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CHEMBIOCHEM
卷 21, 期 23, 页码 3410-3416出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000432
关键词
isothermal titration calorimetry; modified backbones; peptide nucleic acids; triple helixes
资金
- National Institutes of Health [R35GM130207]
- National Science Foundation [CHE-1708761]
Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) forms a triple helix with double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) stabilized by a hydrogen-bonding zipper formed by PNA's backbone amides (N-H) interacting with RNA phosphate oxygens. This hydrogen-bonding pattern is enabled by the matching similar to 5.7 angstrom spacing (typical for A-form dsRNA) between PNA's backbone amides and RNA phosphate oxygens. We hypothesized that extending the PNA's backbone by one -CH2- group might bring the distance between PNA amide groups closer to 7 angstrom, which is favourable for hydrogen bonding to the B-form dsDNA phosphate oxygens. Extension of the PNA backbone was expected to selectively stabilize PNA-DNA triplexes compared to PNA-RNA. To test this hypothesis, we synthesized triplex-forming PNAs that had the pseudopeptide backbones extended by an additional -CH2- group in three different positions. Isothermal titration calorimetry measurements of the binding affinity of these extended PNA analogues for the matched dsDNA and dsRNA showed that, contrary to our structural reasoning, extending the PNA backbone at any position had a strong negative effect on triplex stability. Our results suggest that PNAs might have an inherent preference for A-form-like conformations when binding double-stranded nucleic acids. It appears that the original six-atom-long PNA backbone is an almost perfect fit for binding to A-form nucleic acids.
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