Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Life Sciences
Proteomic Dissection Of Dna Polymerization, Jennifer L. Beck, Thitima Urathamakul, Stephen James Watt, Margaret Sheil, Patrick M. Schaeffer, Nicholas E. Dixon
Proteomic Dissection Of Dna Polymerization, Jennifer L. Beck, Thitima Urathamakul, Stephen James Watt, Margaret Sheil, Patrick M. Schaeffer, Nicholas E. Dixon
Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)
DNA polymerases replicate the genome by associating with a range of other proteins that enable rapid, high-fidelity copying of DNA. This complex of proteins and nucleic acids is called the replisome. Proteins of the replisome must interact with other networks of proteins, such as those involved in DNA repair. Many of the proteins involved in DNA polymerisation and the accessory proteins are known, but the array of proteins they interact with, and the spatial and temporal arrangement of these interactions is a current research topic. Mass spectrometry is a technique that can be used to identify the sites of these …
Polyamide Platinum Anti-Cancer Complexes Designed To Target Specific Dna Sequences, David Jaramillo, Nial J. Wheate, Stephen F. Ralph, Warren A. Howard, Yitzhak Tor, Janice Aldrich-Wright
Polyamide Platinum Anti-Cancer Complexes Designed To Target Specific Dna Sequences, David Jaramillo, Nial J. Wheate, Stephen F. Ralph, Warren A. Howard, Yitzhak Tor, Janice Aldrich-Wright
Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)
Two new platinum complexes, trans-chlorodiammine[N-(2-aminoethyl)-4-[4-(N-methylimidazole-2-carboxamido)-N-methylpyrrole-2-carboxamido]-N-methylpyrrole-2-carboxamide]platinum(II) chloride (DJ1953-2) and trans-chlorodiammine[N-(6-aminohexyl)-4-[4-(N-methylimidazole-2-carboxamido)-N-methylpyrrole-2-carboxamido]-N-methylpyrrole-2-carboxamide]platinum(II) chloride (DJ1953-6) have been synthesized as proof-of-concept molecules in the design of agents that can specifically target genes in DNA. Coordinate covalent binding to DNA was demonstrated with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Using circular dichroism, these complexes were found to show greater DNA binding affinity to the target sequence: d(CATTGTCAGAC)2, than toward either d(GTCTGTCAATG)2, which contains different flanking sequences, or d(CATTGAGAGAC)2, which contains a double base pair mismatch sequence. DJ1953-2 unwinds the DNA helix by around 13°, but neither metal complex significantly affects the DNA melting temperature. Unlike simple DNA minor …