Combining nucleoside analogues to achieve recognition of oligopurine tracts by triplex-forming oligonucleotides at physiological pH

David A. Rusling, Loic Le Strat, Vicki E. C. Powers, Victoria J. Broughton-Head, James Booth, Oliver Lack, Tom Brown, Keith R. Fox

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    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 languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)6616-6620
    Number of pages5
    JournalFEBS Letters
    Volume579
    Issue number29
    Early online date9 Nov 2005
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 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

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'Combining nucleoside analogues to achieve recognition of oligopurine tracts by triplex-forming oligonucleotides at physiological pH'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this