Issue 9, 2003

Oligonucleotide based artificial nuclease (OBAN) systems. Bulge size dependence and positioning of catalytic group in cleavage of RNA-bulges

Abstract

Three zinc ion dependent oligonucleotide based artificial nucleases (OBANs) have been synthesized. These consist of 2′-O-methyloligoribonucleosides connected to 5-amino-2,9-dimethylphenanthroline via a urea function to a linker extending either from C-5 of deoxyuridine or from the 2′-position of uridine moieties. Both types of linkers are placed centrally in the modified sequence and in addition one OBAN carries the C-5 modified dU as an additional nucleoside unit at the 5′-end. All three OBANs are shown to cleave target oligoribonucleotides selectively. The target RNA's are varied to form differently sized bulges (0–5 nucleotides (nt)) and the different OBANs have different preferences for which sizes are preferentially cleaved. The OBAN with the centrally positioned C-5 linked zinc chelate preferentially cleaves 3 and 4-nt bulges, the OBAN with the 2′-linked chelate has a preference for slightly smaller bulges and the OBAN with a 5′-end chelate is more efficient the larger the bulge is. In addition the OBAN with the centrally positioned C-5 linked zinc chelate is shown to be a real enzyme, capable of turnover of substrate and displaying Michaelis–Menten behaviour. The main differences in efficiency of cleavage between the different OBAN–RNA substrate combinations are likely to be due to proximity factors i.e. the positioning of a catalytic group relative to cleaved phosphodiester functions. The model systems investigated partially display the importance of catalytic group positioning and should be useful in future development of more efficient OBANs.

Graphical abstract: Oligonucleotide based artificial nuclease (OBAN) systems. Bulge size dependence and positioning of catalytic group in cleavage of RNA-bulges

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
12 Dec 2002
Accepted
18 Mar 2003
First published
02 Apr 2003

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2003,1, 1461-1465

Oligonucleotide based artificial nuclease (OBAN) systems. Bulge size dependence and positioning of catalytic group in cleavage of RNA-bulges

H. Åström, N. H. Williams and R. Strömberg, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2003, 1, 1461 DOI: 10.1039/B212216B

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