title: Microcalorimetrics studies of the thermodynamics and binding mechanism between L-tyrosinamide and aptamer.
abstract: In recent years, several high-resolution structures of aptamer complexes have shed light on the binding mode and recognition principles of aptamer complex interactions. In some cases, however, the aptamer complex binding behavior and mechanism are not clearly understood, especially with the absence of structural information. In this study, it was demonstrated that isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) and circular dichroism (CD) were useful tools for studying the fundamental binding mechanism between a DNA aptamer and L-tyrosinamide (L-TyrNH2). To gain further insight into this behavior, thermodynamic and conformational measurements under different parameters such as salt concentration, temperature, pH value, analogue of L-TyrNH2, and metal ion were carried out. The thermodynamic signature along with the coupled CD spectral change suggest that this binding behavior is an enthalpy-driven process, and the aptamer has a conformational change from B-form to A-form. The results showed that the interaction is an induced fit binding, and the driving forces in this binding behavior may include electrostatic interactions, hydrophobic effects, hydrogen bonding, and the binding-linked protonation process. The amide group and phenolic hydroxyl group of the L-TyrNH2 play a vital role in this binding mechanism. In addition, it should be noted that Mg(2+) not only improves binding affinity but also helps change the structure of the DNA aptamer.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, National Central University, Jhong-Li, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Po-Hsun
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Shih-Lun
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: Ming-Shen
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yung
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Selva Roselin
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Louis
authors.forename: Akon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Higuchi
authors.forename: Wen-Yih
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D052157:Aptamers, Nucleotide; D001483:Base Sequence; D002151:Calorimetry / Q000379:methods*; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D017931:DNA Primers; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D052157:Aptamers, Nucleotide; D017931:DNA Primers; C036387:tyrosinamide; D014443:Tyrosine