A Light‐up Logic Platform for Selective Recognition of Parallel G‐Quadruplex Structures via Disaggregation‐Induced Emission

Autor: Marco Deiana, Karam Chand, Jan Jamroskovic, Ikenna Obi, Erik Chorell, Nasim Sabouri
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59:896-902
ISSN: 1521-3773
1433-7851
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201912027
Popis: The design of turn-on dyes with optical signals sensitive to the formation of supramolecular structures provides fascinating and underexplored opportunities for G-quadruplex (G4) DNA detection and characterization. Here, we show a new switching mechanism that relies on the recognition-driven disaggregation (on-signal) of an ultrabright coumarin-quinazoline conjugate. The synthesized probe selectively lights-up parallel G4 DNA structures via the disassembly of its supramolecular state, demonstrating outputs that are easily integrable into a label-free molecular logic system. Finally, our molecule preferentially stains the G4-rich nucleoli of cancer cells.
Databáze: OpenAIRE