Liu Bo, Kodadek Thomas
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Translational Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.
J Med Chem. 2009 Aug 13;52(15):4604-12. doi: 10.1021/jm9002999.
Pyrrole-imidazole (Py-Im) polyamides are a group of chemicals that are able to bind specifically to DNA sequences in vitro and in mammalian cells. Using a cell based reporter assay, we investigated the size and linker affects on the cellular permeability of polyamides. We found that the conventional beta-alanine-3,3'-diamino-N-methyldipropylamine (betaDa) linker strongly limited the cellular permeability. We discovered that a short ethylene diamine (Et) linker displayed high cellular permeability. With the improved Et linker, we found that the cellular permeability of polyamides was size-dependent.
吡咯-咪唑(Py-Im)聚酰胺是一类能够在体外和哺乳动物细胞中与DNA序列特异性结合的化学物质。利用基于细胞的报告基因检测,我们研究了大小和连接体对聚酰胺细胞通透性的影响。我们发现,传统的β-丙氨酸-3,3'-二氨基-N-甲基二丙胺(βDa)连接体严重限制了细胞通透性。我们发现短的乙二胺(Et)连接体具有较高的细胞通透性。使用改进的Et连接体,我们发现聚酰胺的细胞通透性与大小有关。