Download MendeleyExpanding the Topological Landscape by a G-Column Flip of a Parallel G-Quadruplex.
Mohr, S., Jana, J., Vianney, Y.M., Weisz, K.(2021) Chemistry 27: 10437-10447
- PubMed: 33955615
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202101181
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
7O1H - PubMed Abstract:
Canonical G-quadruplexes can adopt a variety of different topologies depending on the arrangement of propeller, lateral, or diagonal loops connecting the four G-columns. A novel intramolecular G-quadruplex structure is derived through inversion of the last G-tract of a three-layered parallel fold, associated with the transition of a single propeller into a lateral loop. The resulting (3+1) hybrid fold features three syn⋅anti⋅anti⋅anti G-tetrads with a 3'-terminal all-syn G-column. Although the ability of forming a duplex stem-loop between G-tracts seems beneficial for a propeller-to-lateral loop rearrangement, unmodified G-rich sequences resist folding into the new (3+1) topology. However, refolding can be driven by the incorporation of syn-favoring guanosine analogues into positions of the fourth G-stretch. The presented hybrid-type G-quadruplex structure as determined by NMR spectroscopy may provide for an additional scaffold in quadruplex-based technologies.
Organizational Affiliation:
Institute of Biochemistry, Universität Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4, 17487, Greifswald, Germany.
