Increased DNA binding and sequence discrimination of PNA oligomers containing 2,6-diaminopurine

G Haaima, O Dahl, Peter E. Nielsen

Abstract

The synthesis of a diaminopurine PNA monomer, N-[N6-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-2,6-diaminopurine-9-yl] acetyl-N-(2-t-butyloxycarbonylaminoethyl)glycine, and the incorporation of this monomer into PNA oligomers are described. Substitution of adenine by diaminopurine in PNA oligomers increased the T m of duplexes formed with complementary DNA, RNA or PNA by 2.5-6.5 degrees C per diaminopurine. Furthermore, discrimination against mismatches facing the diaminopurine in the hybridizing oligomer is improved. Finally, a homopurine decamer PNA containing six diaminopurines is shown to form a (gel shift) stable strand displacement complex with a target in a 246 bp double-stranded DNA fragment.

Original languageEnglish
JournalNucleic Acids Research
Volume25
Issue number22
Pages (from-to)4639-43
Number of pages5
ISSN0305-1048
Publication statusPublished - 15 Nov 1997

Keywords

  • 2-Aminopurine/analogs & derivatives
  • Adenine
  • DNA/metabolism
  • Molecular Mimicry
  • Nucleic Acids/chemical synthesis
  • Nylons/chemical synthesis
  • Peptides/chemistry

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