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Formation of i-motif structure at neutral and slightly alkaline pH. 2010

Jun Zhou, and Chunying Wei, and Guoqing Jia, and Xiuli Wang, and Zhaochi Feng, and Can Li
State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.

It is well known that oligonucleotides containing tracts cytosines can form i-motif structures under acidic conditions (pH < 7). However, whether i-motif can be formed under normal physiological cellular conditions (pH 7.0-7.5) is yet no conclusive proof. In the present work, using circular dichroism (CD), UV absorption spectroscopies and native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE), we provided the compelling evidence for the formation of i-motif structures by four cytosine clusters, [C(3)TA(2)](3)C(3) (HT), [C(4)G](3)C(4)TA (RET), C(2)T(3)C(2)T(4)C(2)T(3)C(2) (CTC) and GC(2)GC(3)A(4)C(6)G (Rb), at neutral and slightly alkaline pH at 4 degrees C. Furthermore, for HT, we also supplied the evidence for the formation of i-motif structure by fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) and investigated its folding kinetics. The formation time constants obtained by CD and fluorescence experiments are 214 and 493 s, respectively, indicating that HT can slowly form i-motif structure at pH 7.0 and 4 degrees C. This work implies that i-motif structures may possible form in vivo.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D009690 Nucleic Acid Conformation The spatial arrangement of the atoms of a nucleic acid or polynucleotide that results in its characteristic 3-dimensional shape. DNA Conformation,RNA Conformation,Conformation, DNA,Conformation, Nucleic Acid,Conformation, RNA,Conformations, DNA,Conformations, Nucleic Acid,Conformations, RNA,DNA Conformations,Nucleic Acid Conformations,RNA Conformations
D002942 Circular Dichroism A change from planar to elliptic polarization when an initially plane-polarized light wave traverses an optically active medium. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Circular Dichroism, Vibrational,Dichroism, Circular,Vibrational Circular Dichroism
D003596 Cytosine A pyrimidine base that is a fundamental unit of nucleic acids.
D004247 DNA A deoxyribonucleotide polymer that is the primary genetic material of all cells. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms normally contain DNA in a double-stranded state, yet several important biological processes transiently involve single-stranded regions. DNA, which consists of a polysugar-phosphate backbone possessing projections of purines (adenine and guanine) and pyrimidines (thymine and cytosine), forms a double helix that is held together by hydrogen bonds between these purines and pyrimidines (adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine). DNA, Double-Stranded,Deoxyribonucleic Acid,ds-DNA,DNA, Double Stranded,Double-Stranded DNA,ds DNA
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006863 Hydrogen-Ion Concentration The normality of a solution with respect to HYDROGEN ions; H+. It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH pH,Concentration, Hydrogen-Ion,Concentrations, Hydrogen-Ion,Hydrogen Ion Concentration,Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations
D016615 Telomere A terminal section of a chromosome which has a specialized structure and which is involved in chromosomal replication and stability. Its length is believed to be a few hundred base pairs. Telomeres
D031541 Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer A type of FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY using two FLUORESCENT DYES with overlapping emission and absorption spectra, which is used to indicate proximity of labeled molecules. This technique is useful for studying interactions of molecules and PROTEIN FOLDING. Forster Resonance Energy Transfer

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