Alternative heterocycles for DNA recognition: the benzimidazole/imidazole pair |
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Authors: | Briehn Christoph A Weyermann Philipp Dervan Peter B |
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Affiliation: | Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. |
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Abstract: | Boc-protected benzimidazole-pyrrole, benzimidazole-imidazole, and benzimidazole-methoxypyrrole amino acids were synthesized and incorporated into DNA binding polyamides, comprised of N-methyl pyrrole and N-methyl imidazole amino acids, by means of solid-phase synthesis on an oxime resin. These hairpin polyamides were designed to determine the DNA recognition profile of a side-by-side benzimidazole/imidazole pair for the designated six base pair recognition sequence. Equilibrium association constants of the polyamide-DNA complexes were determined at two of the six base pair positions of the recognition sequence by quantitative DNase I footprinting titrations on DNA fragments each containing matched and single base pair mismatched binding sites. The results indicate that the benzimidazole-heterocycle building blocks can replace pyrrole-pyrrole, pyrrole-imidazole, and pyrrole-hydroxypyrrole constructs while retaining relative site specifities and subnanomolar match site affinities. The benzimidazole-containing hairpin polyamides represent a novel class of DNA binding ligands featuring tunable target recognition sequences combined with the favorable properties of the benzimidazole type DNA minor groove binders. |
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Keywords: | base pairing binding affinity DNA recognition hydrogen bonds polyamides |
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