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ArticleNucleic acids research2024

Formation of left-handed helices by C2'-fluorinated nucleic acids under physiological salt conditions.

Roberto El-Khoury, Cristina Cabrero, Santiago Movilla, Harneesh Kaur, David Friedland, Arnau Domínguez, James D Thorpe, Morgane Roman, Modesto Orozco, Carlos González and 1 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Roberto El-KhouryDepartment of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada.
Cristina CabreroInstituto de Química Física Blas Cabrera, CSIC, Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
Santiago MovillaInstitute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
Harneesh KaurDepartment of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada.
David FriedlandDepartment of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada.
Arnau DomínguezDepartment of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada.
James D ThorpeDepartment of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada.
Morgane RomanDepartment of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada.
Modesto OrozcoInstitute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
Carlos GonzálezInstituto de Química Física Blas Cabrera, CSIC, Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8796-1282
Masad J DamhaDepartment of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4458-1623

Funding

Center of Excellence for HPC H2020 European CommisionCentre of Excellence for Computational Biomolecular Research 101 093 290ERFD Operative Programme for Catalunya, the Catalan Government AGAUR SGR2017-134Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo RegionalInstituto de Salud Carlos III-Instituto Nacional de bioinformática ISCIII PT 17/0009/0007National Science and Engineering Council of CanadaSpanish 'Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación' PID2020-116620GB-I00
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Abstract

Recent findings in cell biology have rekindled interest in Z-DNA, the left-handed helical form of DNA. We report here that two minimally modified nucleosides, 2'F-araC and 2'F-riboG, induce the formation of the Z-form under low ionic strength. We show that oligomers entirely made of these two nucleosides exclusively produce left-handed duplexes that bind to the Zα domain of ADAR1. The effect of the two nucleotides is so dramatic that Z-form duplexes are the only species observed in 10 mM sodium phosphate buffer and neutral pH, and no B-form is observed at any temperature. Hence, in contrast to other studies reporting formation of Z/B-form equilibria by a preference for purine glycosidic angles in syn, our NMR and computational work revealed that sequential 2'F…H2N and intramolecular 3'H…N3' interactions stabilize the left-handed helix. The equilibrium between B- and Z- forms is slow in the 19F NMR time scale (≥ms), and each conformation exhibited unprecedented chemical shift differences in the 19F signals. This observation led to a reliable estimation of the relative population of B and Z species and enabled us to monitor B-Z transitions under different conditions. The unique features of 2'F-modified DNA should thus be a valuable addition to existing techniques for specific detection of new Z-binding proteins and ligands.

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DNA, Z-FormNucleic Acid ConformationAdenosine DeaminaseDNADNA, B-FormHalogenationModels, MolecularNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularOsmolar ConcentrationRNA-Binding ProteinsAdenosine DeaminaseDNADNA, B-FormDNA, Z-FormRNA-Binding Proteins

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PMID38874502
PMCPMC11260457

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