TRIPLE HELIX SPECIFIC LIGANDS

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作者
MERGNY, JL
DUVALVALENTIN, G
NGUYEN, CH
PERROUAULT, L
FAUCON, B
ROUGEE, M
MONTENAYGARESTIER, T
BISAGNI, E
HELENE, C
机构
[1] MUSEUM NATL HIST NAT, BIOPHYS LAB,CNRS,UA 481,INSERM,U201,43 RUE CUVIER, F-75005 PARIS, FRANCE
[2] INST CURIE, SYNTH LAB, CNRS, URA 1387, F-91405 ORSAY, FRANCE
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10.1126/science.256.5064.1681
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
A triple helix is formed upon binding of an oligodeoxynucleotide to the major groove of duplex DNA. A benzo[e]pyridoindole derivative (BePI) strongly stabilized this structure and showed preferential binding to a triplex rather than to a duplex. Energy transfer experiments suggest that BePI intercalates within the triple helix. Sequence-specific inhibition of transcription initiation of a specific gene by Escherichia coli RNA polymerase by a triplex-forming oligodeoxynucleotide is strongly enhanced when the triplex is stabilized by BePI. Upon irradiation with ultraviolet light, BePI induces covalent modifications of the target within the triple helix structure.
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页码:1681 / 1684
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