DNA-sequence specific recognition by a thiazole analogue of netropsin: a comparative footprinting study.
AUTOR(ES)
Plouvier, B
RESUMO
Four different footprinting techniques have been used to probe the DNA sequence selectivity of Thia-Net, a bis-cationic analogue of the minor groove binder netropsin in which the N-methylpyrrole moieties are replaced by thiazole groups. In Thia-Net the ring nitrogen atoms are directed into the minor groove where they could accept hydrogen bonds from the exocyclic 2-amino group of guanine. Three nucleases (DNAase I, DNAase II, and micrococcal nuclease) were employed to detect binding sites on the 160bp tyr T fragment obtained from plasmid pKM delta-98, and further experiments were performed with 117mer and 253mer fragments cut out of the plasmid pBS. MPE.Fe(II) was used to footprint binding sites on an EcoRI/HindIII fragment from pBR322. Thia-Net binds to sites in the minor groove containing 4 or 5 base pairs which are predominantly composed of alternating A and T residues, but with significant acceptance of intrusive GC base pairs. Unlike the parent antibiotic netropsin, Thia-Net discriminates against homooligomeric runs of A and T. The evident preference of Thia-Net for AT-rich sites, despite its containing thiazole nitrogens capable of accepting GC sites by hydrogen bonding, supports the view that the biscationic nature of the ligand imposes a bias due to the electrostatic potential differences in the receptor which favour the ligand reading alternating AT sequences.
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