Disassembly of Chromophore-Guided DNA Duplexes through Site-Selective Binding of Coralyne to Pyrene-Modified Adenine Bases

Ki Tae Kim, Tae Su Choi, Ka Young Kim, Hugh I. Kim, Byeang Hyean Kim

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    Abstract

    Under ambient conditions the disassembly of self-duplexes of PyA-modified oligodeoxyadenylates (i.e., chromophore-guided DNA assemblies) through intercalative binding of coralyne units to pyrene-modified adenine (PyA) bases was carried out. The coralyne units, intercalated site-selectively on the 3′ sides of the PyA units, are stabilized through π–π stacking interactions. This competitive intercalation destabilizes the stacking interactions of pairs of PyA units, resulting in dissociation of the self-duplexes. This behavior, which is opposite to that of coralyne-induced self-duplex formation of natural oligodeoxyadenylates, was exploited to prepare new types of DNA modules that can be switched between two different duplex states.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)590-593
    Number of pages4
    JournalChemPlusChem
    Volume81
    Issue number7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2016 Jul 1

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    © 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim

    Keywords

    • DNA disassembly
    • coralyne
    • intercalations
    • molecular devices
    • polydeoxyadenylates

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemistry

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