Abstract
Mixed pyrimidine-purine peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) composed of thymines and guanines are shown to form a PNA(2)-DNA triplex with Watson-Crick complementary adenine-cytosine oligonucleotides and to bind complementary adenine-cytosine targets in double stranded DNA by helix invasion. These results for the first time demonstrate binding of an unmodified PNA oligomer to a mixed pyrimidine-purine target in double stranded DNA and illustrate a novel binding mode of PNA.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry |
Vol/bind | 9 |
Udgave nummer | 9 |
Sider (fra-til) | 2429-34 |
Antal sider | 6 |
ISSN | 0968-0896 |
Status | Udgivet - sep. 2001 |