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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
21
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-1-3
pubmed:abstractText
The DNA sequence specificity of an ellipticine derivative bearing an aminoalkyl side chain has been determined by a variety of footprinting methods. The drug exhibits sequence selective binding and discriminates against runs of adenines or thymines. Binding is shown to occur at various sequences with a preference for GC rich regions of DNA. A large enhancement of DNAase I and of hydroxyl radical cleavage in regions rich in A's or T's is observed together with hyperreactivity of adenines towards diethylpyrocarbonate in the presence of drug. This indicates the occurrence of drug-induced changes in critical conformational features of DNA. The total absence of hyperreactivity of guanine residues towards diethylpyrocarbonate appears to be related to the sequence selectivity of drug binding. No alteration of the dimethyl sulphate and methylene blue-induced cleavage of DNA is observed. Irradiation of ellipticine derivative-DNA complexes with UV light followed by alkali treatment leads to selective photocleavage at guanine residues, consistent with the deduced degree of selectivity of the binding reaction.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0305-1048
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
11
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6283-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Sequence-selective binding of an ellipticine derivative to DNA.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't