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Recent Advances of DNA Tetrahedra for Therapeutic Delivery and Biosensing.

Author(s): Copp W, Pontarelli A, Wilds CJ

The chemical and self-assembly properties of nucleic acids make them ideal for the construction of discrete structures and stimuli-responsive devices for a diverse array of applications. Amongst the various three-dimensional assemblies, DNA tetrahedra are o...

Article GUID: 33506614
O6-Alkylguanine DNA Alkyltransferase Mediated Disassembly of a DNA Tetrahedron.

Author(s): Copp W, Wilds CJ

Chemistry. 2020 Jun 16;: Authors: Copp W, Wilds CJ

Article GUID: 32543755
O4-alkyl-2'-deoxythymidine cross-linked DNA to probe recognition and repair by O6-alkylguanine DNA alkyltransferases.

Author(s): McManus FP, O'Flaherty DK, Noronha AM, Wilds CJ

Org Biomol Chem. 2012 Sep 21;10(35):7078-90 Authors: McManus FP, O'Flaherty DK, Noronha AM, Wilds CJ

Article GUID: 22850722
Preparation of covalently linked complexes between DNA and O(6)-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase using interstrand cross-linked DNA.

Author(s): McManus FP, Khaira A, Noronha AM, Wilds CJ

Bioconjug Chem. 2013 Feb 20;24(2):224-33 Authors: McManus FP, Khaira A, Noronha AM, Wilds CJ

Article GUID: 23347328
Backbone Flexibility Influences Nucleotide Incorporation by Human Translesion DNA Polymerase η opposite Intrastrand Cross-Linked DNA.

Author(s): O'Flaherty DK, Guengerich FP, Egli M, Wilds CJ

Biochemistry. 2015 Dec 29;54(51):7449-56 Authors: O'Flaherty DK, Guengerich FP, Egli M, Wilds CJ

Article GUID: 26624500
O(6)-Alkylguanine DNA Alkyltransferase Repair Activity Towards Intrastrand Cross-Linked DNA is Influenced by the Internucleotide Linkage.

Author(s): O'Flaherty DK, Wilds CJ

Chem Asian J. 2016 Feb 18;11(4):576-83 Authors: O'Flaherty DK, Wilds CJ

Article GUID: 26692563
Stabilization of i-motif structures by 2'-β-fluorination of DNA.

Author(s): Assi HA, Harkness RW, Martin-Pintado N, Wilds CJ, Campos-Olivas R, Mittermaier AK, González C, Damha MJ

Nucleic Acids Res. 2016 06 20;44(11):4998-5009 Authors: Assi HA, Harkness RW, Martin-Pintado N, Wilds CJ, Campos-Olivas R, Mittermaier AK, González C, Damha MJ

Article GUID: 27166371
Sequence-dependent nanometer-scale conformational dynamics of individual RecBCD-DNA complexes.

Author(s): Carter AR, Seaberg MH, Fan HF, Sun G, Wilds CJ, Li HW, Perkins TT

Nucleic Acids Res. 2016 07 08;44(12):5849-60 Authors: Carter AR, Seaberg MH, Fan HF, Sun G, Wilds CJ, Li HW, Perkins TT

Article GUID: 27220465
Lesion Orientation of O4-Alkylthymidine Influences Replication by Human DNA Polymerase η.

Author(s): O'Flaherty DK, Patra A, Su Y, Guengerich FP, Egli M, Wilds CJ

Chem Sci. 2016 Aug 01;7(8):4896-4904 Authors: O'Flaherty DK, Patra A, Su Y, Guengerich FP, Egli M, Wilds CJ

Article GUID: 27574558
Preparation of Intrastrand {G}O(6) -Alkylene-O(6) {G} Cross-Linked Oligonucleotides.

Author(s): O'Flaherty DK, Wilds CJ

Curr Protoc Nucleic Acid Chem. 2016 09 01;66:5.17.1-5.17.24 Authors: O'Flaherty DK, Wilds CJ

Article GUID: 27584704
O6-2'-Deoxyguanosine-butylene-O6-2'-deoxyguanosine DNA Interstrand Cross-Links Are Replication-Blocking and Mutagenic DNA Lesions.

Author(s): Xu W, Kool D, O'Flaherty DK, Keating AM, Sacre L, Egli M, Noronha A, Wilds CJ, Zhao L

Chem Res Toxicol. 2016 11 21;29(11):1872-1882 Authors: Xu W, Kool D, O'Flaherty DK, Keating AM, Sacre L, Egli M, Noronha A, Wilds CJ, Zhao L

Article GUID: 27768841
Site-specific covalent capture of human O6-alkylguanine-DNA-alkyltransferase using single-stranded intrastrand cross-linked DNA.

Author(s): O'Flaherty DK, Wilds CJ

Org Biomol Chem. 2016 Dec 20;15(1):189-196 Authors: O'Flaherty DK, Wilds CJ

Article GUID: 27886318
Structural basis of interstrand cross-link repair by O6-alkylguanine DNA alkyltransferase.

Author(s): Denisov AY, McManus FP, O'Flaherty DK, Noronha AM, Wilds CJ

Org Biomol Chem. 2017 Oct 11;15(39):8361-8370 Authors: Denisov AY, McManus FP, O'Flaherty DK, Noronha AM, Wilds CJ

Article GUID: 28937154
Influence of nucleotide modifications at the C2' position on the Hoogsteen base-paired parallel-stranded duplex of poly(A) RNA.

Author(s): Copp W, Denisov AY, Xie J, Noronha AM, Liczner C, Safaee N, Wilds CJ, Gehring K

Nucleic Acids Res. 2017 Sep 29;45(17):10321-10331 Authors: Copp W, Denisov AY, Xie J, Noronha AM, Liczner C, Safaee N, Wilds CJ, Gehring K

Article GUID: 28973475
AGT Activity Towards Intrastrand Crosslinked DNA is Modulated by the Alkylene Linker.

Author(s): O'Flaherty DK, Wilds CJ

Chembiochem. 2017 12 05;18(23):2351-2357 Authors: O'Flaherty DK, Wilds CJ

Article GUID: 28980757
Altering Residue 134 Confers an Increased Substrate Range of Alkylated Nucleosides to the E. coli OGT Protein.

Author(s): Schoonhoven NM, O'Flaherty DK, McManus FP, Sacre L, Noronha AM, Kornblatt MJ, Wilds CJ

Molecules. 2017 Nov 11;22(11): Authors: Schoonhoven NM, O'Flaherty DK, McManus FP, Sacre L, Noronha AM, Kornblatt MJ, Wilds CJ

Article GUID: 29137116
Covalent capture of OGT's active site using engineered human-E. coli chimera and intrastrand DNA cross-links.

Author(s): Copp W, O'Flaherty DK, Wilds CJ

Org Biomol Chem. 2018 11 28;16(46):9053-9058 Authors: Copp W, O'Flaherty DK, Wilds CJ

Article GUID: 30430154
Title:Stabilization of i-motif structures by 2'-β-fluorination of DNA.
Authors:Assi HA,  Harkness RW,  Martin-Pintado N,  Wilds CJ,  Campos-Olivas R,  Mittermaier AK,  González C,  Damha MJ
Link:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27166371?dopt=Abstract
DOI:10.1093/nar/gkw402
Category:Nucleic Acids Res
PMID:27166371
Dept Affiliation: CHEMBIOCHEM
1 Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada.
2 Instituto de Química Física 'Rocasolano', CSIC, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
3 Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H4B 1R6, Canada.
4 Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO), 28029 Madrid, Spain.
5 Instituto de Química Física 'Rocasolano', CSIC, 28006 Madrid, Spain cgonzalez@iqfr.csic.es.
6 Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada masad.damha@mcgill.ca.

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Stabilization of i-motif structures by 2'-ß-fluorination of DNA.

Nucleic Acids Res. 2016 06 20;44(11):4998-5009

Authors: Assi HA, Harkness RW, Martin-Pintado N, Wilds CJ, Campos-Olivas R, Mittermaier AK, González C, Damha MJ

Abstract

i-Motifs are four-stranded DNA structures consisting of two parallel DNA duplexes held together by hemi-protonated and intercalated cytosine base pairs (C:CH(+)). They have attracted considerable research interest for their potential role in gene regulation and their use as pH responsive switches and building blocks in macromolecular assemblies. At neutral and basic pH values, the cytosine bases deprotonate and the structure unfolds into single strands. To avoid this limitation and expand the range of environmental conditions supporting i-motif folding, we replaced the sugar in DNA by 2-deoxy-2-fluoroarabinose. We demonstrate that such a modification significantly stabilizes i-motif formation over a wide pH range, including pH 7. Nuclear magnetic resonance experiments reveal that 2-deoxy-2-fluoroarabinose adopts a C2'-endo conformation, instead of the C3'-endo conformation usually found in unmodified i-motifs. Nevertheless, this substitution does not alter the overall i-motif structure. This conformational change, together with the changes in charge distribution in the sugar caused by the electronegative fluorine atoms, leads to a number of favorable sequential and inter-strand electrostatic interactions. The availability of folded i-motifs at neutral pH will aid investigations into the biological function of i-motifs in vitro, and will expand i-motif applications in nanotechnology.

PMID: 27166371 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]