Recognition of Double-Stranded DNA Using Energetically Activated Duplexes Modified with N2′-Pyrene‑, Perylene‑, or Coronene-Functionalized 2′‑N‑Methyl-2′-amino-DNA Monomers
Invader probes have been introduced as alternatives to polyamides, triplex-forming oligonucleotides and peptide nucleic acids for recognition of chromosomal DNA targets. These double-stranded probes are activated for DNA recognition by +1 interstrand zippers of pyrene-functionalized nucleotides. This particular motif forces the intercalating pyrene moieties into the same region, resulting in perturbation and destabilization of the probe duplex. In contrast, the two probe strands display very high affinity toward complementary DNA. The energy difference between the probe duplexes and recognition complexes provides the driving force for DNA recognition. In the present study, we explore the properties of Invader probes based on larger intercalators, i.e., perylene and coronene, expecting that the larger pi-surface area will result in additional destabilization of the probe duplex and further stabilization of probe-target duplexes, in effect increasing the thermodynamic driving force for DNA recognition. Toward this end, we developed protocols for 2'-N-methyl-2'-amino-2'-deoxyuridine phosphoramidites that are functionalized at the N2'-position with pyrene, perylene or coronene moieties and incorporated these monomers into oligodeoxyribonucleotides (ONs). The resulting ONs and Invader probes are characterized by thermal denaturation experiments, analysis of thermodynamic parameters, absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy, and DNA recognition experiments. Invader probes based on large intercalators efficiently recognize model targets.
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