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  • Title: Cyclic polyamides for recognition in the minor groove of DNA.
    Author: Cho J, Parks ME, Dervan PB.
    Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A; 1995 Oct 24; 92(22):10389-92. PubMed ID: 7479790.
    Abstract:
    Small molecules that specifically bind with high affinity to any designated DNA sequence in the human genome would be useful tools in molecular biology and potentially in human medicine. Simple rules have been developed to rationally alter the sequence specificity of minor groove-binding polyamides containing N-methylimidazole and N-methylpyrrole amino acids. Crescent-shaped polyamides bind as antiparallel dimers with each polyamide making specific contacts with each strand on the floor of the minor groove. Cyclic polyamides have now been synthesized that bind designated DNA sequences at subnanomolar concentrations.
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