title: Molecular recognition between oligopeptides and nucleic acids. Sequence specific binding of (4S)-(+)- and (4R)-(-)-dihydrokikumycin B to DNA deduced from 1H NMR, footprinting studies and thermodynamic data.
abstract: The sequence specific binding of the antibiotic (4S)-(+)-dihydrokikumycin B and its (4R)-(-) enantiomer, [(S)-1 and (R)-1, respectively] to DNA were characterized by DNase I and MPE footprinting, calorimetry, UV spectroscopy, circular dichroism, and 1H NMR studies. Footprinting analyses showed that both enantiomers [(S)-1 and (R)-1] bind to AT-rich regions of DNA. 1H NMR studies (ligand induced chemical shift changes and NOE differences) of the dihydrkikumycins with d-[CGCAATTGCG]2 show unambiguously that the N to C termini of the ligands are bound to 5'-A5T6T7-3' reading from left to right. From quantitative 1D-NOE studies, the AH2(5)-ligand H7 distance of complex A [(S)-1 plus decamer (which is bound more strongly)] and complex B [(R)-1 and decamer] are estimated to be 3.8 +/- 0.3 A and 4.9 +/- 0.4 A, respectively. This difference in binding properties is reflected in the thermodynamic profiles of the two enantiomeric ligands determined by a combination of spectroscopic and calorimetric techniques. The binding free energies (delta G degrees) of (S)-1 and (R)-1 to poly d(AT).poly d(AT) at 25 degrees C are -31.8 and -29.3 kJ mol-1, respectively while the corresponding binding enthalpies (delta H degrees) are -11.3 and -0.8 kJ mol-1. These data permit the construction of models for the binding of the enantiomeric dihydrokikumycins to DNA and account for the more efficient binding of the natural (S) isomer to DNA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Shea
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hartley
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lown
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kissinger
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Dabrowiak
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vesnaver
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Breslauer
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Pon
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000378:metabolism; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D011758:Pyrroles; C064425:dihydrokikumycin B; D004247:DNA; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I