title: NMR studies on metal complexes of DNA oligomers.
abstract: A short overview of NMR spectroscopic applications for the study of metal ion complexes of DNA oligomers is presented. One typical example is given to illustrate the scope of the methods: the NMR structure of a trans-DDP interstrand cross-linked duplex, d(CTCCTG*TGTCTC) x d(GAGATA*AGGAG). The solution structure of this double-stranded DNA oligonucleotide, containing a trans-diammineplatinum(II) interstrand cross-link, was determined using two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (2D NMR) and NOE-restrained molecular dynamics and energy minimization refinement. The duplex is a non-palindromic 12/11-mer with a missing central residue in the lower strand and in addition it contains a GT mismatched base pair. The analysis indicated that an interstrand cross-link is established between G6-N7 of the upper strand and A18-N1 of the lower strand.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sletten
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000737:chemistry*; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents / Q000737:chemistry*; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; C034697:transplatin; D004247:DNA; D002945:Cisplatin