Ethidium derivatives bind to G-quartets, inhibit telomerase and act as fluorescent probes for quadruplexes
AUTOR(ES)
Koeppel, Florence
FONTE
Oxford University Press
RESUMO
The telomeric G-rich single-stranded DNA can adopt in vitro an intramolecular quadruplex structure, which has been shown to directly inhibit telomerase activity. The reactivation of this enzyme in immortalized and most cancer cells suggests that telomerase is a relevant target in oncology, and telomerase inhibitors have been proposed as new potential anticancer agents. In this paper, we describe ethidium derivatives that stabilize G-quadruplexes. These molecules were shown to increase the melting temperature of an intramolecular quadruplex structure, as shown by fluorescence and absorbance measurements, and to facilitate the formation of intermolecular quadruplex structures. In addition, these molecules may be used to reveal the formation of multi-stranded DNA structures by standard fluorescence imaging, and therefore become fluorescent probes of quadruplex structures. This recognition was associated with telomerase inhibition in vitro: these derivatives showed a potent anti-telomerase activity, with IC50 values of 18–100 nM in a standard TRAP assay.
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