Metal Ion-Directed Specific DNA Structures and Their Functions

Autor: Toshihiro Ihara, Yusuke Kitamura, Yousuke Katsuda
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Life, Vol 12, Iss 5, p 686 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2075-1729
DOI: 10.3390/life12050686
Popis: Various DNA structures, including specific metal ion complexes, have been designed based on the knowledge of canonical base pairing as well as general coordination chemistry. The role of metal ions in these studies is quite broad and diverse. Metal ions can be targets themselves in analytical applications, essential building blocks of certain DNA structures that one wishes to construct, or they can be responsible for signal generation, such as luminescence or redox. Using DNA conjugates with metal chelators, one can more freely design DNA complexes with diverse structures and functions by following the simple HSAB rule. In this short review, the authors summarize a part of their DNA chemistries involving specific metal ion coordination. It consists of three topics: (1) significant stabilization of DNA triple helix by silver ion; (2) metal ion-directed dynamic sequence edition through global conformational change by intramolecular complexation; and (3) reconstruction of luminescent lanthanide complexes on DNA and their analytical applications.
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