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Single-Molecule Fluorescence Visualization of DNA Polymerase Dynamics at G-Quadruplexes
Published on: April 4, 2025
Binding modes of a core-extended metalloporphyrin to human telomeric DNA G-quadruplexes
Jenifer Rubio-Magnieto1, Florent Di Meo, Mamadou Lo
1Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials, Center for Innovation in Materials and Polymers, University of Mons - UMONS, 20 Place du Parc, B-7000 Mons, Belgium. mathieu.surin@umons.ac.be.
Abstract:
The molecular recognition of human telomeric G-quadruplexes by a novel cationic π-extended Ni(II)-porphyrin (Ni(II)-TImidP4) is studied in aqueous solutions via (chir)optical spectroscopy, Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) melting assay, and computational molecular modeling. The results are systematically compared with the recognition by a conventional meso-substituted Ni(II)-porphyrin (Ni(II)-TMPyP4), which allows us to pinpoint the differences in binding modes depending on the G-quadruplex topology. Importantly, FRET melting assays show the higher selectivity of Ni(II)-TImidP4 towards human telomeric G4 than that of Ni(II)-TMPyP4.
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