Rapid Alkene-Alkene Photo-Cross-Linking on the Base-Flipping-Out Field in Duplex DNA

J Org Chem. 2022 Mar 4;87(5):2267-2276. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01498. Epub 2022 Jan 2.

Abstract

Specific chemical reactions by enzymes acting on a nucleobase are realized by flipping the target base out of the helix. Similarly, artificial oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) can also induce the base flipping and a specific chemical reaction. We now report an easily prepared and unique structure-providing photo-cross-linking reaction by taking advantage of the base-flipping-out field formed by alkene-type base-flipping-inducing artificial bases. Two 3-arylethenyl-5-methyl-2-pyridone nucleosides with the Ph or An group were synthesized and incorporated into the ODNs. We found that the two Ph derivatives provided the cross-linked product in a high yield only by a 10 s photoirradiation when their alkenes overlap each other in the duplex DNA. The highly efficient reaction enabled forming a cross-linked product even when using the duplex with a low Tm value.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkenes*
  • DNA*
  • Nucleic Acid Conformation
  • Nucleosides
  • Oligodeoxyribonucleotides

Substances

  • Alkenes
  • Nucleosides
  • Oligodeoxyribonucleotides
  • DNA