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DNA mismatch-specific base flipping by a bisacridine macrocycle.

Arnaud David1, Nathalie Bleimling, Christine Beuck

  • 1Laboratoire de Chimie des Interactions Moléculaires, Collège de France, CNRS UPR 285, 11 place Marcelin Berthelot, 75005 Paris, France.

Chembiochem : a European Journal of Chemical Biology
|December 9, 2003
PubMed
Summary

The synthetic molecule BisA specifically binds to DNA base mismatches, inducing base flipping. This behavior, previously seen only in DNA-modifying enzymes, suggests BisA may displace mismatched bases into an extrahelical position.

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Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Chemical Biology

Background:

  • DNA base-modifying enzymes typically flip target bases into an extrahelical position.
  • This conformation is stabilized by binding to abasic sites, leading to strong enzyme-DNA interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if the synthetic molecule BisA can specifically recognize DNA base mismatches.
  • To determine if BisA induces base flipping, similar to DNA-modifying enzymes.

Main Methods:

  • Thermal denaturation experiments using synthetic DNA duplexes with central mismatches (TT, TC, TG) or a match (TA).
  • Assessing the reactivity of mismatched thymine residues towards potassium permanganate oxidation upon BisA binding.

Main Results:

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  • BisA significantly increased the melting temperature of mismatch-containing DNA duplexes by up to 7.1°C, while leaving matched duplexes unaffected.
  • BisA binding enhanced the chemical reactivity of mismatched thymine, indicating its displacement from the DNA helix.
  • Observed enhanced reactivity is comparable to that seen with DNA methyltransferase M.TaqI.

Conclusions:

  • The synthetic molecule BisA specifically recognizes and binds to DNA base mismatches.
  • BisA likely induces base flipping, displacing mismatched bases into an extrahelical conformation.
  • DNA base flipping is not exclusive to enzymes and can be induced by small synthetic molecules binding to weakened DNA sites.