Article ; Online: Enhancement of the thermal stability of G-quadruplex structures by urea.
2023 Volume 299, Page(s) 107043
Abstract: ... In previous research, the solute has been shown to strongly destabilize folded G-quadruplex DNA structures ... This contribution demonstrates the stabilizing effect of urea on the G-quadruplex formed ... we investigated. The folded structure of G3T has three G-tetrads and three loops that consist of single thymine ...
Abstract | The solute urea has been used extensively as a denaturant in protein folding studies; double-stranded nucleic acid structures are also destabilized by urea, but comparatively less than proteins. In previous research, the solute has been shown to strongly destabilize folded G-quadruplex DNA structures. This contribution demonstrates the stabilizing effect of urea on the G-quadruplex formed by the oligodeoxyribonucleotide (ODN), G3T (d[5'-GGGTGGGTGGGTGGG-3']), and related sequences in the presence of sodium or potassium cations. Stabilization is observed up to 7 M urea, which was the highest concentration we investigated. The folded structure of G3T has three G-tetrads and three loops that consist of single thymine residues. ODNs related to G3T, in which the thymine residues in the loop are substituted by adenosine residues, also exhibit enhanced stability in the presence of molar concentrations of urea. The circular dichroism (CD) spectra of these ODNs in the presence of urea are consistent with that of a G-quadruplex. As the urea concentration increases, the spectral intensities of the peaks and troughs change, while their positions change very little. The heat-induced transition from the folded to unfolded state, T |
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MeSH term(s) | G-Quadruplexes ; Urea ; Thymine/chemistry ; Thermodynamics ; DNA/chemistry ; Circular Dichroism ; Nucleic Acid Conformation |
Chemical Substances | Urea (8W8T17847W) ; Thymine (QR26YLT7LT) ; DNA (9007-49-2) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-05-27 |
Publishing country | Netherlands |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 185052-0 |
ISSN | 1873-4200 ; 0301-4622 |
ISSN (online) | 1873-4200 |
ISSN | 0301-4622 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.bpc.2023.107043 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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