Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Biophys J. 2010 Jul 7;99(1):201-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.04.016.
In this study, polyethylenimine (PEI) binding to DNA was examined by isothermal titration calorimetry. Two types of binding modes were found to describe the interactions between these polyelectrolytes in buffers and in water. One type of binding involves PEI binding to the DNA groove because the enthalpy change of this binding mode is positive, and PEI is deprotonated to bind to DNA. Another likely binding mode involves external binding of PEI to the DNA phosphate backbone, accompanied with DNA condensation. The enthalpy change is negative and PEI is protonated when it binds to DNA in this mode. The intrinsic enthalpy change of first binding mode is 1.1 kJ/mol and -0.88 kJ/mol for the second binding mode. This result implies that the PEI is rearranged from the groove to the phosphate backbone of DNA when DNA is condensed. The mechanism of DNA condensation caused by PEI is discussed in this study.
在这项研究中,通过等温热力学滴定法研究了聚乙烯亚胺 (PEI) 与 DNA 的结合。发现了两种结合模式来描述这些聚电解质在缓冲液和水中的相互作用。一种结合类型涉及 PEI 结合到 DNA 凹槽中,因为这种结合模式的焓变是正的,并且 PEI 去质子化以与 DNA 结合。另一种可能的结合模式涉及 PEI 外部结合到 DNA 磷酸骨架上,伴随着 DNA 凝聚。当 PEI 以这种模式与 DNA 结合时,焓变为负,PEI 质子化。第一种结合模式的内在焓变为 1.1 kJ/mol,第二种结合模式为-0.88 kJ/mol。该结果表明,当 DNA 凝聚时,PEI 从凹槽重新排列到 DNA 的磷酸骨架上。本文讨论了 PEI 引起 DNA 凝聚的机制。