DNA-mediated electron transfer from a modified base to ethidium:: π-stacking as a modulator of reactivity

被引:143
作者
Kelley, SO [1 ]
Barton, JK [1 ]
机构
[1] CALTECH, Beckman Inst, Div Chem & Chem Engn, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
来源
CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY | 1998年 / 5卷 / 08期
关键词
base stacking; charge transport; DNA electron transfer; ethidium; intercalation;
D O I
10.1016/S1074-5521(98)90158-2
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Background: The DNA double helix is composed of an array of aromatic heterocyclic base pairs and, as a molecular pi-stack, represents a novel system for studying long-range electron transfer. Because many base damage and repair processes result from electron-transfer reactions, the ability of DNA to mediate charge transport holds important biological implications. Seemingly contradictory conclusions have been drawn about electron transfer in DNA from the many different studies that have been carried out. These studies must be reconciled so that this phenomenon can be understood both at a fundamental level and in the context of biological systems. Results: The photoinduced oxidation of a modified base, 7-deazaguanine, has been examined as a function of distance, sequence, and base stacking in DNA duplexes covalently modified with ethidium. Over ethidium/deazaguanine separations of 6-27 Angstrom, the photooxidation reaction proceeded on a subnanosecond time scale, and the quenching yield exhibited a shallow distance dependence. The efficiency of the reaction was highly sensitive to small changes in base composition. Moreover, the overall distance-dependence of the reaction is sensitive to sequence, despite the constancy of photoexcited ethidium as acceptor. Conclusions: The remarkable efficiency of deazaguanine photooxidation by intercalated ethidium over long distances provides new evidence for fast electron-transfer pathways through DNA, By varying sequence as well as reactant separation, this work provides the first experimental demonstration of the importance of reactant stacking in the modulation of long-range DNA-mediated electron transfer.
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