An acyclic oligoheteroaryle that discriminates strongly between diverse G-Quadruplex topologies

  • Florian Hamon
  • , Eric Largy
  • , Aurore Guédin-Beaurepaire
  • , Myriam Rouchon-Dagois
  • , Assitan Sidibe
  • , David Monchaud
  • , Jean Louis Mergny
  • , Jean Francois Riou
  • , Chi Hung Nguyen
  • , Marie Paule Teulade-Fichou

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Abstract

Feeling groovy: A family of nonmacrocyclic G-quadruplex binders with alternate oxazole and pyridine motifs was prepared. The shown heptacyclic derivative exhibits an unprecedented binding preference for certain quadruplex topologies: it recognizes exclusively the human telomeric quadruplex in Na + buffer but not in K + buffer. This unique quadruplex binding profile is strongly dependent on the size of the ligand and may result from groove interactions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8745-8749
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume50
Issue number37
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Sept 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • DNA
  • G-quadruplexes
  • heterocycles
  • molecular recognition

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