Promoting the formation and stabilization of G-quadruplex by dinuclear RuII complex Ru2(obip)L4

  • Shuo Shi
  • , Jie Liu
  • , Tianming Yao
  • , Xiaoting Geng
  • , Lingfeng Jiang
  • , Qingyuan Yang
  • , Lin Cheng
  • , Liangnian Ji

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Abstract

The remarkable ability of a new dinuclear RuII complex Ru 2(obip)L4 [obip = 2-(2-pyridyl)imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]- phenanthroline; L = 2,2′-bipyridine] to promote the formation and stabilization of the human telomeric repeat AG3(T2AG3)3 quadruplex was reported. The experimental results indicated that Ru2(obip)L4 could induce the formation of an antiparallel G-quadruplex structure in the absence of metal cations. It could induce positive Tm shifts of +9.4 and +5.8°C in Na+ and K+ buffers, respectively, in which an increase in the melting temperature of the quadruplex indicated a stabilizing effect. Binding stoichiometry with the quadruplex was investigated through a luminescence-based Job plot. The major inflection point for Ru 2(obip)L4 at x = 0.48 was observed. The data were consistent with a 1:1 [quadruplex]/[complex] binding mode, which was suggestive of a specific Ru2(obip)L4-quadruplex interaction with a single guanine tetrad.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2910-2912
Number of pages3
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume47
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Apr 2008
Externally publishedYes

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