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We report a combined thermodynamic and structural characterization of a DNA tetraplex. Using spectroscopic and calorimetric techniques, we demonstrate that d(TG3T) and d(TG3T2G3T), in the presence of K+, form stable tetramolecular complexes. From differential scanning calorimetry measurements, we obtain the following thermodynamic profiles for formation of each tetraplex at 25 degrees C: delta G degrees = -6.9 kcal/mol of tetraplex (or -2.3 kcal/mol of tetrad; 1 cal = 4.184 J), delta H degrees = -62.6 kcal/mol of tetraplex (or -20.9 kcal/mol of tetrad), and delta S degrees = -186.9 cal.K-1.mol-1 of tetraplex (or -62.3 cal.K-1.mol-1 of tetrad) for the d(TG3T) tetraplex; and delta G degrees = -20.2 kcal/mol of tetraplex (or -3.4 kcal/mol of tetrad), delta H degrees = -123.2 kcal/mol of tetraplex (or -20.5 kcal/mol of tetrad), and delta S degrees = -346.0 cal.K-1.mol-1 of tetraplex (or -57.7 cal.K-1.mol-1 of tetrad) for the d(TG3T2G3T) tetraplex. These data demonstrate that at 25 degrees C a G-tetrad can exhibit considerable stability, comparable to or even exceeding that of most Watson-Crick nearest-neighbor interactions, with this stability resulting from a very favorable enthalpy of formation. Temperature-dependent CD measurements reveal that the melting temperatures of both tetraplexes exhibit unusually low salt dependences. This unexpected behavior may reflect a diminished charge density due to bound K+ ions. For each complex, the Na+ and K+ forms exhibit drastically different isothermal and temperature-dependent CD profiles, with the K+ forms of each tetraplex melting more sharply and at a higher temperature than the Na+ forms. Using one- and two-dimensional NMR techniques, we show that the strands in the tetramolecular complex of d(TG3T), K+ are all parallel and that the guanine glycosidic conformations are all anti.

Thermodynamics and structure of a DNA tetraplex: a spectroscopic and calorimetric study of the tetramolecular complexes of d(TG3T) and d(TG3T2G3T).