Structural highlights
Function
[RNAS1_BOVIN] Endonuclease that catalyzes the cleavage of RNA on the 3' side of pyrimidine nucleotides. Acts on single stranded and double stranded RNA.[1]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
This article describes the synthesis and characterization of novel cationic five-coordinate Pt(II) complexes containing nitrogen sugar-based ligands. The cytotoxicity of the complexes was evaluated on different cell lines with the expectation that both the coordinative saturation and the sugar moiety cooperate to enhance their biological activity. In fact, the complexes resulted to be more active than cisplatin but still with little selectivity. They activate the apoptosis pathway. Binding of representative compounds with DNA was studied by ethidium bromide displacement assay and circular dichroism. Binding to model proteins was also investigated; the X-ray structure of the adduct formed in the reaction between a representative compound and the model protein bovine pancreatic ribonuclease was obtained. The structure discloses an unprecedented interaction between a five-coordinate Pt(II) moiety and a His side chain.
Five-Coordinate Platinum(II) Compounds Containing Sugar Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization, Cytotoxic Activity, and Interaction with Biological Macromolecules.,Cucciolito ME, D'Amora A, De Feo G, Ferraro G, Giorgio A, Petruk G, Monti DM, Merlino A, Ruffo F Inorg Chem. 2018 Mar 19;57(6):3133-3143. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b03118. Epub, 2018 Mar 6. PMID:29509011[2]
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References
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- ↑ Cucciolito ME, D'Amora A, De Feo G, Ferraro G, Giorgio A, Petruk G, Monti DM, Merlino A, Ruffo F. Five-Coordinate Platinum(II) Compounds Containing Sugar Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization, Cytotoxic Activity, and Interaction with Biological Macromolecules. Inorg Chem. 2018 Mar 19;57(6):3133-3143. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b03118. Epub, 2018 Mar 6. PMID:29509011 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b03118