Long-distance radical cation reactions in DNA three-way junctions: inter-arm interaction and migration through the junction
AUTOR(ES)
Santhosh, U.
FONTE
Oxford University Press
RESUMO
DNA three-way junctions (TWJ) are branched molecules having three ‘arms’. We studied long-distance radical cation migration in these assemblies by incorporating anthraquinone (AQ) groups linked by a covalent tether to one strand of one arm of the TWJ. Excitation of the AQ at 350 nm results in one-electron oxidation of the DNA, which generates a base radical cation. This leads to relatively inefficient (compared with duplex DNA) strand cleavage at guanines following piperidine treatment of the irradiated samples. When the AQ is linked to the 5′-terminus of arm III by a flexible tether, gel electrophoretic analysis shows that strand cleavage occurs at the guanines in all three arms. We also investigated a TWJ in which the anthraquinone is specifically intercalated in arm III. In this case, a different pattern of strand cleavage is detected. We conclude that there are at least two mechanisms for long-distance radical cation migration in TWJs: (i) by inefficient charge hopping through the junction; (ii) by a through-space, cross-arm interaction when the AQ is on a flexible tether.
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