An important functional group,benzo[1,3]dioxole,of alkaloids induces the formation of the human telomeric DNA G-quadruplex

Over the past few decades, numerous molecules have been discovered or designed to interact efficiently and selectively with a peculiar DNA structure named G-quadruplex. Some of these molecules have been developed as anticancer agents. To aid the design of anticancer agents, the ability of alkaloids possessing Protoberberine and Benzophenanthridine groups to induce the formation of G-quadruplexes were studied using CD spectroscopy. By careful examination of their structures, we found that a benzo[1,3]dioxole group plays an important role in influencing their inductive properties. The more functional groups the alkaloids have, the stronger their G-quadruplex inductive ability.     

新型咪唑并邻菲罗啉衍生物对人端粒G-四链体相对于双螺旋DNA的选择性识别

G-四链体DNA是抗肿瘤药物研究开发的重要靶点,选择性识别并稳定G-四链体DNA的化合物是潜在的抗肿瘤药物.文章利用紫外可见吸收滴定,荧光滴定,CD光谱以及荧光共振能量转移熔点实验(FRET-melring)研究了三个基于邻菲罗啉的新型衍生物(A,B和C)与人端粒G-四链体DNA的相互作用.结果表明三个化合物通过末端堆积方式与G四链体DNA相互作用,结合常数(K)约为106 mol-1·L.当浓度为3 μmol·L-1时,化合物A,B和C分别使G四链体DNA熔点温度增加(△Tm)16.2,10.5和10.9℃.而且在10倍过量双螺旋DNA存在下均能选择性识别并稳定G-四链体结构.     

Spectroscopic studies of the interaction between methylene blue and G-quadruplex

The telomere is a complex of simple guanine-rich repeating sequences of single-stranded DNA and pro-tein at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes[1―3]. Hu-man telomere consists of the sequence, 5′-TTAGGG-3′, with the length ranging from 5 to 15 kb. The gu…     

Label-free selective sensing of Pb2＋ lead（II） sensors based on the aggregation of a pyrene fluorescent probe

In the present work, we report a label-free fluo- rescence turn-on approach for the sensitive and selective sensing of Pb2＋. Pyrene with one positive charge was used as the fluorescent probe, and thrombin aptamer （TBA）, which was a G-rich oligonucleotide, was employed to form G-quadruplex with lead（II）. When TBA and Pb2＋ were mixed with lead（II） in an aqueous solution, it was folded into a stable G-quadruplex. Subsequently, a single-stranded nucleic acid-specific nuclease S1 was added. The G-quad- ruplex stabilized by Pb2＋ lead（II） had markedly a significant resistant ability to nuclease S1 digestion. However, in the absence of Pb2＋ lead（II）, no quadruplex or less stable quadruplex was formed and TBA was digested by nuclease S1 in 3 min under the optimized experimental conditions. Finally, pyrene probe was Pb2＋ lead（II）. Electrostatic mixed with oligonucleotide in interactions between oligonu- cleotide （a polyanion） and the probe induced the aggregation of the probe, which in turn produced strong emission of the strong pyrene excimer emission. The intensity of the induced excimer emission was directly proportional to the amount of Pb2＋ added. Our approach shows good selectivity and sen- sitivity for the detection of Pb2＋ with a limit of detection limit as low as 800 nmol/L.     

纳米尺度金属超分子配合物对DNA的特殊识别与功能调控新进展

配体通过靶向特殊基因,进而调节该基因所参与的生物学功能一直是生物无机化学领域十分活跃的研究课题.当前,金属配合物对DNA的结构识别以及功能调控引起了人们的高度重视,越来越多的研究表明,金属配合物能够有效地识别DNA的二级结构并影响其生物学功能.最近研究发现,一些具有纳米尺度的金属超分子配合物能够特异性识别DNA并表现出特殊的生物学效应.本文总结了纳米尺度金属超分子配合物对不同DNA二级结构的选择性识别及调控等方面的研究进展.     

基于DNA G-四链体识别的抗肿瘤分子筛选及结构设计研究进展

以生物靶分子为基础进行抗肿瘤药物先导化合物的筛选是抗肿瘤药物研究的热点之一. DNA G-四链体结构的发现和现代分子生物学技术对其与癌症关系的揭示, 为目前抗肿瘤药物研发提供了一个新的契机. 能够诱导DNA形成G-四链体结构或者与G-四链体特异性结合并使之稳定的化合物有望抑制肿瘤细胞的生长, 从而达到抗癌的作用. 以G-四链体为抗癌药物作用靶点对化合物进行筛选和结构设计是目前化学家和生物学家的关注点. 本文旨在针对靶向G-四链体的抗肿瘤分子筛选、结构设计以及抗肿瘤药物开发三个方面的最新研究进展进行综述. 首先, 介绍两种基于G-四链体对其配体结构特异性识别而对化合物进行结构筛选的研究方法: 基于核磁共振进行抗肿瘤化合物筛选方法以及计算机虚拟筛选. 其次, 从化合物与G-四链体之间静电相互作用方面来进行G-四链体配体的结构设计, 主要包括以下4种类型: (1) 原位胺的质子化; (2) 通过杂环芳香族化合物上的N-甲基化; (3) 中心金属离子的存在; (4) 不带电荷的化合物. 最后, 对目前基于G-四链体为抗肿瘤作用靶点、已经走向临床实验的CX-3543, AS1411两个抗肿瘤药物的开发与作用机制进行介绍.     

邻菲罗啉衍生物与人端粒G-四链体DNA的相互作用及细胞活性研究

通过紫外可见吸收滴定,荧光滴定和聚合酶链反应停止分析(PCR stop assay)方法研究了3个邻菲罗啉衍生物1-3与人端粒G-四链体DNA在包含100mmol·L-1 KCl的磷酸缓冲体系中的相互作用,并用MTT法研究了化合物对人肝癌细胞HepG2增殖的影响.结果表明:这三个化合物都能与G-四链体相互作用并显著稳定其结构,结合常数约为1×106 mol-1·L;同时这些化合物能在微摩尔浓度抑制HepG2细胞增殖.     

Functional DNA Materials Controlled by Surrounding Conditions

1 Results Addressable, controllable, and switchable supramolecular devices can provide keys to regulate the structure and function of nanomaterials. From this viewpoint, oligonucleotides are promising supramolecular materials because their assembly is addressable and they can be programmed. The G-quadruplexes of the oligonucleotide possess at least two important aspects: functions in vivo and applications in vitro. In addition, it is demonstrated that the G-quadruplex is promising for nanomolecular mach...