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JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURE & DYNAMICS
Volume 21, Issue 6, Pages 841-850Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2004.10506974
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- NIGMS NIH HHS [R01 GM-58547-02] Funding Source: Medline
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Locked nucleic acid (LNA) is a conformationally constrained DNA analogue that exhibits exceptionally high affinity for complementary DNA and RNA strands. The deoxyribose sugar is modified by a 2'-O, 4'-C oxymethylene bridge, which projects into the minor groove. In addition to changing the distribution of functional groups in the groove and the overall helical geometry relative to unmodified DNA, the bridge likely alters the hydration of the groove. Each of these factors will impact the ability of small molecules, proteins and other nucleic acids to recognize LNA-containing hybrids. This report describes the ability of several DNA-intercalating ligands and one minor groove binder to recognize LNA-DNA and LNA-RNA hybrid duplexes. Using UV-vis, fluorescence and circular dichroism spectroscopies, we find that the minor groove binder as well as the intercalators exhibit significantly lower affinity for LNA-containing duplexes. The lone exception is the alkaloid ellipticine, which intercalates into LNA-DNA and LNA-RNA duplexes with affinities comparable to unmodified DNA-DNA and RNA-DNA duplexes.
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