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JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURE & DYNAMICS
卷 37, 期 9, 页码 2211-2218出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2018.1484816
关键词
G-wire; G-quadruplex; UV-thermal denaturation; native gel electrophoresis; atomic force microscopy; DNA nanodevice
资金
- Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt of India [SR/FT/LS-21/2010]
Formation of higher order structures, such as G-quadruplexes and G-quadruplex based large suprastructures into long G-wires and liquid crystals is promising elements for use in healthcare for drug delivery as they are mechanically and thermally stable. In this study, we studied the structures of short 11-mer oligonucleotide 5 '-G(2)AG(5)AG(2)-3 '(11Pu) which is observed in 3 '-UTR region of c-jun protooncogene. We used circular dichroism, UV-thermal melting, native gel electrophoresis and atomic force microscopy to determine the structure of 11Pu. CD results showed that 11Pu formed a mixed G-quadruplex in the presence of Na+ with and without Mg2+, while it formed a parallel G-quadruplex in the presence of 100 mM K+ with or without Mg2+. Cation selectivity in inducing the formation of large superstructures was observed in the presence of 100 mM K+ with 10 mM Mg2+. On the contrary, 10 mM Ca2+ did not induce the suprastructures. It was further demonstrated that Mg2+ at low concentration induced a parallel G-quadruplex of 11Pu, whereas at 10 mM Mg2+ induced a large suprastructure. AFM Images showed that 11Pu formed a G-wire, a liquid crystals and a crystalline lattice depending on the concentration of 11Pu and Mg2+. These insights may be employed to design G quadruplex-based nanowires for targeted drug delivery as well as interesting candidates for molecular nanowires.
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