Targeting DNA mismatches with rhodium metalloinsertors

KM Boyle, JK Barton - Inorganica chimica acta, 2016 - Elsevier
DNA has been exploited as a biological target of chemotherapeutics since the 1940s.
Traditional chemotherapeutics, such as cisplatin and DNA-alkylating agents, rely primarily …

[HTML][HTML] A journey in bioinspired supramolecular chemistry: from molecular tweezers to small molecules that target myotonic dystrophy

SC Zimmerman - Beilstein journal of organic chemistry, 2016 - beilstein-journals.org
This review summarizes part of the author's research in the area of supramolecular
chemistry, beginning with his early life influences and early career efforts in molecular …

Luminescent platinum (II) complexes with functionalized N-heterocyclic carbene or diphosphine selectively probe mismatched and abasic DNA

SK Fung, T Zou, B Cao, T Chen, WP To, C Yang… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The selective targeting of mismatched DNA overexpressed in cancer cells is an appealing
strategy in designing cancer diagnosis and therapy protocols. Few luminescent probes that …

Base flipping within the α-hemolysin latch allows single-molecule identification of mismatches in DNA

RP Johnson, AM Fleming, LR Beuth… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
A method for identifying and differentiating DNA duplexes containing the mismatched base
pairs CC and CA at single molecule resolution with the protein pore α-hemolysin (αHL) is …

Comparative study of affinity and selectivity of ligands targeting abasic and mismatch sites in DNA using a fluorescence-melting assay

N Kotera, A Granzhan, MP Teulade-Fichou - Biochimie, 2016 - Elsevier
Recently, several families of small-molecule ligands have been developed to selectively
target DNA pairing defects, such as abasic sites and mismatched base pairs, with the aim to …

Cyclic mismatch binding ligand CMBL4 binds to the 5′-T-3′/5′-GG-3′ site by inducing the flipping out of thymine base

S Mukherjee, C Dohno, K Asano… - Nucleic acids …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
A newly designed cyclic bis-naphthyridine carbamate dimer CMBL4 with a limited
conformational flexibility was synthesized and characterized. Absorption spectra revealed …

Synthesis of new fused heterocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons via C–S and C–C bond formation by C–H bond activation in the presence of new Pd (ii) Schiff's base …

S Pola, Y Bhongiri, R Jadhav, P Ch, G Venkanna - RSC advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The Schiff's base aza-macrocyclic Pd (DPTTP) Cl2 and Pd (TPTTP) Cl2 complexes are
efficient photocatalysts for the activation of the C–H bond and the formation of both …

Zn2+-cyclen-based complex enable a selective detection of single-stranded thymine-rich DNA in aqueous buffer

Z Zhu, S Wang, D Wei, C Yang - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2016 - Elsevier
It is a big challenge to develop fluorescent probes for selective detection of DNA with
specific sequences in aqueous buffers. We report a new tetraphenylethene-based Zn 2+ …

Lysine linkage in abasic site-binding ligand–thiazole orange conjugates for improved binding affinity to orphan nucleobases in DNA/RNA hybrids

Y Sato, H Saito, D Aoki, N Teramae… - Chemical …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Lysine linkage in abasic site-binding ligand–thiazole orange conjugates for improved binding
affinity to orphan nucleobases in DNA/RNA hybrids - Chemical Communications (RSC …

基于碱基错配的核酸分子逻辑运算研究进展

程楠, 徐瑗聪, 许文涛 - 食品工业科技, 2016 - cqvip.com
分子逻辑运算是解决电子计算机发展瓶颈的有效途径, 是实现分子计算机的关键单元.
核酸错配结合Hg2+ 和Ag+ 等重金属离子是功能核酸中非常经典的一类分子基础 …