Synthesis of 19F nucleic acid–polymer conjugates as real-time MRI probes of biorecognition
Polymer–DNA conjugates in which one nucleic acid strand contains fluorine-substituted nucleobases have been prepared and characterised. The efficacy of these novel 19F nucleic acid–polymer conjugates as sensitive and selective in vitro reporters of DNA binding events is demonstrated through a number...
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| author | Sicilia, Giovanna Davis, Adrienne L. Spain, Sebastian G. Magnusson, Johannes P. Boase, Nathan R.B. Thurecht, Kristofer J. Alexander, Cameron |
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| description | Polymer–DNA conjugates in which one nucleic acid strand contains fluorine-substituted nucleobases have been prepared and characterised. The efficacy of these novel 19F nucleic acid–polymer conjugates as sensitive and selective in vitro reporters of DNA binding events is demonstrated through a number of rapid-acquisition MR sequences. The conjugates respond readily and in a sequence specific manner to external target oligonucleotide sequences by changes in hybridisation. In turn, these structural changes in polymer–nucleotide conjugates translate into responses which are detectable in fluorine relaxation and diffusion switches, and which can be monitored by in vitro Spin Echo and DOSY NMR spectroscopy. Although complementary to conventional FRET methods, the excellent diagnostic properties of fluorine nuclei make this approach a versatile and sensitive probe of molecular structure and conformation in polymeric assemblies. |
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| spelling | nottingham-388232020-05-04T17:29:54Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38823/ Synthesis of 19F nucleic acid–polymer conjugates as real-time MRI probes of biorecognition Sicilia, Giovanna Davis, Adrienne L. Spain, Sebastian G. Magnusson, Johannes P. Boase, Nathan R.B. Thurecht, Kristofer J. Alexander, Cameron Polymer–DNA conjugates in which one nucleic acid strand contains fluorine-substituted nucleobases have been prepared and characterised. The efficacy of these novel 19F nucleic acid–polymer conjugates as sensitive and selective in vitro reporters of DNA binding events is demonstrated through a number of rapid-acquisition MR sequences. The conjugates respond readily and in a sequence specific manner to external target oligonucleotide sequences by changes in hybridisation. In turn, these structural changes in polymer–nucleotide conjugates translate into responses which are detectable in fluorine relaxation and diffusion switches, and which can be monitored by in vitro Spin Echo and DOSY NMR spectroscopy. Although complementary to conventional FRET methods, the excellent diagnostic properties of fluorine nuclei make this approach a versatile and sensitive probe of molecular structure and conformation in polymeric assemblies. Royal Society of Chemistry 2016-01-27 Article PeerReviewed Sicilia, Giovanna, Davis, Adrienne L., Spain, Sebastian G., Magnusson, Johannes P., Boase, Nathan R.B., Thurecht, Kristofer J. and Alexander, Cameron (2016) Synthesis of 19F nucleic acid–polymer conjugates as real-time MRI probes of biorecognition. Polymer Chemistry, 7 (12). pp. 2180-2191. ISSN 1759-9962 http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2016/PY/C5PY01883H#!divAbstract doi:10.1039/C5PY01883H doi:10.1039/C5PY01883H |
| spellingShingle | Sicilia, Giovanna Davis, Adrienne L. Spain, Sebastian G. Magnusson, Johannes P. Boase, Nathan R.B. Thurecht, Kristofer J. Alexander, Cameron Synthesis of 19F nucleic acid–polymer conjugates as real-time MRI probes of biorecognition |
| title | Synthesis of 19F nucleic acid–polymer conjugates as real-time MRI probes of biorecognition |
| title_full | Synthesis of 19F nucleic acid–polymer conjugates as real-time MRI probes of biorecognition |
| title_fullStr | Synthesis of 19F nucleic acid–polymer conjugates as real-time MRI probes of biorecognition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synthesis of 19F nucleic acid–polymer conjugates as real-time MRI probes of biorecognition |
| title_short | Synthesis of 19F nucleic acid–polymer conjugates as real-time MRI probes of biorecognition |
| title_sort | synthesis of 19f nucleic acid–polymer conjugates as real-time mri probes of biorecognition |
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