Quadruplexes with a grain of salt: influence of cation type and concentration on DNA G4 stability

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Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216224:14310/25:00142067

Výsledek na webu

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00249-025-01772-w" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00249-025-01772-w</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Quadruplexes with a grain of salt: influence of cation type and concentration on DNA G4 stability

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

G-quadruplexes (G4) are stabilized by intra-quartet hydrogen bonds stacking between quartets, as well as specific and non-specific ionic interactions. Cation effects on G-quadruplexes differ significantly from those on duplexes, and specific cation coordination is indeed required to stabilize G4 structures. Most studies so far involve standard concentrations of potassium or sodium cations because of their prevalence in human cells, but several other monovalent and divalent cations may promote quadruplex formation. In addition, ionic strength may be different in other organisms such as Halophiles: the intracellular cation (potassium) concentration in salt-loving organisms such as Haloferax volcanii can be extremely high. In this study, we first performed a bioinformatics analysis of G4 propensity in halophiles and analyzed the impact of altering ionic strength or ionic balance on G4 or hairpin duplex stability. We then present a detailed and quantitative assessment of salt effect on a variety of duplex and quadruplex sequences. Over a dozen different quadruplex and duplex sequences were investigated by FRET melting and UV melting experiments. In addition, changes in sodium/potassium balance possibly occurring in human cells have a modest effect on G4-duplex competition. We also confirm that lithium is rather a G4-indifferent than a G4-destabilizing cation.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Quadruplexes with a grain of salt: influence of cation type and concentration on DNA G4 stability

Popis výsledku anglicky

G-quadruplexes (G4) are stabilized by intra-quartet hydrogen bonds stacking between quartets, as well as specific and non-specific ionic interactions. Cation effects on G-quadruplexes differ significantly from those on duplexes, and specific cation coordination is indeed required to stabilize G4 structures. Most studies so far involve standard concentrations of potassium or sodium cations because of their prevalence in human cells, but several other monovalent and divalent cations may promote quadruplex formation. In addition, ionic strength may be different in other organisms such as Halophiles: the intracellular cation (potassium) concentration in salt-loving organisms such as Haloferax volcanii can be extremely high. In this study, we first performed a bioinformatics analysis of G4 propensity in halophiles and analyzed the impact of altering ionic strength or ionic balance on G4 or hairpin duplex stability. We then present a detailed and quantitative assessment of salt effect on a variety of duplex and quadruplex sequences. Over a dozen different quadruplex and duplex sequences were investigated by FRET melting and UV melting experiments. In addition, changes in sodium/potassium balance possibly occurring in human cells have a modest effect on G4-duplex competition. We also confirm that lithium is rather a G4-indifferent than a G4-destabilizing cation.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10610 - Biophysics

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/EF15_003%2F0000477" target="_blank" >EF15_003/0000477: Strukturní gymnastika nukleových kyselin: od molekulárních principů přes biologické funkce k terapeutickým cílům.</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

European Biophysics Journal With Biophysics Letters

ISSN

0175-7571

e-ISSN

1432-1017

Svazek periodika

54

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

8

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

589-599

Kód UT WoS článku

001516490100001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105008877052