title: Synthesis and evaluation of RNA transesterification efficiency using stereospecific serinol-terpyridine conjugates.
abstract: Six novel artificial ribonucleases were synthesized employing a stereochemically pure abasic serinol backbone residue for attachment of the RNA transesterification agent copper(II) terpyridine. These stereochemically pure abasic residues were synthesized as phosphoramidite building blocks from the parent L-serine and D-serine starting building blocks and incorporated into oligonucleotides via solid-phase DNA synthesis. These artificial ribonucleases were constructed to determine if the stereochemistry of the alpha carbon of an abasic serinol residue has influence over RNA transesterification through selective placement of a pendant transesterification agent in either the major or minor groove. The novel artificial ribonucleases and previously synthesized artificial ribonucleases were challenged with a 28-mer and 159-mer RNA substrate. It was determined that the stereochemistry of the carbon atom derived from the alpha-carbon of serine did not influence the extent of cleavage in these studies using copper(II) terpyridine conjugated artificial ribonucleases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. trey.putnam@ttuhsc.edu
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Putnam
authors.forename: James K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Bashkin
mesh_terms: D001671:Biochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D004951:Esterification; D017553:Phosphorus Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D011412:Propanolamines; D011409:Propylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*; D012313:RNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D016337:RNA, Catalytic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D017553:Phosphorus Compounds; D011412:Propanolamines; D011409:Propylene Glycols; D011725:Pyridines; D016337:RNA, Catalytic; D012313:RNA; C436301:phosphorodiamidic acid; C072422:serinol