Effect of a 5'-phosphate on the stability of triple helix.
AUTOR(ES)
Yoon, K
RESUMO
An effect of 5'-phosphorylation on the stability of triple helical DNA containing pyrimidine:purine:pyrimidine strands has been demonstrated by both gel electrophoresis and UV melting. A 5'-phosphate on the purine-rich middle strand of a triple helix lowers the stability of triple helix formation by approximately 1 kcal/mol at 25 degrees C. The middle strand is involved in both Watson-Crick and Hoogsteen base pairing. In contrast, a 5'-phosphate on the pyrimidine-rich strands, which are involved in either Watson-Crick or Hoogsteen base pairing, has a smaller effect on the stability of triple helix. The order of stability is: no phosphate on either strand > phosphate on both pyrimidine strands > phosphate on purine strand > phosphate on all three strands. Differential stability of triple helix species is postulated to stem from an increase in rigidity due to steric hindrance from the 5'-phosphate. This result indicates that labelling with 32P affect equilibrium in triplex formation.
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