Molecular basis for potentiation of bleomycin-mediated degradation of DNA by polyamines. Experimental and molecular mechanical studies

Journal of Molecular Recognition : JMR
L StrekowskiW D Wilson

Abstract

The bleomycin-mediated degradation of DNA is stimulated (amplified) by certain DNA binding compounds, such as polyamines, that distort the double helix. Computer modelling studies suggest that putrescine (1), spermidine (2), and spermine (3) bind preferentially on the floor of the major groove of (dGdC)5.(dGdC)5. This interaction results in a bend of the oligomer helix toward the major groove and enlargement of the minor groove, both effects being in the order 1 less than 2 less than 3. These polyamine-induced distortions, as obtained from theoretical studies, parallel the experimental values of the amplification activities of 1-3 in the bleomycin-mediated degradation of poly(dGdC).poly(dGdC). The amplification mechanism of non-competitive binding of amplifier molecules in the major groove, and bleomycin in the minor groove, is proposed. It is suggested that the amplifier-induced conformational changes of the DNA helix increase affinity of the activated bleomycin complex toward the DNA minor groove and, consequently, result in an increased efficiency of the bleomycin-mediated degradation of the helix.

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