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Abstract
The structural basis of minor groove recognition of a DNA duplex containing synthetic genetic information by hairpin pyrrole-imidazole polyamides is described. Hairpin polyamides induce a higher melting stabilization of a DNA duplex containing the unnatural P·Z base-pair when an imidazole unit is aligned with a P nucleotide. An NMR structural study showed that the incorporation of two isolated P·Z pairs enlarges the minor groove and slightly narrows the major groove at the site of this synthetic genetic information, relative to a DNA duplex consisting entirely of Watson-Crick base-pairs. Pyrrole-imidazole polyamides bind to a P·Z-containing DNA duplex to form a stable complex, effectively mimicking a G·C pair. A structural hallmark of minor groove recognition of a P·Z pair by a polyamide is the reduced level of allosteric distortion induced by binding of a polyamide to a DNA duplex. Understanding the molecular determinants that influence minor groove recognition of DNA containing synthetic genetic components provides the basis to further develop unnatural base-pairs for synthetic biology applications.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 9555-9563 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 141 |
Issue number | 24 |
Early online date | 22 May 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 19 Jun 2019 |
Keywords
- DNA
- minor groove recognition
- unnatural base-pairs
- synthetic biology
- NMR
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Macromolecular construction of DNA networks directed by the flourous effect
Burley, G. (Principal Investigator)
1/11/18 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Macromolecular construction of DNA networks directed by the fluorous effect
Withers, J. (Researcher) & Burley, G. (Principal Investigator)
1/11/18 → 31/10/21
Project: Research
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Regulation of alternative splicing by G-quadruplexes: molecular mechanisms and tools to manipulate gene expression
Burley, G. (Principal Investigator)
BBSRC (Biotech & Biological Sciences Research Council)
1/05/18 → 28/04/21
Project: Research
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Data for: "Sequence-selective minor groove recognition of a DNA duplex containing synthetic genetic components"
Padroni, G. (Creator), Withers, J. M. (Creator), Taladriz-Sender, A. (Creator), Reichenbach, L. F. (Creator), Parkinson, J. A. (Creator) & Burley, G. A. (Creator), Biological Magnetic Resonance Bank, 17 Oct 2023
DOI: 10.13018/bmr34397, https://doi.org/10.13018/BMR34328
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Data for: "Sequence-selective minor groove recognition of a DNA duplex containing synthetic genetic components"
Taladriz Sender, A. (Creator), Withers, J. (Creator), Burley, G. (Creator), Padroni, G. (Creator), Parkinson, J. (Contributor) & Reichenbach, L. F. (Contributor), University of Strathclyde, 8 Jul 2019
DOI: 10.15129/6800623a-662c-4e03-8d0b-e2dd7bd4c399, https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b12444
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