Exploring the Thermodynamics of 7-Amino Actinomycin D-Induced Single-Stranded DNA Hairpin by Spectroscopic Techniques and Computational Simulations
Exploring the Thermodynamics of 7-Amino Actinomycin D-Induced Single-Stranded DNA Hairpin by Spectroscopic Techniques and Computational Simulations
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通过光谱技术和计算模拟探索 7-氨基放线菌素 D 诱导的单链 DNA 发夹的热力学
DOI：
10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c05593
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发表时间：
2020-11-12
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Wang，Xiaohui
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作者：
Peng，Yinghua;Wang，Yibo;Wang，Xiaohui
NMR studies have indicated that the anti-tumor therapeutic agent actinomycin D (ACTD) can induce seemingly single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) oligomer 5′-CCGTT3GTGG-3′ to form a hairpin structure with tandem GT mismatches at the stem region next to a loop of three stacked thymine bases. In an effort to uncover the preference of binding sequence and to elucidate the thermodynamics properties of the binding, a combination of spectroscopic techniques and computational simulation studies was performed with d(CCGTTnGTGG) and d(CCGAAnGAGG) (denoted as GTTnand GAAn, respectively;n= 3, 5, and 7) sequences. In the presence of 7-amino actinomycin D (7AACTD), all the six oligomers formed stable hairpin structures. The GTT5-7AACTD/GAA5-7AACTD hairpin structure was more stable than the corresponding GTTn-7AACTD and GAAn-7AACTD (n= 3, 7). No significant ΔGdifference was observed between GTTn-7AACTD and GAAn-7AACTD complexes with the same loop length. In agreement with the 7AACTD-induced hairpin stability results, the binding affinity of GTTnand GAAnwith 7AACTD increased fromn= 3 ton= 5 and then decreased whennis 7. Moreover, GTTnand GAAnwith the same loop length showed comparable binding affinities to 7AACTD. Furthermore, molecular dynamics simulations found that van der Waals interactions between GTTn/GAAnand 7AACTD were the primary attractive forces for 7AACTD binding, and the electrostatic interactions between the carbonyl groups of 7AACTD and bases in the hairpin were the major unfavorable forces. These findings furthered our understanding that 7AACTD is sensitive to the loop size and sequence as well as tandem GT/GA mismatches of their deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) targets. A deep understanding of the thermodynamics and the molecular recognition mechanism of 7AACTD with ssDNAs would further the development of ACTD-like antitumor agents.
