NMR Detection and Characterization of I-quartets in Parallel DNA Quadruplexes

作者:Kinoshita Masashi; Takaya Shunsuke; Shibata Tomokazu; Hemmi Hikaru; Yamamoto Yasuhiko*
来源:Chemistry Letters, 2015, 44(8): 1107-1109.
DOI:10.1246/cl.150383

摘要

Four inosine bases (Is) can be cyclically and planarly associated through four hydrogen bonds to form a macrocycle called an I-quartet, in a manner similar to that of the well-known guanine (G)-one. We identified and characterized 1-quartets formed in parallel DNA quadruplexes using H-1 NMR. Comparative studies on I- and G-quartets formed in parallel DNA quadruplexes revealed remarkable differences in their physicochemical properties that could be interpreted in terms of buckling of the quartet plane.

  • 出版日期2015-8-5