DNA sequence specificity of mitoxantrone.
AUTOR(ES)
Panousis, C
RESUMO
An in vitro transcription assay was used to determine the sequence specificity of binding of mitoxantrone to a 497 bp fragment of DNA containing the lac UV5 promoter. Transcriptional blockages of the E. coli RNA polymerase were observed dominantly prior to 5'-CpA sequences (64% occurrence), and to a lesser extent 5'-CpG sequences (29%). Overall, 93% of all blockage sites were prior to pyrimidine (3'-5') purine sequences. An effect of flanking sequences was evident since the blockage sites contained an A/T base pair 5' prior to the consensus CpA and CpG intercalation sites. The consensus sequences for the preferred mitoxantrone intercalation sites are therefore 5'-(A/T)CA and 5'-(A/T)CG. The location of transcriptional blockages one base pair prior to the intercalation site is consistent with the fact that the mitoxantrone side chains lie in the major groove.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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