TY - JOUR
T1 - Accelerated hybridization of oligonucleotides to duplex DNA
AU - Iyer, M.
AU - Norton, J. C.
AU - Corey, D. R.
PY - 1995/6/16
Y1 - 1995/6/16
N2 - We report two strategies for accelerating the hybridization of oligonucleotides to DNA. We demonstrate that oligodeoxyribonucleotides and peptide nucleic acid oligomers hybridize to inverted repeats within duplex DNA by D-loop formation. Oligonucleotides and duplex template form an active complex, which can be recognized by T7 DNA polymerase to prime polymerization. Quantitation of polymerization products allowed the rate of hybridization to be estimated, and peptide nucleic acid oligomers and oligonucleotide-protein adducts anneal with association constants 500- and 12,000-fold greater, respectively, than the analogous unmodified oligonucleotides. Together, these results indicate that sequences within duplex DNA can be targeted by Watson-Crick base pairing and that chemical modifications can dramatically enhance the rate of strand association. These findings should facilitate targeting of oligomers for priming DNA polymerization, the detection of diagnostic sequences, and the disruption of gene expression. The observed acceleration of hybridization may offer a new perspective on the ability of RecA or other proteins to accelerate strand invasion.
AB - We report two strategies for accelerating the hybridization of oligonucleotides to DNA. We demonstrate that oligodeoxyribonucleotides and peptide nucleic acid oligomers hybridize to inverted repeats within duplex DNA by D-loop formation. Oligonucleotides and duplex template form an active complex, which can be recognized by T7 DNA polymerase to prime polymerization. Quantitation of polymerization products allowed the rate of hybridization to be estimated, and peptide nucleic acid oligomers and oligonucleotide-protein adducts anneal with association constants 500- and 12,000-fold greater, respectively, than the analogous unmodified oligonucleotides. Together, these results indicate that sequences within duplex DNA can be targeted by Watson-Crick base pairing and that chemical modifications can dramatically enhance the rate of strand association. These findings should facilitate targeting of oligomers for priming DNA polymerization, the detection of diagnostic sequences, and the disruption of gene expression. The observed acceleration of hybridization may offer a new perspective on the ability of RecA or other proteins to accelerate strand invasion.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.270.24.14712
DO - 10.1074/jbc.270.24.14712
M3 - Article
C2 - 7782335
AN - SCOPUS:0029006164
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 270
SP - 14712
EP - 14717
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 24
ER -