A bacterial DNA quadruplex with exceptional K super(+) selectivity and unique structural polymorphism
The G-rich sequence d[(G sub(4)CT) sub(3)G sub( 4)] was recently identified as a potential quadruplex-forming sequence associated with loci involved in antigenic variation in the human pathogen Treponema pallidum. We found this motif to be enriched in eubacterial genomes. Employing a combination of...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Chemical science (Cambridge) 2014-06, Vol.5 (7), p.2809-2818 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The G-rich sequence d[(G sub(4)CT) sub(3)G sub( 4)] was recently identified as a potential quadruplex-forming sequence associated with loci involved in antigenic variation in the human pathogen Treponema pallidum. We found this motif to be enriched in eubacterial genomes. Employing a combination of CD spectroscopy, EPR spectroscopy, analytical ultracentrifugation, and EMSA, we demonstrate that d[(G sub(4)CT) sub(3)G sub( 4)] displays unique features among the many G-quadruplex-forming sequences studied so far. To our knowledge d[(G sub(4)CT) sub(3)G sub( 4)] shows a so far unprecedented selectivity for K super(+) with even high concentrations of Na super(+) unable to induce pronounced G-quadruplex formation. A remarkable continuous and complete transition from an anti-parallel, monomolecular structure into a tetrameric, parallel conformation is observed upon increasing K super(+)-concentrations. Furthermore we investigate the effects of cation selectivity, quadruplex loop composition and length as well as G-tract length on quadruplex conversion. |
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ISSN: | 2041-6520 2041-6539 |
DOI: | 10.1039/c4sc00440j |