Journal
CHEMBIOCHEM
Volume 7, Issue 11, Pages 1730-1737Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200600179
Keywords
dual-labeled oligonucleoticle; dye-dye contact; FRET; potassium; thrombin-binding aptamer (TBA)
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The dual-labeled oligonucleotide derivative, FAT-0, carrying 6-carboxyfluorescein (FAM) and 6-carboxytetramethylrhodamine (TAMRA) labels at the 5' and 3' termini of the thrombin-binding aptamer (TBA) sequence 5'-GGTTGGTGTGGTTGG-3', and its derivatives, FAT-n (n=3, 5, and 7) with a spacer at the 5'-end of a TBA sequence of T(m)A (m = 2, 4, and 6) have been designed and synthesized. These fluorescent probes were developed for monitoring K+ concentrations in living organisms. Circular dichroism, W-visible absorption, and fluorescence studies revealed that all FAT-n probes could form intramolecular tetraplex structures after binding K+. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer and quenching results are discussed taking into account dye-dye contact interactions. The relationship between the fluorescence behavior of the probes and the spacer length in FAT-n was studied in detail and is discussed.
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