Dramatic effect of furanose c2' substitution on structure and stability: directing the folding of the human telomeric quadruplex with a single fluorine atom.
Martin-Pintado, N., Yahyaee-Anzahaee, M., Deleavey, G.F., Portella, G., Orozco, M., Damha, M.J., Gonzalez, C.(2013) J Am Chem Soc 135: 5344-5347
- PubMed: 23521511 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ja401954t
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2M1G - PubMed Abstract: 
Human telomeric DNA quadruplexes can adopt different conformations in solution. We have found that arabinose, 2'F-arabinose, and ribose substitutions stabilize the propeller parallel G-quadruplex form over competing conformers, allowing NMR structural determination of this particularly significant nucleic acid structure. 2'F-arabinose substitution provides the greatest stabilization as a result of electrostatic (F-CH---O4') and pseudo-hydrogen-bond (F---H8) stabilizing interactions. In contrast, 2'F-rG substitution provokes a dramatic destabilization of the quadruplex structure due to unfavorable electrostatic repulsion between the phosphate and the 2'-F.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano, CSIC, Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid, Spain.