title: General peroxidase activity of a parallel G-quadruplex-hemin DNAzyme formed by Pu39WT - a mixed G-quadruplex forming sequence in the Bcl-2 P1 promoter.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A 39-base-pair sequence (Pu39WT) located 58 to 19 base pairs upstream of the Bcl-2 P1 promoter has been implicated in the formation of an intramolecular mixed G-quadruplex structure and is believed to play a major role in the regulation of bcl-2 transcription. However, an extensive functional exploration requires further investigation. To further exploit the structure-function relationship of the Pu39WT-hemin DNAzyme, the secondary structure and peroxidase activity of the Pu39WT-hemin complex were investigated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Experimental results showed that when Pu39WT was incubated with hemin, it formed a uniparallel G-quadruplex-hemin complex in K(+) or Na(+) solution, rather than a mixed hybrid without bound hemin. Also, Pu39WT-hemin showed peroxidase activity (ABTS(2-)) in the presence of H2O2 to produce the colored radical anion (ABTS(•-)), which could then be used to determine the parameters governing the catalytic efficiency and reveal the peroxidase activity of the Pu39WT-hemin DNAzyme.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results demonstrate the general peroxidase activity of Pu39WT-hemin DNAzyme, which is an intramolecular parallel G-quadruplex structure. This peroxidase activity of hemin complexed with the G-quadruplex-forming sequence in the Bcl-2 gene promoter may imply a potential mechanism of hemin-mediated cellular injury.
authors: Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China.
authors: Bo
authors: B
authors: Liu
authors: Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China.
authors: Hong
authors: H
authors: Shang
authors: Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China.
authors: Da
authors: D
authors: Li
keywords: Bcl-2 promoter; DNAzyme; G-quadruplex; Peroxidase activity; Pu39WT