Multivalent metallosupramolecular assemblies as effective DNA binding agents.

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Date publication

mai 2018

Journal

Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr LEHN Jean-Marie


Tous les auteurs :
Drożdż W, Walczak A, Bessin Y, Gervais V, Cao XY, Lehn JM, Ulrich S, Stefankiewicz AR

Résumé

We report herein the implementation of coordination chemistry in the generation of new types of metallosupramolecular complexes with laterally appended cationic moieties for DNA binding in buffered aqueous media. Utilization of an N,N,O coordination type pocket along with octahedral zinc(II) metal ion allowed us to obtain mono- and tetranuclear complexes in solution and the solid state as confirmed by NMR spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray diffraction studies, respectively. Multiply charged cationic assemblies were observed, by isothermal titration calorimetry and gel electrophoresis, to effectively bind to DNA through multivalent electrostatic interactions. Furthermore, we observed a correlation between multivalency of the compounds employed on DNA binding effectiveness.

Mots clés

DNA recognition, coordination chemistry, multivalency, self-assembly, zinc

Référence

Chemistry. 2018 May 9;: