Zwitterionic DNA: enzymatic synthesis of hypermodified DNA bearing four different cationic substituents at all four nucleobases.

ABSTRACT: We designed and synthesized a set of four 2'-deoxyribonucleoside 5'-O-triphosphates (dNTPs) bearing cationic substituents (protonated amino, methylamino, dimethylamino and trimethylammonium groups) attached to position 5 of pyrimidines or position 7 of 7-deazapurines through hex-1-ynyl or propargyl linker. These cationic dNTPs were studied as substrates in enzymatic synthesis of modified and hypermodified DNA using KOD XL DNA polymerase. In primer extension (PEX), we successfully obtained DNA containing one, two, three, or (all) four modified nucleotides, each bearing a different cationic modification. The cationic dNTPs were somewhat worse substrates compared to previously studied dNTPs bearing hydrophobic or anionic modifications, but the polymerase was still able to synthesize sequences

SUBMITTER: Kuprikova N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11890062 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature