Abstract
We have used DNase I footprinting to examine DNA triple helix formation at a 12 base pair oligopurine.oligopyrimidine sequence, using oligonucleotides that contain combinations of 2'-aminoethoxy-5-(3-aminoprop-1-ynyl)uridine (bis-amino-U, BAU) and 3-methyl-2-aminopyridine (MeP) in place of T and C, respectively. This combination acts cooperatively to enable high affinity triple helix formation at physiological pH. The affinity depends on the number of substitutions and their arrangement; oligonucleotides in which these analogues are evenly distributed throughout the third strand bind much better than those in which they are clustered together.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6616-6620 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 579 |
Issue number | 29 |
Early online date | 9 Nov 2005 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 5 Dec 2005 |
Keywords
- Aminopyridines
- Base Sequence
- DNA/chemistry
- DNA Footprinting
- Deoxyribonuclease I
- Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
- Nucleic Acid Conformation
- Nucleosides/chemistry
- Oligonucleotides/chemistry
- Purines/chemistry
- Uridine/analogs & derivatives