Effects of 8-methyl-2′-deoxyadenosine incorporation into quadruplex forming oligodeoxyribonucleotides
作者:Antonella Virgilio、Veronica Esposito、Antonio Randazzo、Luciano Mayol、Aldo Galeone
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2004.11.037
日期:2005.2
In this paper we report the synthesis and the structural characterization of two modified oligodeoxyribonucleotides (ODNs), namely d(A(8Me)GGGT) and d(TA(8Me)GGGT), where A(8Me) represents a 8-methyl-2'-deoxyadenosine. Both ODNs have been studied by H-1 NMR, CD spectroscopy and molecular modelling and shown to form fourfolds symmetric G-quadruplex structures, with all strands parallel and equivalent to each other. The complexes are characterized by thermal stabilities comparable to that of their natural counterparts. NOE patterns involving 8-methyl group in A(8Me) residues allowed us to define the main structural features at 8 the 5'-end of the complexes. Particularly, inter- and intrastrand NOEs show a syn-orientation and a symmetrical arrangement of A(8Me) bases stacking on the adjacent G-tetrad. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.