Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
Molecules. 2011 Dec 20;16(12):10695-708. doi: 10.3390/molecules161210695.
Double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) templates can hybridize to and accelerate cleavage of oligonucleotides containing a P3'→N5' phosphoramidate (P-N) linkage. This dsDNA-templated cleavage of P-N linkages could be due to conformational strain placed on the linkage upon triplex formation. To determine whether duplex formation also induced conformational strain, we examined the reactivity of the oligonucleotides with a P-N linkage in the presence of single-stranded templates, and compared these reactions to those with dsDNA templates. P-N oligonucleotides that are cleaved upon duplex formation could be used as probes to detect single-stranded nucleic acids.
双链 DNA (dsDNA) 模板可以杂交并加速含有 P3'→N5' 膦酰胺酸酯 (P-N) 键的寡核苷酸的切割。这种 dsDNA 模板切割 P-N 键可能是由于三链体形成时在键上产生的构象应变。为了确定双链体形成是否也会引起构象应变,我们研究了在单链模板存在下具有 P-N 键的寡核苷酸的反应性,并将这些反应与具有 dsDNA 模板的反应进行了比较。在双链体形成时被切割的 P-N 寡核苷酸可用作探针来检测单链核酸。