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ID: ALA4433229
Journal: Bioorg Med Chem
Title: Development of novel macrocyclic small molecules that target CTG trinucleotide repeats.
Authors: Serrano JF, Lee J, Daniel Curet L, Hagler LD, Bonson SE, Schuster EJ, Zimmerman SC.
Abstract: We describe the molecular design, synthesis, and investigation of a series of acridine-triaminotriazine macrocycles that selectively bind to CTG trinucleotide repeats in DNA with minimal nonspecific binding. The limited conformational flexibility enforces the stacking of the triaminotriazine and acridine units. Isothermal titration calorimetry studies and Job plot analyses revealed that the ligands bound to d(CTG) mismatched sites. The acridine and triaminotriazine units were shown to intramolecularly π-stack in aqueous solutions. Compared to a noncyclic analog, the macrocycles showed an almost 10-fold lower cytotoxicity in HeLa cells and up to 4-fold higher transcription inhibition of d(CTG·CAG)74.
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