Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Biological Sciences, and Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, 1205 W State St., West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Bioconjug Chem. 2010 Aug 18;21(8):1545-53. doi: 10.1021/bc100202y.
A series of aliphatic and aromatic spacer molecules designed to cap the ends of DNA duplexes have been synthesized. The spacers were converted into dimethoxytrityl-protected phosphoramidites as synthons for oligonucleotides synthesis. The effect of the spacers on the stability of short DNA duplexes was assessed by melting temperature studies. End-caps containing amide groups were found to be less stabilizing than the hexaethylene glycol spacer. End-caps containing either a terthiophene or a naphthalene tetracarboxylic acid diimide were found to be significantly more stabilizing. The former showed a preference for stacking above an A*T base pair. Spacers containing only methylene (-CH(2)-) and amide (-CONH-) groups interact weakly with DNA and consequently may be optimal for applications that require minimal influence on DNA structure but require a way to hold the ends of double-stranded DNA together.
已经合成了一系列设计用于封闭 DNA 双链末端的脂肪族和芳香族间隔分子。这些间隔物被转化为二甲氧基三苯甲基保护的亚磷酰胺作为寡核苷酸合成的前体。通过熔点研究评估了间隔物对短 DNA 双链稳定性的影响。含有酰胺基团的端基比六亚乙基二醇间隔物的稳定性差。含有三噻吩或萘四羧酸二酰亚胺的端基被发现具有显著更高的稳定性。前者显示出在 A*T 碱基对上堆积的偏好。仅含有亚甲基(-CH(2)-)和酰胺(-CONH-)基团的间隔物与 DNA 弱相互作用,因此可能是需要对 DNA 结构的最小影响但需要一种方法将双链 DNA 的末端保持在一起的应用的最佳选择。