2'-O-[2-(Guanidinium)ethyl]-Modified Oligonucleotides: Stabilizing Effect on Duplex and Triplex Structures.
Prakash, T.P., Lesnik, E., Mohan, V., Tereshko, V., Egli, M., Manoharan, M.(2004) Org Lett 6: 1971-1974
- PubMed: 15176796
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ol049470e
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
1R3G - PubMed Abstract:
[structure: see text] Oligonucleotides with a novel 2'-O-[2-(guanidinium)ethyl] (2'-O-GE) modification have been synthesized using a novel protecting group strategy for the guanidinium group. This modification enhances the binding affinity of oligonucleotides to RNA as well as duplex DNA (DeltaT(m) 3.2 degrees C per modification). The 2'-O-GE modified oligonucleotides exhibited exceptional resistance to nuclease degradation. The crystal structure of a palindromic duplex formed by a DNA oligonucleotide with a single 2'-O-GE modification was solved at 1.16 A resolution.
Organizational Affiliation:
Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Carlsbad, California 92008, USA.