We already found that β-1,3-glucan polysaccharides form polymeric complexes with certain polynucleotides, but the parallel vs. anti-parallel orientation in those complexes had remained unsolved. In this paper, this controversial problem has been discussed for curdlan/oligo(dA) complexes utilizing two different energy transfer techniques. The first system consists of a combination of fluorescein-labeled curdlan and 3′-(or 5′-)tetramethyl-rhodamine (TAMRA)-labeled oligo(dA). The second system utilizes gold nanoparticles: that is, two curdlan chains were linked by a disulfide bond and after complexation with oligo(dA), the complex was immobilized on gold nanoparticles. In this system, TAMRA was attached to the 3′
(or 5′) end of oligo(dA) and the gold particle acted as a fluorescence quencher (energy acceptor). These experiments have led us to conclude that in the curdlan/oligo(dA) complex, parallel orientation is more favourable than anti-parallel orientation. These findings have enabled us to envision a clearer image for the complexation mode between β-1,3-glucan polysaccharides and polynucleotides.
我们已经发现β-1,3-
葡聚糖多糖与某些多核苷酸形成聚合物复合物,但这些复合物中的平行与反平行取向问题仍未解决。在本文中,我们利用两种不同的能量转移技术讨论了酸乳杆菌素/寡核苷酸(dA)复合物这一有争议的问题。第一个系统由
荧光素标记的酸乳杆菌素和3'(或5')-四甲基
罗丹明(TAMRA)标记的寡核苷酸(dA)组合而成。第二个系统则利用
金纳米粒子:即通过二
硫键连接两个酸乳杆菌素链,之后与寡核苷酸(dA)复合,复合物被固定在
金纳米粒子上。在该系统中,TAMRA与寡核苷酸(dA)的3'(或5')末端连接,
金粒子则充当荧光猝灭剂(能量受体)。这些实验使我们得出结论,在酸乳杆菌素/寡核苷酸(dA)复合物中,平行取向比反平行取向更有利。这些发现让我们能够更清晰地构想β-1,3-
葡聚糖多糖与多核苷酸之间的复合模式。