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We here characterize local conformations of site-specifically placed pairs of guanine (G) residues in RNA and DNA, using 6-methyl isoxanthopterin (6-MI) as a conformational probe. 6-MI is a base analog of G and spectroscopic signals obtained from pairs of adjacent 6-MI residues reflect base-base interactions that are sensitive to the sequence context, local DNA conformation and solvent environment of the probe bases. CD signals show strong exciton coupling between stacked 6-MI bases in double-stranded (ds) DNA; this coupling is reduced in single-stranded (ss) DNA sequences. Solvent interactions reduce the fluorescence of the dimer probe more efficiently in ssDNA than dsDNA, while self-quenching between 6-MI bases is enhanced in dsDNA. 6-MI dimer probes closely resemble adjacent GG residues, in that these probes have minimal effects on the stability of dsDNA and on interactions with solvent additive betaine. They also serve as effective template bases, although further polymerase-dependent extension of DNA primers past 6-MI template bases is significantly inhibited. These probes are also used to monitor DNA 'breathing' at model replication forks. The 6-MI dimer probe can serve in many contexts as a useful tool to investigate GG conformations at specific sites within the nucleic acid frameworks of functioning macromolecular machines in solution.

nucleic acids research

Characterization of the 6-methyl isoxanthopterin (6-MI) base analog dimer, a spectroscopic probe for monitoring guanine base conformations at specific sites in nucleic acids