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Linear heteroareneanthracenediones have been shown to interfere with DNA functions, thereby causing death of human tumor cells and their drug resistant counterparts. Here we report the interaction of our novel antiproliferative agent 4,11-bis[(2-{[acetimido]amino}ethyl)amino]anthra[2,3- b ]thiophene-5,10-dione with telomeric DNA structures studied by isothermal titration calorimetry, circular dichroism and UV absorption spectroscopy. New compound demonstrated a high affinity (K ass ∼10 6  M −1 ) for human telomeric antiparallel quadruplex d(TTAGGG) 4  and duplex d(TTAGGG) 4 ∶d(CCCTAA) 4 . Importantly, a ∼100-fold higher affinity was determined for the ligand binding to an unordered oligonucleotide d( TTAGGG TTAG  A  G TTAGGG TTAGGG  unable to form quadruplex structures. Moreover, in the presence of Na +  the compound caused dramatic conformational perturbation of the telomeric G-quadruplex, namely, almost complete disordering of G-quartets. Disorganization of a portion of G-quartets in the presence of K +  was also detected. Molecular dynamics simulations were performed to illustrate how the binding of one molecule of the ligand might disrupt the G-quartet adjacent to the diagonal loop of telomeric G-quadruplex. Our results provide evidence for a non-trivial mode of alteration of G-quadruplex structure by tentative antiproliferative drugs.

Disordering of Human Telomeric G-Quadruplex with Novel Antiproliferative Anthrathiophenedione