期刊
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
卷 21, 期 20, 页码 6101-6114出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2013.04.023
关键词
Polyamide; Transcription; Minor groove; DNA binding
资金
- NIH [RO1GM055769]
- NCTracs
Aberrant gene expression is responsible for a myriad of human diseases from infectious diseases to cancer. Precise regulation of these genes via specific interactions with the DNA double helix could pave the way for novel therapeutics. Pyrrole-imidazole polyamides are small molecules capable of binding to predetermined DNA sequences up to 16 base pairs with affinity and specificity comparable to natural transcription factors. In the three decades since their development, great strides have been made relating to synthetic accessibility and improved sequence specificity and binding affinity. This perspective presents a brief history of early seminal developments in the field and highlights recent reports of the utility of polyamides as both genetic modulators and molecular probes. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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