Synthesis and Spectroscopic Investigation of a Hexaaza Lanthanum(III) Macrocycle with a Hybrid-Type G4 DNA Stabilizing Effect

Inorg Chem. 2021 Feb 15;60(4):2122-2126. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03260. Epub 2021 Feb 2.

Abstract

Herein we present a mononuclear lanthanum(III) complex obtained in a template cyclocondensation reaction of lanthanum(III) nitrate salt, 1,2-propanediamine, and 2,6-diacetylpyridine (LaPA complex). A preliminary investigation of the biological potential of this compound was conducted using a biomedically relevant target Tel26. We found that, different from parallel G4, antiparallel G4, and duplex DNA, only a hybrid-type G4 structure of Tel26 in a K+ solution was significantly stabilized by ≥7 °C, which emerged in our UV melting studies. Moreover, LaPA induced structural changes in the Tel26 structure in a K+-deprived solution, suggesting that it may also lead to conformational changes in "non-G4" telomeric DNA.

MeSH terms

  • Aza Compounds / chemistry*
  • Circular Dichroism
  • DNA / chemistry*
  • Lanthanum / chemistry*
  • Ligands
  • Macrocyclic Compounds / chemical synthesis*
  • Macrocyclic Compounds / chemistry
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Nucleic Acid Conformation
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Aza Compounds
  • Ligands
  • Macrocyclic Compounds
  • Lanthanum
  • DNA