Modified nucleosides in natural RNA molecules are essential for their functions. Non-natural nucleoside analogues have been introduced into RNA to manipulate its structure and function. We have recently developed a new strategy for the in situ modification of RNA based on the functionality transfer reaction between an oligodeoxynucleotide probe and an RNA substrate. 2′-Deoxy-6-thioguanosine (6-thio-dG) was used as the platform to anchor the transfer group. In this study, a pyridinyl vinyl ketone moiety was newly designed as the transfer group with the expectation that a metal cation would form a chelate complex with the pyridinyl-2-keto group. It was demonstrated that the (E)-pyridinyl vinyl keto group was efficiently and specifically transferred to the 4-amino group of the opposing cytosine in RNA in the presence of NiCl2 with more than 200-fold accelerated rate compared with the previous system with the use of the diketo transfer group. Detailed mechanistic studies suggested that NiCl2 forms a bridging complex between the pyridinyl keto moiety and the N7 of the purine residue neighboring the cytosine residue of the RNA substrate to bring the groups in close proximity.
天然RNA分子中的修饰核苷酸对其功能至关重要。非天然核苷酸类似物已被引入RNA,以操控其结构和功能。我们最近开发了一种基于寡脱氧核苷探针与RNA底物之间功能转移反应的新策略,以实现RNA的原位修饰。2′-脱氧-6-
硫鸟苷(6-thio-dG)被用作锚定转移基团的平台。在本研究中,我们新设计了一种
吡啶乙烯酮结构作为转移基团,期望
金属阳离子能够与
吡啶-2-羰基基团形成螯合物。实验表明,在NiCl2存在下,(E)-
吡啶乙烯酮基团有效且特异性地转移至RNA中相对的
胞嘧啶的4-
氨基基团,速度比使用二酮转移基团的先前系统加快了200倍以上。详细的机理研究表明,NiCl2在
吡啶羰基部分与RNA底物中靠近
胞嘧啶的
嘌呤残基N7之间形成了桥接复杂,以使这些基团接近。