Base pair opening kinetics study of the aegPNA:DNA hydrid duplex containing a site-specific GNA-like chiral PNA monomer

Yeo Jin Seo, Jisoo Lim, Eun Hae Lee, Taedong Ok, Juyoung Yoon, Joon Hwa Lee, Hee Seung Lee

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Abstract

Peptide nucleic acids (PNA) are one of the most widely used synthetic DNA mimics where the four bases are attached to a N-(2-aminoethyl)glycine (aeg) backbone instead of the negative-charged phosphate backbone in DNA. We have developed a chimeric PNA (chiPNA), in which a chiral GNA-like γ 3T monomer is incorporated into aegPNA backbone. The base pair opening kinetics of the aegPNA:DNA and chiPNA:DNA hybrid duplexes were studied by NMR hydrogen exchange experiments. This study revealed that the aegPNA:DNA hybrid is much more stable duplex and is less dynamic compared to DNA duplex, meaning that base pairs are opened and reclosed much more slowly. The site-specific incorporation of γ 3T monomer in the aegPNA:DNA hybrid can destabilize a specific base pair and its neighbors, maintaining the thermal stabilities and dynamic properties of other base pairs. Our hydrogen exchange study firstly revealed the unique kinetic features of base pairs in the aegPNA:DNA and chiPNA:DNA hybrids, which will provide an insight into the development of methodology for specific DNA recognition using PNA fragments.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7329-7335
Number of pages7
JournalNucleic Acids Research
Volume39
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2011

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Funding Information:
Basic Research Promotion Fund (No. KRF-205-2005-1-C00043); National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grants funded by the Korean government (MEST) (No. 2011-0001318; 2010-0014199; NRF-C1ABA001-2010-0020480); Next-Generation BioGreen 21 Program, Rural Development Administration, Korea (SSAC, No. PJ008109). Funding for open access charge: National Research Foundation of Korea.

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