Detection of covalent triplex within human cells.

AUTOR(ES)

Guieysse, A L

RESUMO

Triple helix-forming oligonucleotides covalently linked to psoralen can be specifically cross-linked to both strands of DNA at the triplex-duplex junction following UV irradiation. We have previously shown that a 15mer psoralen-oligonucleotide conjugate forming a triple helix on the promoter of the alpha subunit gene of the interleukin-2 receptor inhibits transcription of reporter plasmids transfected into living cells after irradiation. In the present work, we directly demonstrate covalent triple helix formation at the target site inside cells. A primer extension assay using Taq polymerase was developed to quantitate the DNA which had reacted with the psoralen of the triple helix-forming oligonucleotide. Photoaddition of the psoralen at the DNA target site was demonstrated, not only when the preformed triplex was electroporated inside cells, but also when the oligonucleotide was added to the culture medium after plasmid electroporation and before irradiation of the cells.

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