. [PMID: 18343232 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2008.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2008] [Accepted: 02/18/2008] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The precise control of developmental and regulatory processes in the cell requires accurate recognition of specific DNA sites. For genomes as large as that of humans, single-molecule-DNA binders have difficulties accurately and specifically recognizing the intended targets. Natural transcription factors overcome these difficulties by forming non-covalent complexes on the DNA with other transcription factors. These cooperative complexes overcome the difficulties of single-molecule transcription factors, allowing specific, combinatorial control of a range of transcriptional targets. Artificial transcription factors have been designed to take advantage of this technique of cooperative assembly, facilitating future studies in whole genome targeting. In contrast to a simple model of component independence, cooperative complexes as a whole often display slightly altered DNA specificity from what would be expected from the analysis of their separate components. The true sequence specificity of cooperative complexes, and thus their presumed in vivo targets, have to be experimentally probed. A number of techniques, such as the cognate site identity array, now allow for rapid, high-throughput determination of the specificity of cooperative complexes.
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- Rocco Moretti
- Department of Biochemistry, The Genome Center of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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O'Hare CC, Uthe P, Mackay H, Blackmon K, Jones J, Brown T, Nguyen B, Wilson WD, Lee M, Hartley JA. Sequence Recognition in the Minor Groove of DNA by Covalently Linked Formamido Imidazole−Pyrrole−Imidazole Polyamides: Effect of H-Pin Linkage and Linker Length on Selectivity and Affinity. Biochemistry 2007; 46:11661-70. [PMID: 17910471 DOI: 10.1021/bi701053a] [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] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The polyamide N-formamido imidazole-pyrrole-imidazole (f-ImPyIm) binds with an exceptionally high affinity for its cognate site 5'-ACGCGT-3' as a stacked, staggered, and noncovalent cooperative dimer. Investigations are presented into its sequence specificity and binding affinity when linked covalently as an H-pin "dimer". Five f-ImPyIm cross-linked analogues with six to nine methylene linkers and an eight-linked ethylene glycol linker were examined to investigate the effect of linkage and linker length on DNA binding. Thermal denaturation studies on short DNA hairpins showed preferential binding by both f-ImPyIm (DeltaTm = 7.8 degrees C) and its cross-linked derivatives (DeltaTm > 30 degrees C) at 5'-ACGCGT-3', indicating sequence specificity was retained on linkage. DNase I footprinting confirmed strict cognate site selectivity and demonstrated that affinity increased with linker length (f-ImPyIm-9 = f-ImPyIm-8 = f-ImPyIm-EG-8 > f-ImPyIm-7 > f-ImPyIm-6). The eight- and nine-linked derivatives bound at 100-fold lower concentrations at the cognate site relative to f-ImPyIm-6, and with 10-fold higher affinity than unlinked f-ImPyIm. Use of an ethylene glycol linkage in f-ImPyIm-EG-8 to improve solubility slightly increased the cognate site affinity relative to those of f-ImPyIm-8 and f-ImPyIm-9, although some selectivity was lost at high ligand concentration. CD demonstrated that cognate site binding by eight and nine-linked compounds occurred in the minor groove. SPR analysis gave a binding affinity (K) for f-ImPyIm-EG-8 at the cognate site of 2 x 10(10) M-1, representing a 100-fold increase relative to that of f-ImPyIm. This study demonstrates that the high-affinity cooperative binding of f-ImPyIm can be enhanced significantly by suitable covalent linkage, while maintaining its strict cognate site selectivity.
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- C Caroline O'Hare
- Cancer Research UK Drug-DNA Interactions Research Group, Department of Oncology, University College London, 91 Riding House Street, London W1W 7BS, United Kingdom
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Puckett JW, Muzikar KA, Tietjen J, Warren CL, Ansari AZ, Dervan PB. Quantitative microarray profiling of DNA-binding molecules. J Am Chem Soc 2007; 129:12310-9. [PMID: 17880081 PMCID: PMC3066056 DOI: 10.1021/ja0744899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A high-throughput Cognate Site Identity (CSI) microarray platform interrogating all 524 800 10-base pair variable sites is correlated to quantitative DNase I footprinting data of DNA binding pyrrole-imidazole polyamides. An eight-ring hairpin polyamide programmed to target the 5 bp sequence 5'-TACGT-3' within the hypoxia response element (HRE) yielded a CSI microarray-derived sequence motif of 5'-WWACGT-3' (W = A,T). A linear beta-linked polyamide programmed to target a (GAA)3 repeat yielded a CSI microarray-derived sequence motif of 5'-AARAARWWG-3' (R = G,A). Quantitative DNase I footprinting of selected sequences from each microarray experiment enabled quantitative prediction of Ka values across the microarray intensity spectrum.
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- James W. Puckett
- Contribution from the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125
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- Contribution from the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genome Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genome Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genome Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Contribution from the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125
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Halby L, Ryabinin VA, Sinyakov AN, Novopashina DS, Venyaminova AG, Grokhovsky SL, Surovaya AN, Gursky GV, Boutorine AS. Head-to-head bis-hairpin polyamide minor groove binders and their conjugates with triplex-forming oligonucleotides: studies of interaction with target double-stranded DNA. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2007; 25:61-76. [PMID: 17676939 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2007.10507156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Two hairpin hexa(N-methylpyrrole)carboxamide DNA minor groove binders (MGB) were linked together via their N-termini in head-to-head orientation. Complex formation between these bis-MGB conjugates and target DNA has been studied using DNase I footprinting, circular dichroism, thermal dissociation, and molecular modeling. DNase I footprint revealed binding of these conjugates to all the sites of 492 b.p. DNA fragment containing (A/T)(n)X(m)(A/T)(p) sequences, where n>3, p>3; m=1,2; X = A,T,G, or C. Binding affinity depended on the sequence context of the target. CD experiments and molecular modeling showed that oligo(N-methylpyrrole)carboxamide moieties in the complex form two short antiparallel hairpins rather than a long parallel head-to-head hairpin. Binding of bis-MGB also stabilized a target duplex thermodynamically. Sequence specificity of bis-MGB/DNA binding was validated using bis-conjugates of sequence-specific hairpin (N-methylpyrrole)/(N-methylimidazole) carboxamides. In order to increase the size of recognition sequence, the conjugates of bis-MGB with triplex-forming oligonucleotides (TFO) were synthesized and compared to TFO conjugated with single MGB hairpin unit. Bis-MGB-oligonucleotide conjugates also bind to two blocks of three and more A.T/T.A pairs similarly to bis-MGB alone, independently of the oligonucleotide moiety, but with lower affinity. However, the role of TFO in DNA recognition was demonstrated for mono-MGB-TFO conjugate where the binding was detected mainly in the area of the target sequence consisting of both MGB and TFO recognition sites. Basing on the molecular modeling, three-dimensional models of both target DNA/bis-MGB and target DNA/TFO-bis-MGB complexes were built, where bis-MGB forms two antiparallel hairpins. According to the second model, one MGB hairpin is in the minor groove of 5'-adjacent A/T sequence next to the triplex-forming region, whereas the other one occupies the minor groove of the TFO binding polypurine tract. All these data together give a key information for the construction of MGB-MGB and MGB-oligonucleotide conjugates possessing high specificity and affinity for the target double-stranded DNA.
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- Ludovic Halby
- Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, RDDM, USM 0503, 57 rue Cuvier, B.P. 26, Paris Cedex 05, F-75231 France
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Doss RM, Marques MA, Foister S, Chenoweth DM, Dervan PB. Programmable oligomers for minor groove DNA recognition. J Am Chem Soc 2007; 128:9074-9. [PMID: 16834381 PMCID: PMC2547997 DOI: 10.1021/ja0621795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The four Watson-Crick base pairs of DNA can be distinguished in the minor groove by pairing side-by-side three five-membered aromatic carboxamides, imidazole (Im), pyrrole (Py), and hydroxypyrrole (Hp), four different ways. On the basis of the paradigm of unsymmetrical paired edges of aromatic rings for minor groove recognition, a second generation set of heterocycle pairs, imidazopyridine/pyrrole (Ip/Py) and hydroxybenzimidazole/pyrrole (Hz/Py), revealed that recognition elements not based on analogues of distamycin could be realized. A new set of end-cap heterocycle dimers, oxazole-hydroxybenzimidazole (No-Hz) and chlorothiophene-hydroxybenzimidazole (Ct-Hz), paired with Py-Py are shown to bind contiguous base pairs of DNA in the minor groove, specifically 5'-GT-3' and 5'-TT-3', with high affinity and selectivity. Utilizing this technology, we have developed a new class of oligomers for sequence-specific DNA minor groove recognition no longer based on the N-methyl pyrrole carboxamides of distamycin.
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- Raymond M Doss
- The Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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Masiukiewicz E, Rzeszotarska B, Wawrzycka‐Gorczyca I, Kołodziejczyk E. Peptide Synthesis with 5‐Amino‐1‐methyl‐1H‐[1,2,4]triazole‐3‐carboxylic Acid. SYNTHETIC COMMUN 2007. [DOI: 10.1080/00397910701341423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- c Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences , Warsaw, Poland
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Spitzer GM, Wellenzohn B, Laggner C, Langer T, Liedl KR. DNA minor groove pharmacophores describing sequence specific properties. J Chem Inf Model 2007; 47:1580-9. [PMID: 17518460 DOI: 10.1021/ci600500v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The more that is known about human and other genome sequences and the correlation between gene expression and the course of a disease, the more evident it seems to be that DNA is chosen as a drug target instead of proteins which are built with the information encoded by DNA. According to this approach, small minor groove binding molecules have been designed to bind the DNA sequence specifically and thereby downregulate genes. Because of their lack of druglikeness, we plan to use them as templates for forthcoming virtual screening experiments to discover molecules with the same bioactivity and a different scaffold. In this proof of principle study, carried out with the software tool Catalyst, we present a model work for description of a ligand-DNA complex with the aid of pharmacophore modeling methods. The successful reproduction of sequence specificity of a polyamidic minor groove binding ligand is the precondition for later model application to virtual screening.
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- Gudrun M Spitzer
- Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52a, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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Novopashina DS, Sinyakov AN, Ryabinin VA, Venyaminova AG, Halby L, Sun JS, Boutorine AS. Sequence-specific conjugates of oligo(2'-O-methylribonucleotides) and hairpin oligocarboxamide minor-groove binders: design, synthesis, and binding studies with double-stranded DNA. Chem Biodivers 2007; 2:936-52. [PMID: 17193185 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.200590071] [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] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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New conjugates of triplex-forming pyrimidine oligo(2'-O-methylribonucleotides) with one or two 'head-to-head' hairpin oligo(N-methylpyrrole carboxamide) minor-groove binders (MGBs) attached to the terminal phosphate of the oligonucleotides with a oligo(ethylene glycol) linker were synthesized. It was demonstrated that, under appropriate conditions, the conjugates form stable complexes with double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) similarly to triplex-forming oligo(deoxyribonucleotide) (TFO) conjugates containing 5-methylated cytosines. Kinetic and thermodynamic parameters of the complex formation were evaluated by gel-shift assay and thermal denaturation. Higher melting temperatures (Tm), faster complex formation, and lower dissociation constants (Kd) of the triple helices (6-7 nM) were observed for complexes of MGB-oligo(2'-O-methylribonucleotide) conjugates with the target dsDNA compared to the nonconjugated individual components. Interaction of MGB moieties with the HIV proviral DNA fragment was indicated by UV/VIS absorption changes at 320 nm in the melting curves. The introduction of thymidine via a 3',3'-type 'inverted' phosphodiester linkage at the 3'-end of oligo(2'-O-methylribonucleotide) conjugates (3'-protection) had no strong influence on triplex formation, but slightly affected complex stability. At pH 6.0, when one or two hairpin MGBs were attached to the oligonucleotide, both triplex formation and minor-groove binding played important roles in complex formation. When two 'head-to-head' oligo(N-methylpyrrole) ligands were attached to the same terminal phosphate of the oligonucleotide or the linker, binding was observed at pH >7.5 and at high temperatures (up to 74 degrees). However, under these conditions, binding was retained only by the MGB part of the conjugate.
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- Darya S Novopashina
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Lavrentieva 8, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia.
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Viger A, Dervan PB. Exploring the limits of benzimidazole DNA-binding oligomers for the hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) site. Bioorg Med Chem 2006; 14:8539-49. [PMID: 16971129 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2006.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2006] [Revised: 08/19/2006] [Accepted: 08/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors have been implicated as key-factors in tumor angiogenesis and are major targets in cancer therapy. New oligomers which mimic the architecture of DNA-binding polyamides have been designed to target the hypoxia inducible factor (HIF-1alpha) binding site on the promoter of VEGF gene. These oligomers incorporate an increasing number of six-five fused rings such as hydroxybenzimidazole-imidazole, benzimidazole-pyrrole, benzimidazole-chlorothiophene, and imidazopyridine-pyrrole, and bind the VEGF hypoxia response element (HRE) 5'-TACGT-3' with high affinity and selectivity.
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- Anne Viger
- The Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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Chenoweth DM, Poposki JA, Marques MA, Dervan PB. Programmable oligomers targeting 5'-GGGG-3' in the minor groove of DNA and NF-kappaB binding inhibition. Bioorg Med Chem 2006; 15:759-70. [PMID: 17095230 PMCID: PMC3208330 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2006.10.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2006] [Revised: 10/23/2006] [Accepted: 10/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A series of hairpin oligomers containing benzimidazole (Bi) and imidazopyridine (Ip) rings were synthesized and screened to target 5'-WGGGGW-3', a core sequence in the DNA-binding site of NF-kappaB, a prolific transcription factor important in biology and disease. Five Bi and Ip containing oligomers bound to the 5'-WGGGGW-3' site with high affinity. One of the oligomers (Im-Im-Im-Im-gamma-Py-Bi-Py-Bi-beta-Dp) was able to inhibit DNA binding by the transcription factor NF-kappaB.
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Buchmueller KL, Bailey SL, Matthews DA, Taherbhai ZT, Register JK, Davis ZS, Bruce CD, O'Hare C, Hartley JA, Lee M. Physical and Structural Basis for the Strong Interactions of the -ImPy- Central Pairing Motif in the Polyamide f-ImPyIm. Biochemistry 2006; 45:13551-65. [PMID: 17087509 DOI: 10.1021/bi061245c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The polyamide f-ImPyIm has a higher affinity for its cognate DNA than either the parent analogue, distamycin A (10-fold), or the structural isomer, f-PyImIm (250-fold), has for its respective cognate DNA sequence. These findings have led to the formulation of a two-letter polyamide "language" in which the -ImPy- central pairings associate more strongly with Watson-Crick DNA than -PyPy-, -PyIm-, and -ImIm-. Herein, we further characterize f-ImPyIm and f-PyImIm, and we report thermodynamic and structural differences between -ImPy- (f-ImPyIm) and -PyIm- (f-PyImIm) central pairings. DNase I footprinting studies confirmed that f-ImPyIm is a stronger binder than distamycin A and f-PyImIm and that f-ImPyIm preferentially binds CGCG over multiple competing sequences. The difference in the binding of f-ImPyIm and f-PyImIm to their cognate sequences was supported by the Na(+)-dependent nature of DNA melting studies, in which significantly higher Na(+) concentrations were needed to match the ability of f-ImPyIm to stabilize CGCG with that of f-PyImIm stabilizing CCGG. The selectivity of f-ImPyIm beyond the four-base CGCG recognition site was tested by circular dichroism and isothermal titration microcalorimetry, which shows that f-ImPyIm has marginal selectivity for (A.T)CGCG(A.T) over (G.C)CGCG(G.C). In addition, changes adjacent to this 6 bp binding site do not affect f-ImPyIm affinity. Calorimetric studies revealed that binding of f-ImPyIm, f-PyImIm, and distamycin A to their respective hairpin cognate sequences is exothermic; however, changes in enthalpy, entropy, and heat capacity (DeltaC(p)) contribute differently to formation of the 2:1 complexes for each triamide. Experimental and theoretical determinations of DeltaC(p) for binding of f-ImPyIm to CGCG were in good agreement (-142 and -177 cal mol(-)(1) K(-)(1), respectively). (1)H NMR of f-ImPyIm and f-PyImIm complexed with their respective cognate DNAs confirmed positively cooperative formation of distinct 2:1 complexes. The NMR results also showed that these triamides bind in the DNA minor groove and that the oligonucleotide retains the B-form conformation. Using minimal distance restraints from the NMR experiments, molecular modeling and dynamics were used to illustrate the structural complementarity between f-ImPyIm and CGCG. Collectively, the NMR and ITC experiments show that formation of the 2:1 f-ImPyIm-CGCG complex achieves a structure more ordered and more thermodynamically favored than the structure of the 2:1 f-PyImIm-CCGG complex.
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- Karen L Buchmueller
- Department of Chemistry, Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina 29613, USA
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Niu M, Cao S, Ye Y, Zhang Z, Zhao Y. Amino-catalyzed fragmentation characteristics of polyamides containing N-methylpyrrole and N-methylimidazole by electrospray negative ionization mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2006; 20:1077-81. [PMID: 16498601 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.2417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Different negative fragmentations of synthesized polyamides containing N-methylpyrrole and N-methylimidazole were analyzed by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry with low-energy collision-induced dissociation. An interesting rearrangement derived from amino catalysis of N-methylimidazole was observed. The observation is useful for the study of the correlations between the sequences of polyamides and their mass fragmentation pathways.
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- Mingyu Niu
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Halby L, Ryabinin VA, Sinyakov AN, Boutorine AS. Functionalized head-to-head hairpin polyamides: Synthesis, double-stranded DNA-binding activity and affinity. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2005; 15:3720-4. [PMID: 16005219 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.05.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2005] [Revised: 05/17/2005] [Accepted: 05/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A series of 4 functionalized head-to-head-linked hairpin oligo(N-methylpyrrole) carboxamides with different linkers have been synthesized. Their ability to bind double-stranded DNA and sequence specificity were compared and the apparent Kd values of their DNA complexes were determined. These compounds, particularly those with iminodiacetic linkers, revealed a high affinity for DNA (Kd = 4.5-4.8 x 10(-9) M) and sequence specific recognition of 9-10 base pairs.
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- Ludovic Halby
- USM 0503-Régulation et Dynamique des Génomes, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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Vinson C. A rationally designed small molecule that inhibits the HIF-1alpha-ARNT heterodimer from binding to DNA in vivo. Sci Signal 2005; 2005:pe23. [PMID: 15900031 DOI: 10.1126/stke.2842005pe23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Modern drug development is focused on two steps: the identification of new molecular targets and the development of drugs that affect these targets. A molecular target can be an enzymatic activity or a macromolecular interface that is important in a disease pathway. Current drugs on the market are biased toward targeting cell surface receptors and intracellular enzymatic activities. However, macromolecular interfaces can also serve as potential molecular targets. A recent paper from Kaelin and Dervan's groups examined an underused molecular target-transcription factor DNA binding. To specifically disrupt transcriptional activation, they used a rationally designed small molecule that binds specifically in the minor groove of a DNA sequence that in vivo is bound by a bHLH heterodimer transcription factor.
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- Charles Vinson
- Laboratory of Metabolism, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Ye Y, Niu MY, Yin Q, Cao LF, Zhao YF. Electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometric characteristics of hairpin artificial minic polypeptide. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2005; 40:690-692. [PMID: 15739156 DOI: 10.1002/jms.827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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HIV integrase is a rational target for treating HIV infection and preventing AIDS. It took approximately 12 years to develop clinically usable inhibitors of integrase, and Phase I clinical trials of integrase inhibitors have just begun. This review focuses on the molecular basis and rationale for developing integrase inhibitors. The main classes of lead compounds are also described, as well as the concept of interfacial inhibitors of protein-nucleic-acid interactions that might apply to the clinically used strand-transfer inhibitors.
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- Yves Pommier
- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Buchmueller KL, Staples AM, Howard CM, Horick SM, Uthe PB, Le NM, Cox KK, Nguyen B, Pacheco KAO, Wilson WD, Lee M. Extending the language of DNA molecular recognition by polyamides: unexpected influence of imidazole and pyrrole arrangement on binding affinity and specificity. J Am Chem Soc 2005; 127:742-50. [PMID: 15643900 DOI: 10.1021/ja044359p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pyrrole (Py) and imidazole (Im) polyamides can be designed to target specific DNA sequences. The effect that the pyrrole and imidazole arrangement, plus DNA sequence, have on sequence specificity and binding affinity has been investigated using DNA melting (DeltaT(M)), circular dichroism (CD), and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) studies. SPR results obtained from a complete set of triheterocyclic polyamides show a dramatic difference in the affinity of f-ImPyIm for its cognate DNA (K(eq) = 1.9 x 10(8) M(-1)) and f-PyPyIm for its cognate DNA (K(eq) = 5.9 x 10(5) M(-1)), which could not have been anticipated prior to characterization of these compounds. Moreover, f-ImPyIm has a 10-fold greater affinity for CGCG than distamycin A has for its cognate, AATT. To understand this difference, the triamide dimers are divided into two structural groupings: central and terminal pairings. The four possible central pairings show decreasing selectivity and affinity for their respective cognate sequences: -ImPy > -PyPy- >> -PyIm- approximately -ImIm-. These results extend the language of current design motifs for polyamide sequence recognition to include the use of "words" for recognizing two adjacent base pairs, rather than "letters" for binding to single base pairs. Thus, polyamides designed to target Watson-Crick base pairs should utilize the strength of -ImPy- and -PyPy- central pairings. The f/Im and f/Py terminal groups yielded no advantage for their respective C/G or T/A base pairs. The exception is with the -ImPy- central pairing, for which f/Im has a 10-fold greater affinity for C/G than f/Py has for T/A.
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- Karen L Buchmueller
- Department of Chemistry, Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina 29613, USA
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