Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNAs), nucleic acid analogues showing high stability to enzyme degradation and strong affinity and specificity of binding toward DNA and RNA are widely investigated as tools to interfere in gene expression. Several studies have been focused on PNA analogues with modifications on the backbone and bases in the attempt to overcome solubility, uptake and aggregation issues. c PNAs, PNA derivatives having a substituent in the c position of the backbone show interesting properties in terms of secondary structure and affinity of binding toward complementary nucleic acids. In this paper we illustrate our results obtained on new analogues, bearing a sulphate in the c position of the backbone, developed to be more DNA-like in terms of polarity and charge. The synthesis of monomers and oligomers is described. NMR studies on the conformational properties of monomers and studies on the secondary structure of single strands and triplexes are reported. Furthermore the hybrid stability and the effect of mismatches on the stability have also been investigated. Finally, the ability of the new analogue to work as antigene, interfering with the transcription of the ErbB2 gene on a human cell line overexpressing ErbB2 (SKBR3), assessed by FACS and qPCR, is described.

gamma sulphate PNA (PNA S): Highly Selective DNA Binding Molecule Showing Promising Antigene Activity / Avitabile, Concetta; L., Moggio; G., Malgieri; Capasso, Domenica; S., Di Gaetano; M., Saviano; C., Pedone; Romanelli, Alessandra. - In: PLOS ONE. - ISSN 1932-6203. - 7:5(2012), pp. e35774-e35774. [10.1371/journal.pone.0035774]

gamma sulphate PNA (PNA S): Highly Selective DNA Binding Molecule Showing Promising Antigene Activity

AVITABILE, CONCETTA;CAPASSO, DOMENICA;ROMANELLI, ALESSANDRA
2012

Abstract

Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNAs), nucleic acid analogues showing high stability to enzyme degradation and strong affinity and specificity of binding toward DNA and RNA are widely investigated as tools to interfere in gene expression. Several studies have been focused on PNA analogues with modifications on the backbone and bases in the attempt to overcome solubility, uptake and aggregation issues. c PNAs, PNA derivatives having a substituent in the c position of the backbone show interesting properties in terms of secondary structure and affinity of binding toward complementary nucleic acids. In this paper we illustrate our results obtained on new analogues, bearing a sulphate in the c position of the backbone, developed to be more DNA-like in terms of polarity and charge. The synthesis of monomers and oligomers is described. NMR studies on the conformational properties of monomers and studies on the secondary structure of single strands and triplexes are reported. Furthermore the hybrid stability and the effect of mismatches on the stability have also been investigated. Finally, the ability of the new analogue to work as antigene, interfering with the transcription of the ErbB2 gene on a human cell line overexpressing ErbB2 (SKBR3), assessed by FACS and qPCR, is described.
2012
gamma sulphate PNA (PNA S): Highly Selective DNA Binding Molecule Showing Promising Antigene Activity / Avitabile, Concetta; L., Moggio; G., Malgieri; Capasso, Domenica; S., Di Gaetano; M., Saviano; C., Pedone; Romanelli, Alessandra. - In: PLOS ONE. - ISSN 1932-6203. - 7:5(2012), pp. e35774-e35774. [10.1371/journal.pone.0035774]
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