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Four base recognition by triplex-forming oligonucleotides at physiological pH

Four base recognition by triplex-forming oligonucleotides at physiological pH
Four base recognition by triplex-forming oligonucleotides at physiological pH
We have achieved recognition of all 4 bp by triple helix formation at physiological pH, using triplex-forming oligonucleotides that contain four different synthetic nucleotides. BAU [20-aminoethoxy-5-(3-aminoprop-1-ynyl)uridine] recognizes AT base pairs with high affinity, MeP (3-methyl-2 aminopyridine) binds to GC at higher pHs than cytosine, while APP (6-(3-aminopropyl)-7-methyl-3H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2(7H)-one) and S [N-(4-(3-acetamidophenyl)thiazol-2-yl-acetamide)] bind to CG and TA base pairs, respectively.
Fluorescence melting and DNase I footprinting demonstrate successful triplex formation at a 19mer oligopurine sequence that contains two CG and two TA interruptions. The complexes are pH dependent, but are still stable at pH 7.0. BAU, MeP and APP retain considerable selectivity, and single base pair changes opposite these residues cause a large reduction in affinity. In contrast, S is less selective and tolerates CG pairs as well as TA.
helix formation, selective recognition, nucleoside analogs, stable triplexes, dual recognition, dna triplexes, binding motif, duplex dna, pairs, gene
0305-1048
3025-3032
Rusling, David A.
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Powers, Vicki E.C.
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Ranasinghe, Rohan T.
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Wang, Yang
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Osborne, Sadie D.
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Brown, Tom
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Fox, Keith R.
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Rusling, David A.
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Powers, Vicki E.C.
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Ranasinghe, Rohan T.
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Wang, Yang
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Osborne, Sadie D.
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Brown, Tom
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Fox, Keith R.
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Rusling, David A., Powers, Vicki E.C., Ranasinghe, Rohan T., Wang, Yang, Osborne, Sadie D., Brown, Tom and Fox, Keith R. (2005) Four base recognition by triplex-forming oligonucleotides at physiological pH. Nucleic Acids Research, 33 (9), 3025-3032. (doi:10.1093/nar/gki625).

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Abstract

We have achieved recognition of all 4 bp by triple helix formation at physiological pH, using triplex-forming oligonucleotides that contain four different synthetic nucleotides. BAU [20-aminoethoxy-5-(3-aminoprop-1-ynyl)uridine] recognizes AT base pairs with high affinity, MeP (3-methyl-2 aminopyridine) binds to GC at higher pHs than cytosine, while APP (6-(3-aminopropyl)-7-methyl-3H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2(7H)-one) and S [N-(4-(3-acetamidophenyl)thiazol-2-yl-acetamide)] bind to CG and TA base pairs, respectively.
Fluorescence melting and DNase I footprinting demonstrate successful triplex formation at a 19mer oligopurine sequence that contains two CG and two TA interruptions. The complexes are pH dependent, but are still stable at pH 7.0. BAU, MeP and APP retain considerable selectivity, and single base pair changes opposite these residues cause a large reduction in affinity. In contrast, S is less selective and tolerates CG pairs as well as TA.

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Submitted date: 6 April 2005
Published date: 23 May 2005
Keywords: helix formation, selective recognition, nucleoside analogs, stable triplexes, dual recognition, dna triplexes, binding motif, duplex dna, pairs, gene

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Local EPrints ID: 24235
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/24235
ISSN: 0305-1048
PURE UUID: 31093f9c-361a-41f0-96e1-bea6780f7034
ORCID for Keith R. Fox: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2925-7315

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Date deposited: 28 Mar 2006
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 02:36

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Author: David A. Rusling
Author: Vicki E.C. Powers
Author: Rohan T. Ranasinghe
Author: Yang Wang
Author: Sadie D. Osborne
Author: Tom Brown
Author: Keith R. Fox ORCID iD

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