Thomas T J, Messner R P
Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455.
Biochimie. 1988 Feb;70(2):221-6. doi: 10.1016/0300-9084(88)90064-8.
The effects of Ru(NH3)(3+)6 on the conformation of poly(dG-m5dC).poly(dG-m5dC) and poly(dG-dC).poly(dG-dC) were studied by circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. Ru(NH3)(3+)6 at very low concentrations provokes the Z-DNA conformation in both polynucleotides. In the presence of 50 mM NaCl, the concentration of Ru(NH3)(3+)6 at the midpoint of B to Z transition of poly(dG-m5dC).poly(dG-m5dC) is 4 microM compared to 5 microM for Co(NH3)(3+)6. The half-lives of B to Z transition of poly(dG-m5dC).poly(dG-m5dC) in the presence of 10 microM Ru(NH3)(3+)6 and Co(NHG3)(3+)6 are at 23 and 30 min, respectively. The concentration of Ru(NH3)(3+)6 at the midpoint of B to Z transition of poly(dG-dC).poly(dG-dC) is 50 microM. These results demonstrate that Ru(NH3)(3+)6 is a highly efficient trivalent cation for the induction of B to Z transition in poly(dG-m5dC).poly(dG-m5dC) and poly(dG-dC).poly(dG-dC). In contrast, Ru(NH3)(3+)6 has no significant effect on the conformation of calf thymus DNA, poly(dA-dT).poly(dA-dT) and poly(dA-dC).poly(dG-dT).
通过圆二色光谱法研究了六氨合钌(III)(Ru(NH₃)₆³⁺)对聚(dG-m⁵dC)·聚(dG-m⁵dC)和聚(dG-dC)·聚(dG-dC)构象的影响。极低浓度的Ru(NH₃)₆³⁺能诱导这两种多核苷酸形成Z-DNA构象。在50 mM NaCl存在的情况下,聚(dG-m⁵dC)·聚(dG-m⁵dC)从B型向Z型转变中点时Ru(NH₃)₆³⁺的浓度为4 μM,而六氨合钴(III)(Co(NH₃)₆³⁺)为5 μM。在10 μM Ru(NH₃)₆³⁺和Co(NH₃)₆³⁺存在时,聚(dG-m⁵dC)·聚(dG-m⁵dC)从B型向Z型转变的半衰期分别为23分钟和30分钟。聚(dG-dC)·聚(dG-dC)从B型向Z型转变中点时Ru(NH₃)₆³⁺的浓度为50 μM。这些结果表明,Ru(NH₃)₆³⁺是诱导聚(dG-m⁵dC)·聚(dG-m⁵dC)和聚(dG-dC)·聚(dG-dC)从B型向Z型转变的高效三价阳离子。相比之下,Ru(NH₃)₆³⁺对小牛胸腺DNA、聚(dA-dT)·聚(dA-dT)和聚(dA-dC)·聚(dG-dT)的构象没有显著影响。