Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 28, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules28114348
Keywords
triarylborane; fluorescent probe; circular dichroism; DNA recognition; RNA recognition
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A series of tetracationic bis-triarylborane dyes with different aromatic linkers showed high affinities towards ds-DNA and ds-RNA. The linker influenced the emissive properties of triarylborane cations and controlled the fluorimetric response of dyes. The different dye analogs exhibited selective or non-selective fluorescence responses and induced circular dichroism signals depending on the DNA/RNA sequences.
A series of tetracationic bis-triarylborane dyes, differing in the aromatic linker connecting two dicationic triarylborane moieties, showed very high submicromolar affinities toward ds-DNA and ds-RNA. The linker strongly influenced the emissive properties of triarylborane cations and controlled the fluorimetric response of dyes. The fluorene-analog shows the most selective fluorescence response between AT-DNA, GC-DNA, and AU-RNA, the pyrene-analog's emission is non-selectively enhanced by all DNA/RNA, and the dithienyl-diketopyrrolopyrrole analog's emission is strongly quenched upon DNA/RNA binding. The emission properties of the biphenyl-analog were not applicable, but the compound showed specific induced circular dichroism (ICD) signals only for AT-sequence-containing ds-DNAs, whereas the pyrene-analog ICD signals were specific for AT-DNA with respect to GC-DNA, and also recognized AU-RNA by giving a different ICD pattern from that observed upon interaction with AT-DNA. The fluorene- and dithienyl-diketopyrrolopyrrole analogs were ICD-signal silent. Thus, fine-tuning of the aromatic linker properties connecting two triarylborane dications can be used for the dual sensing (fluorimetric and CD) of various ds-DNA/RNA secondary structures, depending on the steric properties of the DNA/RNA grooves.
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