紫玉兰素A与人端粒G-四链体相互作用的光谱学研究,第一个木脂素类衍生物与G-四链体相互作用

人端粒G-四链体结构是指端粒末端富含鸟嘌呤(G)的DNA序列在一价阳离子(如K+和Na+)诱导下通过G碱基间Hoogsteen氢键连接形成的DNA二级结构.能够稳定端粒G-四链体的配体通常为端粒酶抑制剂,其可能成为抗肿瘤药物.应用CD,FRET,NMR光谱方法第一次较全面地研究了一种木脂素衍生物,紫玉兰素A (liliflorin A)与人端粒序列dGGG (TTAG(G)3G-四链体HTG21的相互作用,采用分子对接技术进一步研究紫玉兰素A与人端粒序列dTAGGG(TIAGC)3 G-四链体HTG23的结合位点.CD实验数据表明紫玉兰素A提高HTG21解链温度,FRET实验测得4.0μmol·L-1紫玉兰素A可以将HTG21稳定温度提高3.2℃.NMR实验结果表明,加入紫玉兰素A三小时后HTG21核磁谱图出现明显变化.分子对接结果表明紫玉兰素A结合到HTG23较宽沟槽上,结合位点为G9,G10,G16和G17.紫玉兰素A是第一个能够选择性稳定人端粒G四链体HTG21的木脂素类衍生物配体.实验结果为以人端粒G-四链体为靶点的抗肿瘤药物设计提供了新型候选化合物.     

A tutorial review for employing enzymes for the construction of G-quadruplex-based sensing platforms

With rapid advances in the field of DNA chemistry, nucleic acids and DNA-modifying enzymes have recently emerged as versatile components for the construction of oligonucleotide-based sensors. Meanwhile, the G-quadruplex motif has been widely employed for the development of DNA-based assays due to its diverse structural variety. In this tutorial, we introduce the principles of G-quadruplex-based sensing and the use of DNA-modifying enzymes for sensor platform development. We also highlight recent studies of the application of DNA-modifying enzymes for the development of G-quadruplex-based luminescent detection platforms with a view towards how those enzymes play an important role in sensitivity enhancement.     

Targeting RNA G‐Quadruplex in SARS‐CoV‐2: A Promising Therapeutic Target for COVID‐19?

The COVID‐19 pandemic caused by SARS‐CoV‐2 has become a global threat. Understanding the underlying mechanisms and developing innovative treatments are extremely urgent. G‐quadruplexes (G4s) are important noncanonical nucleic acid structures with distinct biofunctions. Four putative G4‐forming sequences (PQSs) in the SARS‐CoV‐2 genome were studied. One of them (RG‐1), which locates in the coding sequence region of SARS‐CoV‐2 nucleocapsid phosphoprotein (N), has been verified to form a stable RNA G4 structure in live cells. G4‐specific compounds, such as PDP (pyridostatin derivative), can stabilize RG‐1 G4 and significantly reduce the protein levels of SARS‐CoV‐2 N by inhibiting its translation both in vitro and in vivo. This result is the first evidence that PQSs in SARS‐CoV‐2 can form G4 structures in live cells, and that their biofunctions can be regulated by a G4‐specific stabilizer. This finding will provide new insights into developing novel antiviral drugs against COVID‐19.     

靶向肿瘤因子c-MYC基因启动区G4-DNA的小分子药物设计及核磁共振研究进展

肿瘤基因MYC在人类70%癌细胞中高表达,抑制其转录是治疗肿瘤的有效手段.c-MYC启动子区P1近端的核酸酶超敏元件Ⅲ₁(NHE Ⅲ₁)控制MYC基因近90%的转录激活.NHE Ⅲ₁区域富含碱基G序列并且形成G-四链体(G4),调控c-MYC基因转录,是抗肿瘤药物靶标.但G4-DNA和G4-RNA的三维结构高度相似,小分子与其他G4(如端粒G4、mRNA G4、c-Kit G4等)的非特异性作用会产生小分子药物“脱靶”效应,同时小分子药物会诱导其他G4形成从而干扰正常细胞的功能,造成靶向c-MYC G4抗癌药物设计困难.本文综述了近些年靶向肿瘤因子c-MYC G4-DNA的小分子药物研究进展,及核磁共振(NMR)技术在G4-DNA和G4-RNA结构确定中的作用,为靶向c-MYC G4-DNA的小分子药物设计等相关研究工作提供参考.     

Binding of malachite green promotes stability and shows preference for a human telomere DNA G-quadruplex

A single-stranded human telomere DNA sequence can fold into an intramolecular G-quadruplex structure, which has been shown to inhibit telomerase activity. Small molecules that selectively target and stabilise the G-quadruplex structure have been proposed as potential anticancer drugs. In this study, we analysed the properties of binding of malachite green, a cationic triphenylmethane dye, to the G-quadruplex of d[(T₂AG₃)₄] by UV spectroscopy of thermal melting analysis, a competitive equilibrium dialysis assay, and absorption and circular dichroism spectroscopies. When binding to malachite green, the quadruplex structure that formed in the presence of K⁺ ions was stabilised with an increase in melting temperatures by 6 °C. Malachite green showed selective binding to the G-quadruplex in the presence of duplex and single-stranded DNAs, owing to which it presents higher potential for anticancer therapy, compared to other triphenylmethane dyes. The induced signals of circular dichroism indicate that the binding mode of malachite green involves intercalation between adjacent guanine tetrads of the G-quadruplex.     

钌配合物与G-四链体DNA的相互作用研究进展

人体端粒由富含鸟嘌呤(G)的DNA重复序列组成,该序列在一定条件下可以形成G-四链体DNA结构。小分子化合物诱导该结构的形成并使之稳定,可以抑制端粒酶活性而达到抗肿瘤的目的。因此,G-四链体DNA稳定剂的设计和筛选是近年来生物无机化学的重要前沿研究领域之一。在金属配合物中,钌配合物由于具有丰富的光化学、光物理特性以及生物活性,其作为G-四链体DNA稳定剂引起人们的高度关注。本文以近年一些代表性的研究工作为例,对钌配合物与G-四链体DNA相互作用方面的研究进展进行了综述。     

Chemical and structural biology of nucleic acids and protein-nucleic acid complexes for novel drug discovery

Since nucleic acids(DNA and RNA) play very important roles in cells,they are molecular targets of many clinically used drugs,such as anticancer drugs and antibiotics.Because of clinical demands for treating various deadly cancers and drug-resistant strains of pathogens,there are urgent needs to develop novel therapeutic agents.Targeting nucleic acids hasn’t been the mainstream of drug discovery in the past,and the lack of 3D structural information for designing and developing drug specificity is one of the ...     

邻菲罗啉衍生物与G-四链体DNA的识别

设计合成了一种新型邻菲罗啉衍生物,用IR,<'1>H-NMR,<'13>C-NMR和质谱进行了结构表征.在包含100mM NaCl的Tris-HCl(pH 7.4)缓冲溶液中,利用荧光共振能量转移熔点(FRET-melting)分析以及紫外可见光谱研究了此化合物对人端粒G-四链体DNA(AG<,3>T<,2>AG<,3...     

基于G-四链体的生物传感器在食品污染物检测中的研究进展

食品污染物不仅对人类健康造成了严重威胁,还会给食品工业造成巨大的经济损失。G-四链体(G4)是由鸟嘌呤的碱基配对形成的核酸三维二级结构,具有灵活的绑定能力,已成为生物传感器的重要组成部分。将G4与生物传感器结合用于食品中污染物的检测得到了广泛的应用。本文对G4进行了简介,综述了2015～2022年间G4在食品污染物检测中的研究进展,并对其未来的发展趋势进行了展望。