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  • Title: DNA recognition by intercalators and hybrid molecules.
    Author: Waring MJ, Bailly C.
    Journal: J Mol Recognit; 1994 Jun; 7(2):109-22. PubMed ID: 7826671.
    Abstract:
    Experiments are described which probe the role of the 2-amino group of guanine as a critical determinant of the recognition of nucleotide sequences in DNA by specific ligands. Homologous samples of tyrT DNA substituted with inosine or 2,6-diaminopurine residues in place of guanosine or adenine respectively yield characteristically modified footprinting patterns when challenged with sequence-selective antibiotics such as echinomycin, actinomycin or netropsin. The capacity of small molecules to recognise particular DNA sequences is exploited in the 'combilexin' strategy to target small molecules to defined sites in DNA. A composite molecule containing a distamycin moiety linked to an intercalating ellipticine derivative has been synthesised and shown to bind tightly to DNA but without much sequence-selectivity. Refinement of this molecule based on predictions from molecular modelling has led to the synthesis of a second generation derivative bearing an additional positive charge: this new hybrid molecule is strongly selective for binding to AT-rich tracts in DNA.
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