JAROŠOVÁ, Petra, Pavel HANNIG, Kateřina KOLKOVÁ, Stefania MAZZINI, Eva TÁBORSKÁ, Raimundo GARGALLO, Gigliola BORGONOVO, Roberto ARTALI and Petr TÁBORSKÝ. Alkaloid Escholidine and Its Interaction with DNA Structures. Online. BIOLOGY-BASEL. BASEL: MDPI, 2021, vol. 10, No 12, p. 1-16. ISSN 2079-7737. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology10121225. [citováno 2024-04-23]
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Original name Alkaloid Escholidine and Its Interaction with DNA Structures
Authors JAROŠOVÁ, Petra (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Pavel HANNIG (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Kateřina KOLKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Stefania MAZZINI, Eva TÁBORSKÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Raimundo GARGALLO, Gigliola BORGONOVO, Roberto ARTALI and Petr TÁBORSKÝ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)
Edition BIOLOGY-BASEL, BASEL, MDPI, 2021, 2079-7737.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10406 Analytical chemistry
Country of publisher Switzerland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 5.168
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/21:00123605
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology10121225
UT WoS 000736252100001
Keywords in English escholidine; G-quadruplex; DNA; cancer; alkaloid; spectroscopy
Tags 14110512, CF BIC, podil, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
Simple Summary Escholidine is a rare protoberberine alkaloid present in trace amounts in roots of Eschscholtzia californica and in the aerial parts of Hunnemannia fumariaefolia. Due to the characteristic charged structure, it can interact with various forms of nucleic acids, including non-canonical structures. A series of spectroscopic experiments have shown notable melting stabilization of antiparallel G-quadruplex sequence DL40 induced by escholidine (Delta T-m = 5.2 degrees C). Interaction stoichiometry calculated from fluorescence titration curves was estimated to be 4:1 or 5:1 (alkaloid:DNA). Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) experiments have confirmed that an external loop binding is likely responsible for this stabilization. The three-dimensional model of the complex between escholidine and DL40, obtained as a result of the molecular docking experiment, implies the preferred orientation of escholidine to the quadruplex structure. Since the stabilization of telomeric G-quadruplex structures by small ligands is often used as a strategy in anti-cancer therapy, alkaloid escholidine seems to be an interesting agent from a medicinal point of view. Berberine, the most known quaternary protoberberine alkaloid (QPA), has been reported to inhibit the SIK3 protein connected with breast cancer. Berberine also appears to reduce the bcl-2 and XIAP expression-proteins responsible for the inhibition of apoptosis. As some problems in the therapy with berberine arose, we studied the DNA binding properties of escholidine, another QPA alkaloid. CD, fluorescence, and NMR examined models of i-motif and G-quadruplex sequences present in the n-myc gene and the c-kit gene. We provide evidence that escholidine does not induce stabilization of the i-motif sequences, while the interaction with G-quadruplex structures appears to be more significant.
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LM2018127, research and development projectName: Česká infrastruktura pro integrativní strukturní biologii (Acronym: CIISB)
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
MUNI/A/1192/2020, interní kód MUName: Vývoj metod a instrumentace pro analýzu biologicky významných látek 2021
Investor: Masaryk University
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