Stasińska AR, Putaj P, Chmielewski MK. Disulfide bridge as a linker in nucleic acids' bioconjugation. Part II: A summary of practical applications.
Bioorg Chem 2019;
95:103518. [PMID:
31911308 DOI:
10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.103518]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Disulfide conjugation invariably remains a key tool in research on nucleic acids. This versatile and cost-effective method plays a crucial role in structural studies of DNA and RNA as well as their interactions with other macromolecules in a variety of biological systems. In this article we review applications of disulfide-bridged conjugates of oligonucleotides with other (bio)molecules such as peptides, proteins etc. and present key findings obtained with their help.
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