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Estructuras de solución de un G-cuadruplejo unido a dinucleótidos lineales y cíclicos
Fernaldo Richtia Winnerdy1, Poulomi Das1, Brahim Heddi1,2
1School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences , Nanyang Technological University , Singapore 637371 , Singapore.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|October 30, 2019
Resumen
Los G-cuadruplexos con déficit de guanina se unen a los dinucleótidos que contienen guanina, como el GMP-AMP cíclico (cGAMP), con afinidad micromolar. Esta interacción involucra el dinucleótido
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología molecular
- Biología estructural
- La bioquímica
Sus antecedentes:
- Los dinucleótidos cíclicos son mensajeros secundarios cruciales que regulan los procesos celulares.
- Los cuádruplexos G con déficit de guanina, con guaninas (4n-1), exhiben propiedades estructurales únicas.
- Investigaciones anteriores establecieron la formación de estos cuádruples G con déficit de guanina.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar la unión de los dinucleótidos que contienen guanina a las estructuras (4n-1) G-cuadruplex.
- Para dilucidar la base estructural de esta interacción mediante la espectroscopia de RMN.
- Proporcionar ideas para el diseño de ligandos específicos dirigidos a los cuádruplexos G.
Principales métodos:
- Se empleó la espectroscopia de Resonancia Magnética Nuclear (RMN) para resolver las estructuras de solución de los complejos.
- Se estudiaron dos complejos: un (4n-1) G-cuadruplex con d(AG lineal y con cGAMP cíclico.
- El análisis estructural se centró en la interfaz de enlace y las interacciones de enlace de hidrógeno.
Principales resultados:
- Se encontró que una estructura (4n-1) G-cuadruplex se une a los dinucleótidos que contienen guanina con afinidad micromolar.
- La base de guanina del dinucleótido forma enlaces de hidrógeno de Hoogsteen con una tríada G vacante en el cuádruplejo G, completando una tétrada G.
- Las estructuras de la solución revelaron interacciones de unión específicas, con cGAMP mostrando una fuerte unión al punto de anclaje de la tríada G.
Conclusiones:
- El G-cuadruplex de déficit de guanina (4n-1) sirve como un sitio de unión para los dinucleótidos que contienen guanina.
- El mecanismo de unión observado proporciona una base para el diseño racional del ligando para los cuádruplexos G.
- Otros metabolitos que contienen guanina también pueden unirse a los cuádruplexos G, influyendo en su función y expresión del metabolito.
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