6pnk

Crystal structure of the G-quadruplex formed by (GGGTT)3GGG in complex with N-methylmesoporphryin IX

spinqualitylabelsall models 6pnk, resolution 2.39Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 6pnk is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Tetrahymena thermophila. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.39Å Ligands: FMT, K, MMP, NA Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Publication Abstract from PubMed The G-quadruplex (GQ) is a well-studied non-canonical DNA structure formed by G-rich sequences found at telomeres and gene promoters. Biological studies suggest that GQs may play roles in regulating gene expression, DNA replication, and DNA repair. Small molecule ligands were shown to alter GQ structure and stability and thereby serve as novel therapies, particularly against cancer. In this work, we investigate the interaction of a G-rich sequence, 5'-GGGTTGGGTTGGGTTGGG-3' (T1), with a water-soluble porphyrin, N-methyl mesoporphyrin IX (NMM) via biophysical and X-ray crystallographic studies. UV-vis and fluorescence titrations, as well as a Job plot, revealed a 1:1 binding stoichiometry with an impressively tight binding constant of 30-50 muM-1 and DeltaG298 of -10.3 kcal/mol. Eight extended variants of T1 (named T2 -T9) were fully characterized and T7 was identified as a suitable candidate for crystallographic studies. We solved the crystal structures of the T1- and T7-NMM complexes at 2.39 and 2.34 A resolution, respectively. Both complexes form a 5'-5' dimer of parallel GQs capped by NMM at the 3' G-quartet, supporting the 1:1 binding stoichiometry. Our work provides invaluable details about GQ-ligand binding interactions and informs the design of novel anticancer drugs that selectively recognize specific GQs and modulate their stability for therapeutic purposes. Biophysical and X-ray structural studies of the (GGGTT)3GGG G-quadruplex in complex with N-methyl mesoporphyrin IX.,Lin LY, McCarthy S, Powell BM, Manurung Y, Xiang IM, Dean WL, Chaires B, Yatsunyk LA PLoS One. 2020 Nov 18;15(11):e0241513. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241513., eCollection 2020. PMID:33206666 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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