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Oligonucleotide Analogues with Integrated Bases and Backbone.

HELVETICA CHIMICA ACTA, Issue 5 2007
Part 1
Abstract The self-complementary (Z)-configured U*[ce]A(*) dinucleotide analogues 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16, and the A*[ce]U(*) dimers 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, and 29 were prepared by partial hydrogenation of the corresponding ethynylene linked dimers. Photolysis of 14 led to the (E)-alkene 17. These dinucleotide analogues associate in CDCl3 solution, as evidenced by NMR and CD spectroscopy. The thermodynamic parameters of the duplexation were determined by van't Hoff analysis. The (Z)-configured U*[ce]A(*) dimers 14 and 16 form cyclic duplexes connected by Watson,Crick H-bonds, the (E)-configured U*[ce]A dimer 17 forms linear duplexes, and the U*[ce]A(*) allyl alcohols 6, 8, 10, and 12 form mixtures of linear and cyclic duplexes. The C(6/I)-unsubstituted A*[ce]U allyl alcohols 19 and 23 form linear duplexes, whereas the C(6/I)-substituted A*[ce]U* allyl alcohols 21 and 25, and the C(5,/I)-deoxy A*[ce]U(*) dimers 27 and 29 also form minor amounts of cyclic duplexes. The influence of intra- and intermolecular H-bonding of the allyl alcohols and the influence of the base sequence upon the formation of cyclic duplexes are discussed. [source]

Oligonucleotide Analogues with Integrated Bases and Backbone.

HELVETICA CHIMICA ACTA, Issue 12 2006

Abstract The self-complementary UA and AU dinucleotide analogues 41,45, 47, 48, and 51,60 were prepared by Sonogashira coupling of 6-iodouridines with C(5,) -ethynylated adenosines and of 8-iodoadenosines with C(5,) -ethynylated uridines. The dinucleotide analogues associate in CDCl3 solution. The C(6/I) -unsubstituted AU dimers 51 and 54 prefer an anti -oriented uracilyl group and form stretched linear duplexes. The UA propargyl alcohols 41 and 43,45 possess a persistent intramolecular O(5,/I)H,,,N(3/I) H-bond and, thus, a syn -oriented adeninyl and a gt - or tg -oriented ethynyl moiety; they form corrugated linear duplexes. All other dimers form cyclic duplexes characterized by syn -oriented nucleobases. The preferred orientation of the ethynyl moiety (the C(4,),C(5,) torsion angle) defines a conformation between gg and one where the ethynyl group eclipses O(4,/I). The UA dimers 42, 47, and 48 form Watson,Crick H-bonds, the AU dimers 56 and 58,60 H-bonds of the Watson,Crick -type, the AU dimers 53 and 55 reverse- Hoogsteen, and 57Hoogsteen H-bonds. The pairing mode depends on the substituent of C(5,/I) (H, OSiiPr3; OH) and on the H-bonds of HOC(5,/I) in the AU dimers. Association constants were derived from the concentration-dependent chemical shift for HN(3) of the uracilyl moiety; they vary from 45,104,M,1 for linear duplexes to 197,2307,M,1 for cyclic duplexes. The thermodynamic parameters were determined by van't Hoff analysis of the temperature-dependence of the (concentration-dependent) chemical shift for HN(3) of the uracilyl moiety. Neglecting stacking energies, one finds an average energy of 3.5,4.0,kcal/mol per intermolecular H-bond. Base stacking is evidenced by the temperature-dependent CD spectra. The crystal structure of 54 shows two antiparallel chains of dimers connected by Watson-Crick H-bonds. The chains are bridged by a strong H-bond between the propargylic OH and OC(4) and by weak reverse A,,,A Hoogsteen H-bonds. [source]

Multiscale modeling of nucleic acids: Insights into DNA flexibility

BIOPOLYMERS, Issue 9 2008
Yannick J. Bomble
Abstract The elastic rod theory is used together with all-atom normal mode analysis in implicit solvent to characterize the mechanical flexibility of duplex DNA. The bending, twisting, stretching rigidities extracted from all-atom simulations (on linear duplexes from 60 to 150 base pairs in length and from 94-bp minicircles) are in reasonable agreement with experimental results. We focus on salt concentration and sequence effects on the overall flexibility. Bending persistence lengths are about 20% higher than most experimental estimates, but the transition from low-salt to high-salt behavior is reproduced well, as is the dependence of the stretching modulus on salt (which is opposite to that of bending). CTG and CGG trinucleotide repeats, responsible for several degenerative disorders, are found to be more flexible than random DNA, in agreement with several recent studies, whereas poly(dA).poly(dT) is the stiffest sequence we have encountered. The results suggest that current all-atom potentials, which were parameterized on small molecules and short oligonucleotides, also provide a useful description of duplex DNA at much longer length scales. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biopolymers 89: 722,731, 2008. This article was originally published online as an accepted preprint. The "Published Online" date corresponds to the preprint version. You can request a copy of the preprint by emailing the Biopolymers editorial office at biopolymers@wiley.com [source]