Lönnberg Tuomas, Suzuki Yuta, Komiyama Makoto
RCAST, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Komaba, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan.
Nucleic Acids Symp Ser (Oxf). 2007(51):195-6. doi: 10.1093/nass/nrm098.
To improve the recruitment of the catalytically active Ce(IV) ion to the DNA cleavage site in the ARCUT (Artificial Restriction DNA Cutter) system, two phosphonate ligands, nitrilotris(methylenephosphonic acid) (NTP) and N,N,N',N'-ethylenediaminetetra-(methylenephosphonic acid) (EDTP), have been linked to the 5'- or 3'-end of oligonucleotides complementary to the target DNA. Compared to their counterparts bearing a terminal monophosphate, these new modified oligonucleotides exhibit a modest to significant increase in the cleavage activity, depending on the target.