Title
Assessment of human telomeric G-quadruplex structures using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
Author
Snežana Miljanić, Marina Ratkaj, Marija MatkovićIvo Piantanida, Paola Gratteri, Carla Bazzicalupi
Year
2017
Journal
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
Abstract
G-Quadruplex (G4) structures of a human telomeric 24-mer (5′-TTAGGGTTAGGGTTAGGGTTAGGG-3′) sequence (Tel24) stabilized by sodium and potassium ions have been assessed using surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy. The distinctive SERS spectra of Tel24 in the presence of 100 mM Na+ and 100 mM K+ were obtained and the SERS bands characteristic of the antiparallel basket-type and the mixed hybrid (3+1) structures, respectively, were identified and assigned. The influence of the SERS - active substrate on the scattering enhancement was studied using citrate- and chloride-covered silver nanoparticles, in the absence and presence of the aggregating agent (0.1 M Na2SO4 and 0.1 M K2SO4). The highly reproducible SERS spectra of Tel24 obtained in various SERS active media indicated the same adsorption mechanism of the cation - stabilized G-quadruplexes onto the metal surface, regardless of the silver colloid. The remarkable resemblance between the circular dichroism (CD) spectra of the Tel24 structures with and without the colloid confirmed that interaction with the enhancing silver surface did not affect the stability of the formed G4 structures. The presented study pointed to a great potential of the SERS spectroscopy for the sensitive structural analysis of various G4 topologies.
Instrument
J-815
Keywords
Circular dichroism, DNA structure, Nanostructures, Ligand binding, Biochemistry, Materials