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Bargstedt J, Reinschmidt M, Tydecks L, Kolmar T, Hendrich CM, Jäschke A. Photochromic Nucleosides and Oligonucleotides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202310797. [PMID: 37966433 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202310797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
Abstract
Photochromism is a reversible phenomenon wherein a material undergoes a change in color upon exposure to light. In organic photochromes, this effect often results from light-induced isomerization reactions, leading to alterations in either the spatial orientation or electronic properties of the photochrome. The incorporation of photochromic moieties into biomolecules, such as proteins or nucleic acids, has become a prevalent approach to render these biomolecules responsive to light stimuli. Utilizing light as a trigger for the manipulation of biomolecular structure and function offers numerous advantages compared to other stimuli, such as chemical or electrical treatments, due to its non-invasive nature. Consequently, light proves particularly advantageous in cellular and tissue applications. In this review, we emphasize recent advancements in the field of photochromic nucleosides and oligonucleotides. We provide an overview of the design principles of different classes of photochromes, synthetic strategies, critical analytical challenges, as well as structure-property relationships. The applications of photochromic nucleic acid derivatives encompass diverse domains, ranging from the precise photoregulation of gene expression to the controlled modulation of the three-dimensional structures of oligonucleotides and the development of DNA-based fluorescence modulators. Moreover, we present a future perspective on potential modifications and applications.
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- Jörn Bargstedt
- Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 364, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 364, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 364, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 364, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 364, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 364, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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Wang G, Du Y, Chen T. Enzymatic Preparation of DNA with an Expanded Genetic Alphabet Using Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase and Its Applications. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2760:133-145. [PMID: 38468086 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3658-9_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Efficient preparation of DNA oligonucleotides containing unnatural nucleobases (UBs) that can pair with their cognates to form unnatural base pairs (UBPs) is an essential prerequisite for the application of UBPs in vitro and in vivo. Traditional preparation of oligonucleotides containing unnatural nucleobases largely relies on solid-phase synthesis, which needs to use unstable nucleoside phosphoramidites and a DNA synthesizer, and is environmentally unfriendly and limited in product length. To overcome these limitations of solid-phase synthesis, we developed enzymatic methods for daily laboratory preparation of DNA oligonucleotides containing unnatural nucleobase dNaM, dTPT3, or one of the functionalized dTPT3 derivatives, which can be used for orthogonal DNA labeling or the preparation of DNAs containing UBP dNaM-dTPT3, one of the most successful UBPs to date, based on the template-independent polymerase terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT). Here, we first provide a detailed procedure for the TdT-based preparation of DNA oligonucleotides containing 3'-nucleotides of dNaM, dTPT3, or one of dTPT3 derivatives. We then present the procedures for enzyme-linked oligonucleotide assay (ELONA) and imaging of bacterial cells using DNA oligonucleotides containing 3'-nucleotides of dTPT3 derivatives with different functional groups. The procedure for enzymatic synthesis of DNAs containing an internal UBP dNaM-dTPT3 is also described. Hopefully, these methods will greatly facilitate the application of UBPs and the construction of semi-synthetic organisms with an expanded genetic alphabet.
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- Guangyuan Wang
- MOE International Joint Research Laboratory on Synthetic Biology and Medicines, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE International Joint Research Laboratory on Synthetic Biology and Medicines, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE International Joint Research Laboratory on Synthetic Biology and Medicines, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.
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Zasedateleva OA, Surzhikov SA, Kuznetsova VE, Shershov VE, Barsky VE, Zasedatelev AS, Chudinov AV. Non-Covalent Interactions between dUTP C5-Substituents and DNA Polymerase Decrease PCR Efficiency. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13643. [PMID: 37686447 PMCID: PMC10487964 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241713643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
Abstract
The approach based on molecular modeling was developed to study dNTP derivatives characterized by new polymerase-specific properties. For this purpose, the relative efficiency of PCR amplification with modified dUTPs was studied using Taq, Tth, Pfu, Vent, Deep Vent, Vent (exo-), and Deep Vent (exo-) DNA polymerases. The efficiency of PCR amplification with modified dUTPs was compared with the results of molecular modeling using the known 3D structures of KlenTaq polymerase-DNA-dNTP complexes. The dUTPs were C5-modified with bulky functional groups (the Cy5 dye analogs) or lighter aromatic groups. Comparing the experimental data and the results of molecular modeling revealed the decrease in PCR efficiency in the presence of modified dUTPs with an increase in the number of non-covalent bonds between the substituents and the DNA polymerase (about 15% decrease per one extra non-covalent bond). Generalization of the revealed patterns to all the studied polymerases of the A and B families is discussed herein. The number of non-covalent bonds between the substituents and polymerase amino acid residues is proposed to be a potentially variable parameter for regulating enzyme activity.
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- Olga A. Zasedateleva
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 32 Vavilov Street, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Schreier VN, Loehr MO, Lattmann E, Luedtke NW. Active Uptake and Trafficking of Nucleoside Triphosphates In Vivo. ACS Chem Biol 2022; 17:1799-1810. [PMID: 35700414 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.2c00153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Modified nucleoside triphosphates (NTPs) are powerful probes and medicines, but their anionic character impedes membrane permeability. As such, invasive delivery techniques, transport carriers, or prodrug strategies are required for their in vivo use. Here, we present a fluorescent 2'-deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate "TAMRA-dATP" that exhibits surprisingly high bioavailability in vivo. TAMRA-dATP spontaneously forms nanoparticles in Mg+2-containing buffers that are taken into the vesicles of living cells and animals by energy-dependent processes. In cell cultures, photochemical activation with yellow laser light (561 nm) facilitated endosomal escape of TAMRA-dATP, resulting in its metabolic incorporation into DNA in vitro. In contrast, in vivo studies revealed that TAMRA-dATP is extensively trafficked by active pathways into cellular DNA of zebrafish (Danio rerio) and Caenorhabditis elegans where DNA labeling was observed in live animals, even without photochemical release. Metabolic labeling of DNA in whole, living animals can therefore be achieved by simply soaking animals in a buffer containing TAMRA-dATP or a structurally related compound, Cy3-dATP.
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- Verena N Schreier
- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada.,Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3G 1Y6, Canada
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Ghosh P, Kropp HM, Betz K, Ludmann S, Diederichs K, Marx A, Srivatsan SG. Microenvironment-Sensitive Fluorescent Nucleotide Probes from Benzofuran, Benzothiophene, and Selenophene as Substrates for DNA Polymerases. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:10556-10569. [PMID: 35666775 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c03454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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DNA polymerases can process a wide variety of structurally diverse nucleotide substrates, but the molecular basis by which the analogs are processed is not completely understood. Here, we demonstrate the utility of environment-sensitive heterocycle-modified fluorescent nucleotide substrates in probing the incorporation mechanism of DNA polymerases in real time and at the atomic level. The nucleotide analogs containing a selenophene, benzofuran, or benzothiophene moiety at the C5 position of 2'-deoxyuridine are incorporated into oligonucleotides (ONs) with varying efficiency, which depends on the size of the heterocycle modification and the DNA polymerase sequence family used. KlenTaq (A family DNA polymerase) is sensitive to the size of the modification as it incorporates only one heterobicycle-modified nucleotide into the growing polymer, whereas it efficiently incorporates the selenophene-modified nucleotide analog at multiple positions. Notably, in the single nucleotide incorporation assay, irrespective of the heterocycle size, it exclusively adds a single nucleotide at the 3'-end of a primer, which enabled devising a simple two-step site-specific ON labeling technique. KOD and Vent(exo-) DNA polymerases, belonging to the B family, tolerate all the three modified nucleotides and produce ONs with multiple labels. Importantly, the benzofuran-modified nucleotide (BFdUTP) serves as an excellent reporter by providing real-time fluorescence readouts to monitor enzyme activity and estimate the binding events in the catalytic cycle. Further, a direct comparison of the incorporation profiles, fluorescence data, and crystal structure of a ternary complex of KlenTaq DNA polymerase with BFdUTP poised for catalysis provides a detailed understanding of the mechanism of incorporation of heterocycle-modified nucleotides.
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- Pulak Ghosh
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Biology and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
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Krömer M, Brunderová M, Ivancová I, Poštová Slavětínská L, Hocek M. 2-Formyl-dATP as Substrate for Polymerase Synthesis of Reactive DNA Bearing an Aldehyde Group in the Minor Groove. Chempluschem 2021; 85:1164-1170. [PMID: 32496002 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202000287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
2-Formyl-2'-deoxyadenosine triphosphate (dCHO ATP) was synthesized and tested as a substrate in enzymatic synthesis of DNA modified in the minor groove with a reactive aldehyde group. The multistep synthesis of dCHO ATP was based on the preparation of protected 2-dihydroxyethyl-2'-deoxyadenosine intemediate, which was triphosphorylated and converted to aldehyde through oxidative cleavage. The dCHO ATP triphosphate was a moderate substrate for KOD XL DNA polymerase, and was used for enzymatic synthesis of some sequences using primer extension (PEX). On the other hand, longer sequences (31-mer) with higher number of modifications, or sequences with modifications at adjacent positions did not give full extension. Single-nucleotide extension followed by PEX was used for site-specific incorporation of one aldehyde-linked adenosine into a longer 49-mer sequence. The reactive formyl group was used for cross-linking with peptides and proteins using reductive amination and for fluorescent labelling through oxime formation with an AlexaFluor647-linked hydroxylamine.
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- Matouš Krömer
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo namesti 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic.,Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Hlavova 8, Prague-2, 12843, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo namesti 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic.,Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Hlavova 8, Prague-2, 12843, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo namesti 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic.,Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Hlavova 8, Prague-2, 12843, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo namesti 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo namesti 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic.,Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Hlavova 8, Prague-2, 12843, Czech Republic
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Dutson C, Allen E, Thompson MJ, Hedley JH, Murton HE, Williams DM. Synthesis of Polyanionic C5-Modified 2'-Deoxyuridine and 2'-Deoxycytidine-5'-Triphosphates and Their Properties as Substrates for DNA Polymerases. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26082250. [PMID: 33924626 PMCID: PMC8069024 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26082250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Modified 2′-deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates (dNTPs) have widespread applications in both existing and emerging biomolecular technologies. For such applications it is an essential requirement that the modified dNTPs be substrates for DNA polymerases. To date very few examples of C5-modified dNTPs bearing negatively charged functionality have been described, despite the fact that such nucleotides might potentially be valuable in diagnostic applications using Si-nanowire-based detection systems. Herein we have synthesised C5-modified dUTP and dCTP nucleotides each of which are labelled with an dianionic reporter group. The reporter group is tethered to the nucleobase via a polyethylene glycol (PEG)-based linkers of varying length. The substrate properties of these modified dNTPs with a variety of DNA polymerases have been investigated to study the effects of varying the length and mode of attachment of the PEG linker to the nucleobase. In general, nucleotides containing the PEG linker tethered to the nucleobase via an amide rather than an ether linkage proved to be the best substrates, whilst nucleotides containing PEG linkers from PEG6 to PEG24 could all be incorporated by one or more DNA polymerase. The polymerases most able to incorporate these modified nucleotides included Klentaq, Vent(exo-) and therminator, with incorporation by Klenow(exo-) generally being very poor.
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- Claire Dutson
- Centre for Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Sheffield Institute for Nucleic Acids, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, UK; (C.D.); (E.A.); (M.J.T.)
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Sheffield Institute for Nucleic Acids, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, UK; (C.D.); (E.A.); (M.J.T.)
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Sheffield Institute for Nucleic Acids, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, UK; (C.D.); (E.A.); (M.J.T.)
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- QuantuMDx Group, Lugano Building, 57 Melbourne Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2JQ, UK; (J.H.H.); (H.E.M.)
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- QuantuMDx Group, Lugano Building, 57 Melbourne Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2JQ, UK; (J.H.H.); (H.E.M.)
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Sheffield Institute for Nucleic Acids, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, UK; (C.D.); (E.A.); (M.J.T.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-114-222-9502
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Fantoni NZ, El-Sagheer AH, Brown T. A Hitchhiker's Guide to Click-Chemistry with Nucleic Acids. Chem Rev 2021; 121:7122-7154. [PMID: 33443411 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Click chemistry is an immensely powerful technique for the fast and efficient covalent conjugation of molecular entities. Its broad scope has positively impacted on multiple scientific disciplines, and its implementation within the nucleic acid field has enabled researchers to generate a wide variety of tools with application in biology, biochemistry, and biotechnology. Azide-alkyne cycloadditions (AAC) are still the leading technology among click reactions due to the facile modification and incorporation of azide and alkyne groups within biological scaffolds. Application of AAC chemistry to nucleic acids allows labeling, ligation, and cyclization of oligonucleotides efficiently and cost-effectively relative to previously used chemical and enzymatic techniques. In this review, we provide a guide to inexperienced and knowledgeable researchers approaching the field of click chemistry with nucleic acids. We discuss in detail the chemistry, the available modified-nucleosides, and applications of AAC reactions in nucleic acid chemistry and provide a critical view of the advantages, limitations, and open-questions within the field.
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- Nicolò Zuin Fantoni
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K.,Chemistry Branch, Department of Science and Mathematics, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez University, Suez 43721, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
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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]
Abstract
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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Hu B, Wang Y, Sun S, Luo G, Zhang S, Zhang J, Chen L, Huang Z. Specificity Enhancement of Deoxyribonucleic Acid Polymerization for Sensitive Nucleic Acid Detection. Anal Chem 2020; 92:15872-15879. [PMID: 33236629 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c03223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
Specificity of DNA polymerization plays a critical role in DNA replication and storage of genetic information. Likewise, biotechnological applications, such as nucleic acid detection, DNA amplification, and gene cloning, require high specificity in DNA synthesis catalyzed by DNA polymerases. However, errors in DNA polymerization (such as mis-incorporation and mis-priming) can significantly jeopardize the specificity. Herein, we report our discovery that the specificity of DNA enzymatic synthesis can be substantially enhanced (up to 100-fold higher) by attenuating DNA polymerase kinetics via the phosphorothioate dNTPs. This specificity enhancement allows convenient and sensitive nucleic acid detection, polymerization, PCR, and gene cloning with complex systems (such as human cDNA and genomic DNA). Further, we found that the specificity enhancement offered higher sensitivity (up to 50-fold better) for detecting nucleic acids, such as COVID-19 viral RNAs. Our findings have revealed a simple and convenient strategy for facilitating specificity and sensitivity of nucleic acid detection, amplification, and gene cloning.
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- Bei Hu
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Szostak-CDHT Institute for Large Nucleic Acids, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, P. R. China.,Szostak-CDHT Institute for Large Nucleic Acids, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, P.R. China
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Espinasse A, Lembke HK, Cao AA, Carlson EE. Modified nucleoside triphosphates in bacterial research for in vitro and live-cell applications. RSC Chem Biol 2020; 1:333-351. [PMID: 33928252 PMCID: PMC8081287 DOI: 10.1039/d0cb00078g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Modified nucleoside triphosphates (NTPs) are invaluable tools to probe bacterial enzymatic mechanisms, develop novel genetic material, and engineer drugs and proteins with new functionalities. Although the impact of nucleobase alterations has predominantly been studied due to their importance for protein recognition, sugar and phosphate modifications have also been investigated. However, NTPs are cell impermeable due to their negatively charged phosphate tail, a major hurdle to achieving live bacterial studies. Herein, we review the recent advances made to investigate and evolve bacteria and their processes with the use of modified NTPs by exploring alterations in one of the three moieties: the nucleobase, the sugar and the phosphate tail. We also present the innovative methods that have been devised to internalize NTPs into bacteria for in vivo applications.
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- Adeline Espinasse
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota207 Pleasant Street SEMinneapolisMinnesota 55455USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota207 Pleasant Street SEMinneapolisMinnesota 55455USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota207 Pleasant Street SEMinneapolisMinnesota 55455USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota207 Pleasant Street SEMinneapolisMinnesota 55455USA
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota208 Harvard Street SEMinneapolisMinnesota 55454USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota321 Church St SEMinneapolisMinnesota 55454USA
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Furuhata T, Komoto Y, Ohshiro T, Taniguchi M, Ueki R, Sando S. Key aurophilic motif for robust quantum-tunneling-based characterization of a nucleoside analogue marker. Chem Sci 2020; 11:10135-10142. [PMID: 34094276 PMCID: PMC8162310 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc03946b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
A quantum sequencer offers a scalable electrical platform for single-molecule analysis of genomic events. A thymidine (dT) analog exhibiting uniquely high single-molecule conductance is a key element in capturing DNA synthesis dynamics by serving as a decodable marker for enzymatic labeling of nascent strands. However, the current design strategies of dT analogs that focus on their molecular orbital energy levels require bulky chemical modifications to extend the π-conjugation, which hinders polymerase recognition. We report herein a polymerase-compatible dT analog that is highly identifiable in quantum sequencing. An ethynyl group is introduced as a small gold-binding motif to differentiate the nucleobase-gold electronic coupling, which has been an overlooked factor in modifying nucleobase conductance. The resulting C5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine exhibits characteristic signal profiles that allowed its correct identification at a 93% rate while maintaining polymerase compatibility. This study would expand the applicability of quantum sequencing by demonstrating a robust nucleoside marker with high identifiability.
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- Takafumi Furuhata
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki Osaka 567-0047 Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki Osaka 567-0047 Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki Osaka 567-0047 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan .,Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
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Duffy K, Arangundy-Franklin S, Holliger P. Modified nucleic acids: replication, evolution, and next-generation therapeutics. BMC Biol 2020; 18:112. [PMID: 32878624 PMCID: PMC7469316 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-020-00803-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Modified nucleic acids, also called xeno nucleic acids (XNAs), offer a variety of advantages for biotechnological applications and address some of the limitations of first-generation nucleic acid therapeutics. Indeed, several therapeutics based on modified nucleic acids have recently been approved and many more are under clinical evaluation. XNAs can provide increased biostability and furthermore are now increasingly amenable to in vitro evolution, accelerating lead discovery. Here, we review the most recent discoveries in this dynamic field with a focus on progress in the enzymatic replication and functional exploration of XNAs.
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- Karen Duffy
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
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Matyašovský J, Hocek M. 2-Substituted 2'-deoxyinosine 5'-triphosphates as substrates for polymerase synthesis of minor-groove-modified DNA and effects on restriction endonuclease cleavage. Org Biomol Chem 2020; 18:255-262. [PMID: 31815989 DOI: 10.1039/c9ob02502b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Five 2-substituted 2'-deoxyinosine triphosphates (dRITP) were synthesized and tested as substrates in enzymatic synthesis of minor-groove base-modified DNA. Only 2-methyl and 2-vinyl derivatives proved to be good substrates for Therminator DNA polymerase, whilst all other dRITPs and other tested DNA polymerases did not give full length products in primer extension. The DNA containing 2-vinylhypoxanthine was then further modified through thiol-ene reactions with thiols. Cross-linking reaction between cysteine-containing minor-groove binding dodecapeptide and DNA proceeded thanks to the proximity effect between thiol and vinyl groups inside the minor groove. 2-Substituted dIRTPs and also previously prepared 2-substituted 2'-deoxyadenosine triphosphates (dRATP) were then used for enzymatic synthesis of minor-groove modified DNA to study the effect of minor-groove modifications on cleavage of DNA by type II restriction endonucleases (REs). Although the REs should recognize the sequence through H-bonds in the major groove, some minor-groove modifications also had an inhibiting effect on the cleavage.
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- Ján Matyašovský
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo namesti 2, CZ-16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
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PCR incorporation of dUMPs modified with aromatic hydrocarbon substituents of different hydrophilicities: Synthesis of C5-modified dUTPs and PCR studies using Taq, Tth, Vent (exo-) and Deep Vent (exo-) polymerases. Bioorg Chem 2020; 99:103829. [PMID: 32299018 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.103829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2019] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Deoxyuridine triphosphate derivatives (dUTPs) modified at the C5 position of the pyrimidine ring with various aromatic hydrocarbon substituents of different hydrophilicities have been synthesized. The aromatic hydrocarbon substituents were attached to dUTPs via a CHCHCH2NHCOCH2 linker. The efficiency of the PCR incorporation of modified dUMPs using Taq, Tth, Vent (exo-) and Deep Vent (exo-) polymerases and a model DNA template containing one, two and three adjacent adenine nucleotides at three different sites within the sequence was investigated. For all the polymerases used, the yield of the modified PCR product was significantly increased with increasing hydrophilicity of the aromatic hydrocarbon substituent. In particular, for the above polymerases, the efficiency of the incorporation of dUMPs modified with the most hydrophilic of the studied aromatic hydrocarbon substituents, a 4-hydroxyphenyl residue, was 60-85% of the efficiency of dTMP incorporation. At the same time, the relative efficiencies of the incorporation of dUMPs modified with 2-, 4-methoxyphenyl, phenyl and 4-nitrophenyl substituents ranged from 20 to 50% and were 2-18% for the 1-naphthalene and 4-biphenyl groups, which were the most hydrophobic of the studied aromatic hydrocarbon substituents.
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Marx A, Betz K. The Structural Basis for Processing of Unnatural Base Pairs by DNA Polymerases. Chemistry 2020; 26:3446-3463. [PMID: 31544987 PMCID: PMC7155079 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Unnatural base pairs (UBPs) greatly increase the diversity of DNA and RNA, furthering their broad range of molecular biological and biotechnological approaches. Different candidates have been developed whereby alternative hydrogen-bonding patterns and hydrophobic and packing interactions have turned out to be the most promising base-pairing concepts to date. The key in many applications is the highly efficient and selective acceptance of artificial base pairs by DNA polymerases, which enables amplification of the modified DNA. In this Review, computational as well as experimental studies that were performed to characterize the pairing behavior of UBPs in free duplex DNA or bound to the active site of KlenTaq DNA polymerase are highlighted. The structural studies, on the one hand, elucidate how base pairs lacking hydrogen bonds are accepted by these enzymes and, on the other hand, highlight the influence of one or several consecutive UBPs on the structure of a DNA double helix. Understanding these concepts facilitates optimization of future UBPs for the manifold fields of applications.
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- Andreas Marx
- Department of ChemistryKonstanz Research School Chemical BiologyUniversity of KonstanzUniversitätsstrasse 1078464KonstanzGermany
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- Department of ChemistryKonstanz Research School Chemical BiologyUniversity of KonstanzUniversitätsstrasse 1078464KonstanzGermany
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Deshpande S, Yang Y, Chilkoti A, Zauscher S. Enzymatic synthesis and modification of high molecular weight DNA using terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase. Methods Enzymol 2019; 627:163-188. [PMID: 31630739 PMCID: PMC7241426 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2019.07.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The recognition that nucleic acids can be used as polymeric materials led to the blossoming of the field of DNA nanotechnology, with a broad range of applications in biotechnology, biosensors, diagnostics, and drug delivery. These applications require efficient methods to synthesize and chemically modify high molecular weight DNA. Here, we discuss terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-catalyzed enzymatic polymerization (TcEP) as an alternative to conventional enzymatic and solid-phase DNA synthesis. We describe biochemical requirements for TcEP and provide step-by-step protocols to carry out TcEP in solution and from surfaces.
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- Sonal Deshpande
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States; Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States; Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States.
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Hu B, Wang Y, Sun S, Yan W, Zhang C, Luo D, Deng H, Hu LR, Huang Z. Synthesis of Selenium‐Triphosphates (dNTPαSe) for More Specific DNA Polymerization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201901113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Bei Hu
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-environment of Ministry of EducationCollege of Life SciencesSichuan University Chengdu Sichuan 610064 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-environment of Ministry of EducationCollege of Life SciencesSichuan University Chengdu Sichuan 610064 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-environment of Ministry of EducationCollege of Life SciencesSichuan University Chengdu Sichuan 610064 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-environment of Ministry of EducationCollege of Life SciencesSichuan University Chengdu Sichuan 610064 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-environment of Ministry of EducationCollege of Life SciencesSichuan University Chengdu Sichuan 610064 P. R. China
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- The Jack W. Szostak-CDHT Institute for Large Nucleic Acids Chengdu Sichuan 610041 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-environment of Ministry of EducationCollege of Life SciencesSichuan University Chengdu Sichuan 610064 P. R. China
- SeNA Research Inc. Atlanta GA 30303 USA
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-environment of Ministry of EducationCollege of Life SciencesSichuan University Chengdu Sichuan 610064 P. R. China
- The Jack W. Szostak-CDHT Institute for Large Nucleic Acids Chengdu Sichuan 610041 P. R. China
- SeNA Research InstituteDepartment of ChemistryGeorgia State University Atlanta GA 30303 USA
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Hu B, Wang Y, Sun S, Yan W, Zhang C, Luo D, Deng H, Hu LR, Huang Z. Synthesis of Selenium-Triphosphates (dNTPαSe) for More Specific DNA Polymerization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:7835-7839. [PMID: 31037810 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201901113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2019] [Revised: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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2'-Deoxynucleoside 5'-(alpha-P-seleno)-triphosphates (dNTPαSe) have been conveniently synthesized using a protection-free, one-pot strategy. One of two diastereomers of each dNTPαSe can be efficiently recognized by DNA polymerases, while the other is neither a substrate nor an inhibitor. Furthermore, this Se-atom modification can significantly inhibit non-specific DNA polymerization caused by mis-priming. Se-DNAs amplified with dNTPαSe via polymerase chain reaction have sequences identical to the corresponding native DNA. In conclusion, a simple strategy for more specific DNA polymerization has been established by replacing native dNTPs with dNTPαSe.
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- Bei Hu
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, P. R. China
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- The Jack W. Szostak-CDHT Institute for Large Nucleic Acids, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, P. R. China.,SeNA Research Inc., Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, P. R. China.,The Jack W. Szostak-CDHT Institute for Large Nucleic Acids, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P. R. China.,SeNA Research Institute, Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA
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Kropp HM, Diederichs K, Marx A. The Structure of an Archaeal B-Family DNA Polymerase in Complex with a Chemically Modified Nucleotide. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:5457-5461. [PMID: 30761722 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201900315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Archaeal B-family DNA polymerases (DNA pols) are the driving force of cutting-edge biotechnological applications like next-generation sequencing. The acceptance of chemically modified nucleotides by DNA pols is key to these technologies. Until now, no structural data have been available for these DNA pols in complex with modified substrates, which could build the basis for understanding interactions between the enzyme and the chemically modified nucleotide and for the further development of next-generation nucleotides. For the first time, we crystallized an exonuclease-deficient variant of the wild-type B-family KOD DNA pol with a modified nucleotide in a closed, ternary complex. We also crystalized the A-family DNA pol KlenTaq with the same nucleotide. The reported structural data reveal how the protein and the DNA modulate two distinct conformations of the appended moiety in the A- and B-family DNA pols and how these influence the processing of the modified nucleotide. Overall, this study provides first insight into the interplay between B-family DNA pols and relevant modified substrates.
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- Heike M Kropp
- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 7857, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Biology and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 7857, Konstanz, Germany
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Kropp HM, Diederichs K, Marx A. Struktur einer archaealen B‐Familien‐DNA‐Polymerase in Komplex mit einem chemisch modifizierten Nukleotid. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201900315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Heike M. Kropp
- Fachbereich Chemie und Konstanz Research School Chemical BiologyUniversität Konstanz Universitätsstraße 10 7857 Konstanz Deutschland
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- Fachbereich Biologie und Konstanz Research School Chemical BiologyUniversität Konstanz Universitätsstraße 10 78457 Konstanz Deutschland
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- Fachbereich Chemie und Konstanz Research School Chemical BiologyUniversität Konstanz Universitätsstraße 10 7857 Konstanz Deutschland
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Sarac I, Hollenstein M. Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase in the Synthesis and Modification of Nucleic Acids. Chembiochem 2019; 20:860-871. [PMID: 30451377 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201800658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) belongs to the X family of DNA polymerases. This unusual polymerase catalyzes the template-independent addition of random nucleotides on 3'-overhangs during V(D)J recombination. The biological function and intrinsic biochemical properties of the TdT have spurred the development of numerous oligonucleotide-based tools and methods, especially if combined with modified nucleoside triphosphates. Herein, we summarize the different applications stemming from the incorporation of modified nucleotides by the TdT. The structural, mechanistic, and biochemical properties of this polymerase are also discussed.
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- Ivo Sarac
- Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry of Nucleic Acids, Department of Structural Biology and Chemistry, Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR3523, 28, rue du Docteur Roux, 75724, Paris Cedex 15, France
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- Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry of Nucleic Acids, Department of Structural Biology and Chemistry, Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR3523, 28, rue du Docteur Roux, 75724, Paris Cedex 15, France
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Matyašovský J, Pohl R, Hocek M. 2-Allyl- and Propargylamino-dATPs for Site-Specific Enzymatic Introduction of a Single Modification in the Minor Groove of DNA. Chemistry 2018; 24:14938-14941. [PMID: 30074286 PMCID: PMC6221035 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201803973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A series of 2-alkylamino-2'-deoxyadenosine triphosphates (dATP) was prepared and found to be substrates for the Therminator DNA polymerase, which incorporated only one modified nucleotide into the primer. Using a template encoding for two consecutive adenines, conditions were found for incorporation of either one or two modified nucleotides. In all cases, addition of a mixture of natural dNTPs led to primer extension resulting in site-specific single modification of DNA in the minor groove. The allylamino-substituted DNA was used for the thiol-ene addition, whereas the propargylamino-DNA for the CuAAC click reaction was used to label the DNA with a fluorescent dye in the minor groove. The approach was used to construct FRET probes for detection of oligonucleotides.
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- Ján Matyašovský
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and BiochemistryCzech Academy of SciencesFlemingovo nam. 216610Prague 6Czech Republic
- Department of Organic ChemistryFaculty of ScienceCharles University in PragueHlavova 812843Prague 2Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and BiochemistryCzech Academy of SciencesFlemingovo nam. 216610Prague 6Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and BiochemistryCzech Academy of SciencesFlemingovo nam. 216610Prague 6Czech Republic
- Department of Organic ChemistryFaculty of ScienceCharles University in PragueHlavova 812843Prague 2Czech Republic
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Snapshots of a modified nucleotide moving through the confines of a DNA polymerase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:9992-9997. [PMID: 30224478 PMCID: PMC6176618 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1811518115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Despite being evolved to process the four canonical nucleotides, DNA polymerases are known to incorporate and extend from modified nucleotides, which is the key to numerous core biotechnology applications. The structural basis for postincorporation elongation remained elusive. We successfully crystallized KlenTaq DNA polymerase in six complexes, providing high-resolution snapshots of the modification “moving” from the 3′ terminus upstream to the sixth nucleotide in the primer strand. Combining these data with quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics calculations and biochemical studies elucidates how the enzyme and the modified substrate mutually modulate their conformations without compromising the enzyme’s activity. This highlights the unexpected plasticity of the system as origin of the broad substrate properties of the DNA polymerase and guide for the design of improved systems. DNA polymerases have evolved to process the four canonical nucleotides accurately. Nevertheless, these enzymes are also known to process modified nucleotides, which is the key to numerous core biotechnology applications. Processing of modified nucleotides includes incorporation of the modified nucleotide and postincorporation elongation to proceed with the synthesis of the nascent DNA strand. The structural basis for postincorporation elongation is currently unknown. We addressed this issue and successfully crystallized KlenTaq DNA polymerase in six closed ternary complexes containing the enzyme, the modified DNA substrate, and the incoming nucleotide. Each structure shows a high-resolution snapshot of the elongation of a modified primer, where the modification “moves” from the 3′-primer terminus upstream to the sixth nucleotide in the primer strand. Combining these data with quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics calculations and biochemical studies elucidates how the enzyme and the modified substrate mutually modulate their conformations without compromising the enzyme’s activity significantly. The study highlights the plasticity of the system as origin of the broad substrate properties of DNA polymerases and facilitates the design of improved systems.
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Crystal structures of ternary complexes of archaeal B-family DNA polymerases. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0188005. [PMID: 29211756 PMCID: PMC5718519 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Archaeal B-family polymerases drive biotechnology by accepting a wide substrate range of chemically modified nucleotides. By now no structural data for archaeal B-family DNA polymerases in a closed, ternary complex are available, which would be the basis for developing next generation nucleotides. We present the ternary crystal structures of KOD and 9°N DNA polymerases complexed with DNA and the incoming dATP. The structures reveal a third metal ion in the active site, which was so far only observed for the eukaryotic B-family DNA polymerase δ and no other B-family DNA polymerase. The structures reveal a wide inner channel and numerous interactions with the template strand that provide space for modifications within the enzyme and may account for the high processivity, respectively. The crystal structures provide insights into the superiority over other DNA polymerases concerning the acceptance of modified nucleotides.
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Recent progress in dissecting molecular recognition by DNA polymerases with non-native substrates. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2017; 41:43-49. [PMID: 29096323 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2017.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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DNA polymerases must discriminate the correct Watson-Crick base pair-forming deoxynucleoside triphosphate (dNTP) substrate from three other dNTPs and additional triphosphates found in the cell. The rarity of misincorporations in vivo, then, belies the high tolerance for dNTP analogs observed in vitro. Advances over the last 10 years in single-molecule fluorescence and electronic detection of dNTP analog incorporation enable exploration of the mechanism and limits to base discrimination by DNA polymerases. Such studies reveal transient motions of DNA polymerase during substrate recognition and mutagenesis in the context of erroneous dNTP incorporation that can lead to evolution and genetic disease. Further improvements in time resolution and noise reduction of single-molecule studies will uncover deeper mechanistic understanding of this critical, first step in evolution.
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Naturally occurring DNA is encoded by the four nucleobases adenine, cytosine, guanine and thymine. Yet minor chemical modifications to these bases, such as methylation, can significantly alter DNA function, and more drastic changes, such as replacement with unnatural base pairs, could expand its function. In order to realize the full potential of DNA in therapeutic and synthetic biology applications, our ability to 'write' long modified DNA in a controlled manner must be improved. This review highlights methods currently used for the synthesis of moderately long chemically modified nucleic acids (up to 1000 bp), their limitations and areas for future expansion.
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Houlihan G, Arangundy-Franklin S, Holliger P. Exploring the Chemistry of Genetic Information Storage and Propagation through Polymerase Engineering. Acc Chem Res 2017; 50:1079-1087. [PMID: 28383245 PMCID: PMC5406124 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.7b00056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Nucleic
acids are a distinct form of sequence-defined biopolymer.
What sets them apart from other biopolymers such as polypeptides or
polysaccharides is their unique capacity to encode, store, and propagate
genetic information (molecular heredity). In nature, just two closely
related nucleic acids, DNA and RNA, function as repositories and carriers
of genetic information. They therefore are the molecular embodiment
of biological information. This naturally leads to questions regarding
the degree of variation from this seemingly ideal “Goldilocks”
chemistry that would still be compatible with the fundamental property
of molecular heredity. To address this question, chemists have
created a panoply of synthetic
nucleic acids comprising unnatural sugar ring congeners, backbone
linkages, and nucleobases in order to establish the molecular parameters
for encoding genetic information and its emergence at the origin of
life. A deeper analysis of the potential of these synthetic genetic
polymers for molecular heredity requires a means of replication and
a determination of the fidelity of information transfer. While non-enzymatic
synthesis is an increasingly powerful method, it currently remains
restricted to short polymers. Here we discuss efforts toward establishing
enzymatic synthesis, replication, and evolution of synthetic genetic
polymers through the engineering of polymerase enzymes found in nature. To endow natural polymerases with the ability to efficiently utilize
non-cognate nucleotide substrates, novel strategies for the screening
and directed evolution of polymerase function have been realized.
High throughput plate-based screens, phage display, and water-in-oil
emulsion technology based methods have yielded a number of engineered
polymerases, some of which can synthesize and reverse transcribe synthetic
genetic polymers with good efficiency and fidelity. The inception
of such polymerases demonstrates that, at a basic
level at least, molecular heredity is not restricted to the natural
nucleic acids DNA and RNA, but may be found in a large (if finite)
number of synthetic genetic polymers. And it has opened up these novel
sequence spaces for investigation. Although largely unexplored, first
tentative forays have yielded ligands (aptamers) against a range of
targets and several catalysts elaborated in a range of different chemistries.
Finally, taking the lead from established DNA designs, simple polyhedron
nanostructures have been described. We anticipate that further
progress in this area will expand the
range of synthetic genetic polymers that can be synthesized, replicated,
and evolved providing access to a rich sequence, structure, and phenotypic
space. “Synthetic genetics”, that is, the exploration
of these spaces, will illuminate the chemical parameter range for
en- and decoding information, 3D folding, and catalysis and yield
novel ligands, catalysts, and nanostructures and devices for applications
in biotechnology and medicine.
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- Gillian Houlihan
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick
Avenue, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QH, U.K
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick
Avenue, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QH, U.K
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Hottin A, Betz K, Diederichs K, Marx A. Structural Basis for the KlenTaq DNA Polymerase Catalysed Incorporation of Alkene- versus Alkyne-Modified Nucleotides. Chemistry 2017; 23:2109-2118. [PMID: 27901305 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201604515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Efficient incorporation of modified nucleotides by DNA polymerases is essential for many cutting-edge biomolecular technologies. The present study compares the acceptance of either alkene- or alkyne-modified nucleotides by KlenTaq DNA polymerase and provides structural insights into how 7-deaza-adenosine and deoxyuridine with attached alkene-modifications are incorporated into the growing DNA strand. Thereby, we identified modified nucleotides that prove to be superior substrates for KlenTaq DNA polymerase compared with their natural analogues. The knowledge can be used to guide future design of functionalized nucleotide building blocks.
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- Audrey Hottin
- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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Aptamers are nucleic acid-based scaffolds that can bind with high affinity to a variety of biological targets. Aptamers are identified from large DNA or RNA libraries through a process of directed molecular evolution (SELEX). Chemical modification of nucleic acids considerably increases the functional and structural diversity of aptamer libraries and substantially increases the affinity of the aptamers. Additionally, modified aptamers exhibit much greater resistance to biodegradation. The evolutionary selection of modified aptamers is conditioned by the possibility of the enzymatic synthesis and replication of non-natural nucleic acids. Wild-type or mutant polymerases and their non-natural nucleotide substrates that can support SELEX are highlighted in the present review. A focus is made on the efforts to find the most suitable type of nucleotide modifications and the engineering of new polymerases. Post-SELEX modification as a complementary method will be briefly considered as well.
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- Sergey A Lapa
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Matyašovský J, Perlíková P, Malnuit V, Pohl R, Hocek M. 2-Substituted dATP Derivatives as Building Blocks for Polymerase-Catalyzed Synthesis of DNA Modified in the Minor Groove. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:15856-15859. [PMID: 27879047 PMCID: PMC6680173 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201609007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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2'-Deoxyadenosine triphosphate (dATP) derivatives bearing diverse substituents (Cl, NH2 , CH3 , vinyl, ethynyl, and phenyl) at position 2 were prepared and tested as substrates for DNA polymerases. The 2-phenyl-dATP was not a substrate for DNA polymerases, but the dATPs bearing smaller substituents were good substrates in primer-extension experiments, producing DNA substituted in the minor groove. The vinyl-modified DNA was applied in thiol-ene addition and the ethynyl-modified DNA was applied in a CuAAC click reaction to form DNA labelled with fluorescent dyes in the minor groove.
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- Ján Matyašovský
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic.,Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Hlavova 8, 12843, Prague 2, Czech Republic
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Matyašovský J, Perlíková P, Malnuit V, Pohl R, Hocek M. 2-Substituted dATP Derivatives as Building Blocks for Polymerase-Catalyzed Synthesis of DNA Modified in the Minor Groove. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201609007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Ján Matyašovský
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry; Czech Academy of Sciences; Flemingovo nam. 2 16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry; Czech Academy of Sciences; Flemingovo nam. 2 16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry; Czech Academy of Sciences; Flemingovo nam. 2 16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry; Czech Academy of Sciences; Flemingovo nam. 2 16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry; Czech Academy of Sciences; Flemingovo nam. 2 16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science; Charles University in Prague; Hlavova 8 12843 Prague 2 Czech Republic
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Cahová H, Panattoni A, Kielkowski P, Fanfrlík J, Hocek M. 5-Substituted Pyrimidine and 7-Substituted 7-Deazapurine dNTPs as Substrates for DNA Polymerases in Competitive Primer Extension in the Presence of Natural dNTPs. ACS Chem Biol 2016; 11:3165-3171. [PMID: 27668519 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.6b00714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A complete series of 5-substituted uracil or cytosine, as well as 7-substituted 7-deazaadenine and 7-deazaguanine 2'-deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) bearing substituents of increasing bulkiness (H, Me, vinyl, ethynyl, and phenyl) were systematically studied in competitive primer extension in the presence of their natural counterparts (nonmodified dNTPs), and their kinetic data were determined. The results show that modified dNTPs bearing π-electron-containing substituents (vinyl, ethynyl, Ph) are typically excellent substrates for DNA polymerases comparable to or better than natural dNTPs. The kinetic studies revealed that these modified dNTPs have higher affinity to the active site of the enzyme-primer-template complex, and the calculations (semiempirical quantum mechanical scoring function) suggest that it is due to the cation-π interaction of the modified dNTP with Arg629 in the active site of Bst DNA polymerase.
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- Hana Cahová
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Gilead & IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo namesti 2, CZ-16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Gilead & IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo namesti 2, CZ-16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Gilead & IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo namesti 2, CZ-16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Gilead & IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo namesti 2, CZ-16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Gilead & IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo namesti 2, CZ-16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Hlavova 8, Prague-2 12843, Czech Republic
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Welter M, Verga D, Marx A. Sequence-Specific Incorporation of Enzyme-Nucleotide Chimera by DNA Polymerases. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:10131-5. [PMID: 27392211 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201604641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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DNA polymerases select the right nucleotide for the growing polynucleotide chain based on the shape and geometry of the nascent nucleotide pairs and thereby ensure high DNA replication selectivity. High-fidelity DNA polymerases are believed to possess tight active sites that allow little deviation from the canonical structures. However, DNA polymerases are known to use nucleotides with small modifications as substrates, which is key for numerous core biotechnology applications. We show that even high-fidelity DNA polymerases are capable of efficiently using nucleotide chimera modified with a large protein like horseradish peroxidase as substrates for template-dependent DNA synthesis, despite this "cargo" being more than 100-fold larger than the natural substrates. We exploited this capability for the development of systems that enable naked-eye detection of DNA and RNA at single nucleotide resolution.
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- Moritz Welter
- Department of Chemistry, Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457, Konstanz, Germany.
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Welter M, Verga D, Marx A. Sequenz-spezifischer Einbau von Enzym-Nukleotid-Chimären durch DNA-Polymerasen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201604641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Moritz Welter
- Fachbereich Chemie, Graduiertenschule Chemische Biologie Konstanz; Universität Konstanz; Universitätsstraße 10 78457 Konstanz Deutschland
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Graduiertenschule Chemische Biologie Konstanz; Universität Konstanz; Universitätsstraße 10 78457 Konstanz Deutschland
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Graduiertenschule Chemische Biologie Konstanz; Universität Konstanz; Universitätsstraße 10 78457 Konstanz Deutschland
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Ren X, El-Sagheer AH, Brown T. Azide and trans-cyclooctene dUTPs: incorporation into DNA probes and fluorescent click-labelling. Analyst 2016; 140:2671-8. [PMID: 25734317 DOI: 10.1039/c5an00158g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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5-Azidomethyl dUTP and two 5-trans-cyclooctene dUTPs with different linkers between the TCO and the uracil base have been incorporated into DNA by primer extension, reverse-transcription and PCR amplification. For azidomethyl dUTP the PCR reaction was successful even when the modified dUTP was not supplemented with dTTP. In one case 335 azidomethyl dU residues were incorporated into the 523 base pair amplicon using this methodology. 5-Azidomethyl dUTP was found to be a better substrate for DNA polymerases than the trans-cyclooctene dUTPs. However, the inverse electron demand Diels-Alder reaction between cyclooctene DNA and a tetrazine Cy3-dye was more efficient than the strain-promoted reaction between azide DNA and a bicyclo [6.1.0] non-4-yne Cy3 dye.
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- Xiaomei Ren
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK.
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Hottin A, Marx A. Structural Insights into the Processing of Nucleobase-Modified Nucleotides by DNA Polymerases. Acc Chem Res 2016; 49:418-27. [PMID: 26947566 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.5b00544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The DNA polymerase-catalyzed incorporation of modified nucleotides is employed in many biological technologies of prime importance, such as next-generation sequencing, nucleic acid-based diagnostics, transcription analysis, and aptamer selection by systematic enrichment of ligands by exponential amplification (SELEX). Recent studies have shown that 2'-deoxynucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) that are functionalized with modifications at the nucleobase such as dyes, affinity tags, spin and redox labels, or even oligonucleotides are substrates for DNA polymerases, even if modifications of high steric demand are used. The position at which the modification is introduced in the nucleotide has been identified as crucial for retaining substrate activity for DNA polymerases. Modifications are usually attached at the C5 position of pyrimidines and the C7 position of 7-deazapurines. Furthermore, it has been shown that the nature of the modification may impact the efficiency of incorporation of a modified nucleotide into the nascent DNA strand by a DNA polymerase. This Account places functional data obtained in studies of the incorporation of modified nucleotides by DNA polymerases in the context of recently obtained structural data. Crystal structure analysis of a Thermus aquaticus (Taq) DNA polymerase variant (namely, KlenTaq DNA polymerase) in ternary complex with primer-template DNA and several modified nucleotides provided the first structural insights into how nucleobase-modified triphosphates are tolerated. We found that bulky modifications are processed by KlenTaq DNA polymerase as a result of cavities in the protein that enable the modification to extend outside the active site. In addition, we found that the enzyme is able to adapt to different modifications in a flexible manner and adopts different amino acid side-chain conformations at the active site depending on the nature of the nucleotide modification. Different "strategies" (i.e., hydrogen bonding, cation-π interactions) enable the protein to stabilize the respective protein-substrate complex without significantly changing the overall structure of the complex. Interestingly, it was also discovered that a modified nucleotide may be more efficiently processed by KlenTaq DNA polymerase when the 3'-primer terminus is also a modified nucleotide instead of a nonmodified natural one. Indeed, the modifications of two modified nucleotides at adjacent positions can interact with each other (i.e., by π-π interactions) and thereby stabilize the enzyme-substrate complex, resulting in more efficient transformation. Several studies have indicated that archeal DNA polymerases belonging to sequence family B are better suited for the incorporation of nucleobase-modified nucleotides than enzymes from family A. However, significantly less structural data are available for family B DNA polymerases. In order to gain insights into the preference for modified substrates by members of family B, we succeeded in obtaining binary structures of 9°N and KOD DNA polymerases bound to primer-template DNA. We found that the major groove of the archeal family B DNA polymerases is better accessible than in family A DNA polymerases. This might explain the observed superiority of family B DNA polymerases in polymerizing nucleotides that bear bulky modifications located in the major groove, such as modification at C5 of pyrimidines and C7 of 7-deazapurines. Overall, this Account summarizes our recent findings providing structural insight into the mechanism by which modified nucleotides are processed by DNA polymerases. It provides guidelines for the design of modified nucleotides, thus supporting future efforts based on the acceptance of modified nucleotides by DNA polymerases.
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- Audrey Hottin
- Department
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Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology University of Konstanz Universitätsstrasse 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and
Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology University of Konstanz Universitätsstrasse 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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All biological information, since the last common ancestor of all life on Earth, has been encoded by a genetic alphabet consisting of only four nucleotides that form two base pairs. Long-standing efforts to develop two synthetic nucleotides that form a third, unnatural base pair (UBP) have recently yielded three promising candidates, one based on alternative hydrogen bonding, and two based on hydrophobic and packing forces. All three of these UBPs are replicated and transcribed with remarkable efficiency and fidelity, and the latter two thus demonstrate that hydrogen bonding is not unique in its ability to underlie the storage and retrieval of genetic information. This Review highlights these recent developments as well as the applications enabled by the UBPs, including the expansion of the evolution process to include new functionality and the creation of semi-synthetic life that stores increased information.
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- Denis A Malyshev
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037 (USA).
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Mačková M, Boháčová S, Perlíková P, Poštová Slavětínská L, Hocek M. Polymerase Synthesis and Restriction Enzyme Cleavage of DNA Containing 7-Substituted 7-Deazaguanine Nucleobases. Chembiochem 2015; 16:2225-36. [PMID: 26382079 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201500315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Previous studies of polymerase synthesis of base-modified DNAs and their cleavage by restriction enzymes have mostly related only to 5-substituted pyrimidine and 7-substituted 7-deazaadenine nucleotides. Here we report the synthesis of a series of 7-substituted 7-deazaguanine 2'-deoxyribonucleoside 5'-O-triphosphates (dG(R) TPs), their use as substrates for polymerase synthesis of modified DNA and the influence of the modification on their cleavage by type II restriction endonucleases (REs). The dG(R) TPs were generally good substrates for polymerases but the PCR products could not be visualised on agarose gels by intercalator staining, due to fluorescence quenching. The presence of 7-substituted 7-deazaguanine residues in recognition sequences of REs in most cases completely blocked the cleavage.
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- Michaela Mačková
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Gilead Sciences and IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Gilead Sciences and IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Gilead Sciences and IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Gilead Sciences and IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Gilead Sciences and IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic. .,Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Hlavova 8, 12843, Prague 2, Czech Republic.
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Hocek M. Synthesis of base-modified 2'-deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates and their use in enzymatic synthesis of modified DNA for applications in bioanalysis and chemical biology. J Org Chem 2014; 79:9914-21. [PMID: 25321948 DOI: 10.1021/jo5020799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The synthesis of 2'-deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) either by classical triphosphorylation of nucleosides or by aqueous cross-coupling reactions of halogenated dNTPs is discussed. Different enzymatic methods for synthesis of modified oligonucleotides and DNA by polymerase incorporation of modified nucleotides are summarized, and the applications in redox or fluorescent labeling, as well as in bioconjugations and modulation of interactions of DNA with proteins, are outlined.
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- Michal Hocek
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Gilead Sciences & IOCB Research Center , Flemingovo nám. 2, CZ-16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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Kielkowski P, Fanfrlík J, Hocek M. 7-Aryl-7-deazaadenine 2′-Deoxyribonucleoside Triphosphates (dNTPs): Better Substrates for DNA Polymerases than dATP in Competitive Incorporations. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201404742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Kielkowski P, Fanfrlík J, Hocek M. 7-Aryl-7-deazaadenine 2'-deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs): better substrates for DNA polymerases than dATP in competitive incorporations. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:7552-5. [PMID: 24890276 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201404742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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A series of 7-substituted 7-deazaadenine and 5-substituted cytosine 2'-deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) were tested for their competitive incorporations (in the presence of dATP and dCTP) into DNA by several DNA polymerases by using analysis based on cleavage by restriction endonucleases. 7-Aryl-7-deazaadenine dNTPs were more efficient substrates than dATP because of their higher affinity for the active site of the enzyme, as proved by kinetic measurements and calculations.
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- Pavel Kielkowski
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Gilead Sciences & IOCB Research Center, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610 Prague 6 (Czech Republic) http://www.uochb.cas.cz/hocekgroup
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Bußkamp H, Keller S, Robotta M, Drescher M, Marx A. A new building block for DNA network formation by self-assembly and polymerase chain reaction. Beilstein J Org Chem 2014; 10:1037-1046. [PMID: 24991255 PMCID: PMC4077517 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.10.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2014] [Accepted: 04/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The predictability of DNA self-assembly is exploited in many nanotechnological approaches. Inspired by naturally existing self-assembled DNA architectures, branched DNA has been developed that allows self-assembly to predesigned architectures with dimensions on the nanometer scale. DNA is an attractive material for generation of nanostructures due to a plethora of enzymes which modify DNA with high accuracy, providing a toolbox for many different manipulations to construct nanometer scaled objects. We present a straightforward synthesis of a rigid DNA branching building block successfully used for the generation of DNA networks by self-assembly and network formation by enzymatic DNA synthesis. The Y-shaped 3-armed DNA construct, bearing 3 primer strands is accepted by Taq DNA polymerase. The enzyme uses each arm as primer strand and incorporates the branched construct into large assemblies during PCR. The networks were investigated by agarose gel electrophoresis, atomic force microscopy, dynamic light scattering, and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. The findings indicate that rather rigid DNA networks were formed. This presents a new bottom-up approach for DNA material formation and might find applications like in the generation of functional hydrogels.
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- Holger Bußkamp
- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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C(α) torsion angles as a flexible criterion to extract secrets from a molecular dynamics simulation. J Mol Model 2014; 20:2196. [PMID: 24728650 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-014-2196-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Given the increasing complexity of simulated molecular systems, and the fact that simulation times have now reached milliseconds to seconds, immense amounts of data (in the gigabyte to terabyte range) are produced in current molecular dynamics simulations. Manual analysis of these data is a very time-consuming task, and important events that lead from one intermediate structure to another can become occluded in the noise resulting from random thermal fluctuations. To overcome these problems and facilitate a semi-automated data analysis, we introduce in this work a measure based on C(α) torsion angles: torsion angles formed by four consecutive C(α) atoms. This measure describes changes in the backbones of large systems on a residual length scale (i.e., a small number of residues at a time). Cluster analysis of individual C(α) torsion angles and its fuzzification led to continuous time patches representing (meta)stable conformations and to the identification of events acting as transitions between these conformations. The importance of a change in torsion angle to structural integrity is assessed by comparing this change to the average fluctuations in the same torsion angle over the complete simulation. Using this novel measure in combination with other measures such as the root mean square deviation (RMSD) and time series of distance measures, we performed an in-depth analysis of a simulation of the open form of DNA polymerase I. The times at which major conformational changes occur and the most important parts of the molecule and their interrelations were pinpointed in this analysis. The simultaneous determination of the time points and localizations of major events is a significant advantage of the new bottom-up approach presented here, as compared to many other (top-down) approaches in which only the similarity of the complete structure is analyzed.
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Kore AR, Senthilvelan A, Srinivasan B, Shanmugasundaram M. Facile protection-free one-pot chemical synthesis of nucleoside-5'-tetraphosphates. NUCLEOSIDES NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2014; 32:411-20. [PMID: 23895352 DOI: 10.1080/15257770.2013.805219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A new, straightforward, reliable, and convenient protection-free one-pot method for the synthesis of 2'-deoxynucleoside-5'-tetraphosphate and ribonucleoside-5'-tetraphosphate is reported. The present synthetic strategy involves the monophosphorylation of a nucleoside followed by reaction with tris-(tri-n-butylammonium) triphosphate and subsequent hydrolysis of the putative cyclic tetrametaphosphate intermediate to provide nucleoside-5'-tetraphosphate in moderate yield with high purity. A plausible mechanism is proposed to account for the formation of product.
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- Anilkumar R Kore
- Bioorganic Chemistry Division, Life Technologies Corporation, Austin, Texas 78744-1832, USA.
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Obeid S, Bußkamp H, Welte W, Diederichs K, Marx A. Snapshot of a DNA polymerase while incorporating two consecutive C5-modified nucleotides. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:15667-9. [PMID: 24090271 DOI: 10.1021/ja405346s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Functional nucleotides are important in many cutting-edge biomolecular techniques. Often several modified nucleotides have to be incorporated consecutively. This structural study of KlenTaq DNA polymerase, a truncated form of Thermus aquaticus DNA polymerase, gives first insights how multiple modifications are processed by a DNA polymerase and, therefore, contribute to the understanding of these enzymes in their interplay with artificial substrates.
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- Samra Obeid
- Departments of Chemistry and Biology, Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz , Universitätsstrasse 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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Blatter N, Bergen K, Nolte O, Welte W, Diederichs K, Mayer J, Wieland M, Marx A. Structure and function of an RNA-reading thermostable DNA polymerase. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:11935-9. [PMID: 24106012 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201306655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Revised: 08/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Nina Blatter
- Departments of Chemistry and Biology, Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 78457 Konstanz (Germany)
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Blatter N, Bergen K, Nolte O, Welte W, Diederichs K, Mayer J, Wieland M, Marx A. Struktur und Funktion einer RNA-lesenden thermostabilen DNA-Polymerase. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201306655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Wynne SA, Pinheiro VB, Holliger P, Leslie AGW. Structures of an apo and a binary complex of an evolved archeal B family DNA polymerase capable of synthesising highly cy-dye labelled DNA. PLoS One 2013; 8:e70892. [PMID: 23940661 PMCID: PMC3733885 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2013] [Accepted: 06/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Thermophilic DNA polymerases of the polB family are of great importance in biotechnological applications including high-fidelity PCR. Of particular interest is the relative promiscuity of engineered versions of the exo- form of polymerases from the Thermo- and Pyrococcales families towards non-canonical substrates, which enables key advances in Next-generation sequencing. Despite this there is a paucity of structural information to guide further engineering of this group of polymerases. Here we report two structures, of the apo form and of a binary complex of a previously described variant (E10) of Pyrococcus furiosus (Pfu) polymerase with an ability to fully replace dCTP with Cyanine dye-labeled dCTP (Cy3-dCTP or Cy5-dCTP) in PCR and synthesise highly fluorescent “CyDNA” densely decorated with cyanine dye heterocycles. The apo form of Pfu-E10 closely matches reported apo form structures of wild-type Pfu. In contrast, the binary complex (in the replicative state with a duplex DNA oligonucleotide) reveals a closing movement of the thumb domain, increasing the contact surface with the nascent DNA duplex strand. Modelling based on the binary complex suggests how bulky fluorophores may be accommodated during processive synthesis and has aided the identification of residues important for the synthesis of unnatural nucleic acid polymers.
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Affiliation(s)
- Samantha A. Wynne
- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Philipp Holliger
- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Andrew G. W. Leslie
- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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