title: Controlling the stoichiometry and strand polarity of a tetramolecular G-quadruplex structure by using a DNA origami frame.
abstract: Guanine-rich oligonucleotides often show a strong tendency to form supramolecular architecture, the so-called G-quadruplex structure. Because of the biological significance, it is now considered to be one of the most important conformations of DNA. Here, we describe the direct visualization and single-molecule analysis of the formation of a tetramolecular G-quadruplex in KCl solution. The conformational changes were carried out by incorporating two duplex DNAs, with G-G mismatch repeats in the middle, inside a DNA origami frame and monitoring the topology change of the strands. In the absence of KCl, incorporated duplexes had no interaction and laid parallel to each other. Addition of KCl induced the formation of a G-quadruplex structure by stably binding the duplexes to each other in the middle. Such a quadruplex formation allowed the DNA synapsis without disturbing the duplex regions of the participating sequences, and resulted in an X-shaped structure that was monitored by atomic force microscopy. Further, the G-quadruplex formation in KCl solution and its disruption in KCl-free buffer were analyzed in real-time. The orientation of the G-quadruplex is often difficult to control and investigate using traditional biochemical methods. However, our method using DNA origami could successfully control the strand orientations, topology and stoichiometry of the G-quadruplex.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Yoshida-ushinomiyacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan and University of Bordeaux, INSERM, U869, ARNA Laboratory, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, Pessac, F-33607, France.
authors.forename: Arivazhagan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rajendran
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Kumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hidaka
authors.forename: Phong Lan Thao
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Mergny
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D054856:G-Quadruplexes; D011188:Potassium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D011188:Potassium