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TEMPO-derived spin labels linked to the nucleobases adenine and cytosine for probing local structural perturbations in DNA by EPR spectroscopy

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This article is part of the Thematic Series "Nucleic acid chemistry".
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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 219–227. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.11.24
Received 18 Nov 2014, Accepted 15 Jan 2015, Published 09 Feb 2015
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Abstract

Three 2´-deoxynucleosides containing semi-flexible spin labels, namely TA, UA and UC, were prepared and incorporated into deoxyoligonucleotides using the phosphoramidite method. All three nucleosides contain 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) connected to the exocyclic amino group; TA directly and UA as well as UC through a urea linkage. TA and UC showed a minor destabilization of a DNA duplex, as registered by a small decrease in the melting temperature, while UA destabilized the duplex by more than 10 °C. Circular dichroism (CD) measurements indicated that all three labels were accommodated in B-DNA duplex. The mobility of the spin label TA varied with different base-pairing partners in duplex DNA, with the TA•T pair being the least mobile. Furthermore, TA showed decreased mobility under acidic conditions for the sequences TA•C and TA•G, to the extent that the EPR spectrum of the latter became nearly superimposable to that of TA•T. The reduced mobility of the TA•C and TA•G mismatches at pH 5 is consistent with the formation of TAH+•C and TAH+•G, in which protonation of N1 of A allows the formation of an additional hydrogen bond to N3 of C and N7 of G, respectively, with G in a syn-conformation. The urea-based spin labels UA and UC were more mobile than TA, but still showed a minor variation in their EPR spectra when paired with A, G, C or T in a DNA duplex. UA and UC had similar mobility order for the different base pairs, with the lowest mobility when paired with C and the highest when paired with T.

Keywords: aminoxyl radical; ESR spectroscopy; nitroxide; nucleic acids; site-directed spin labeling (SDSL); spin labels; structure-dependent dynamics

Introduction

The knowledge about structures and conformational dynamics of nucleic acids, as well as other biomolecules, is essential to understand their biological functions, including interactions with other molecules. The exact atom-to-atom structural information can be obtained by X-ray crystallography [1-6] and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy [7-12]. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and fluorescence spectroscopies are nowadays routinely used to study global structures and conformational changes under biologically relevant conditions through the determination of intermediate to long-range distances [13-30]. EPR spectroscopy can also give information about the relative orientation of two rigid spin labels [31-35]. Small angle X-ray scattering is also frequently used to study global structures of large molecules and molecular assemblies [36-39].

Local structural perturbations in nucleic acids can be studied with some of the aforementioned techniques. For example, NMR has been used to study hydrogen-bonding interactions [11,40-42], non-native base-pairing properties of nucleobases [43-46] and their dynamics [42,47,48]. Fluorescence spectroscopy, using environmentally sensitive fluorescent nucleosides has been used for detection of local structural perturbations [49-57], including the investigation of single-base mismatches [51,54,56,58,59], abasic sites [60] as well as nick sites in duplex DNA [61], and ligand-induced folding of riboswitches [62,63].

Continuous wave (CW) EPR spectroscopy can be used for the determination of structure-dependent dynamics based on the line-shape analysis of the EPR spectra [64-73]. The spin labels for such experiments are attached to the nucleotide via a flexible or a semi-flexible tether, which allows some motion of the spin label independent of the nucleic acid. Spin-label motion is affected by the local surroundings of the label, which in turn is reflected in the shape of the EPR spectra. We have previously used the spin label TC [69], containing a 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) moiety conjugated to the exocyclic amino group of C (Figure 1A), to identify the base to which it is paired with in duplex DNA [69]. In other words, this label could not only distinguish between pairing with guanine and a mismatch but was also able to pinpoint the base-pairing partner. Furthermore, TC revealed a flanking-base dependent variation in the EPR spectra, showing that minor structural variations in the local surroundings of a nucleic acid groove can be detected with spin labels by EPR spectroscopy.

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Figure 1: Base pairing of TC with G (A), TA with T (B), UC with G (C) and UA with T (D).

Here, we describe the use of an analogous derivative of A, namely TA, in which a TEMPO moiety is conjugated to the exocyclic amino group of 2´-deoxyadenosine (Figure 1B), to study local perturbations for a purine base in DNA. We show that TA can indeed be used to differentiate between different base-pairing partners, albeit not as clearly as TC. Lower pH causes noticeable changes in the EPR spectra for TA, in particular for the TA•G and TA•C mismatches, presumably because of protonation of the base. We have also prepared urea-linked spin-labeled derivatives of 2´-deoxycytidine (UC) and 2´-deoxyadenosine (UA) and incorporated them into DNA duplexes (Figure 1C and D). These labels provide additional possibilities for hydrogen-bonding through the urea linkage but are also more flexible than TA or TC. In spite of the increased flexibility of UC and UA, inspection of the line-shape of their CW EPR spectra reveals subtle differences between the four base-pairing partners A, T, G and C when placed in a DNA duplex.

Results and Discussion

Synthesis of TA, UA, UC and their corresponding phosphoramidites

The spin-labeled nucleoside TA and its corresponding phosphoramidite were prepared by a previously reported procedure [74] with minor modifications. The synthesis started with the reaction between 3′,5′-diacetyl-2′-deoxyinosine (1) and 2,4,6-triisopropylbenzenesulfonyl chloride to obtain compound 2 (Scheme 1). Coupling of 2 with 4-amino-TEMPO gave 3 in good yields and deprotection of the acetyl groups gave TA, which was tritylated and phosphitylated to yield compounds 4 and 5, respectively.

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Scheme 1: Synthesis of nucleoside TA and its corresponding phosphoramidite 5. TPS = 2,4,6-triisopropylbenzenesulfonyl.

For the synthesis of UA, 3′,5′-TBDMS-protected 2′-deoxyadenosine [75] (6) was reacted with 4-isocyanato-TEMPO (7) [64,76], which gave compound 8 in low yields (Scheme 2). Cleavage of the TBDMS groups using TBAF gave spin-labeled nucleoside UA, which was tritylated to give compound 9 and phosphitylated to give phosphoramidite 10.

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Scheme 2: Synthesis of nucleoside UA and its corresponding phosphoramidite 10.

The synthesis of UC, the urea-cytidine analogue, started by reaction of 3′,5′-TBDMS-protected 2′-deoxycytidine (11) with 4-isocyanato-TEMPO (7) [64,76] to give 12 in good yields (Scheme 3). Removal of the TBDMS groups using TBAF gave spin-labeled nucleoside UC, which was tritylated to give compound 13 and subsequent phosphitylation yielded phosphoramidite 14.

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Scheme 3: Synthesis of nucleoside UC and its corresponding phosphoramidite 14.

Synthesis and characterization of TA-, UA- and UC-containing oligonucleotides

The phosphoramidites of TA (5), UA (10) and UC (14) were used to incorporate the spin-labeled nucleosides into DNA oligonucleotides using solid-phase synthesis [77]. The low stability of the nitroxide functional group in the TEMPO moiety towards acids lead to almost ca. 50% reduction of the nitroxide during oligonucleotide synthesis, which utilized dichloroacetic acid for the removal of the trityl groups. However, in spite of low yields, the spin-labeled oligonucleotides were readily separated from those containing the reduced spin label by denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The incorporation of TA, UA and UC into DNA was confirmed by MALDI–TOF mass spectrometry (Table S1, Supporting Information File 1). Circular dichroism measurements showed that the incorporation of TA, UA and UC does not alter the B-DNA conformation of DNA duplexes containing these modifications (Figure S1, Supporting Information File 1).

The thermal denaturation studies indicated only a minor destabilization of DNA the duplexes when TA was paired with T (Tm was only 2.7 °C lower), compared to the natural nucleoside A (Table S2, Supporting Information File 1). The least stable base pairing was observed with the TA•A mismatch, which showed destabilization by 8.2 °C, compared to an A•A mismatch. The duplex stability order as a function of base-paring with TA was TA•T > TA•G > TA•C > TA•A, consistent with the order of stability previously reported for A [48]. Replacing C with UC opposite G in a DNA duplex resulted in a 3.9 °C decrease in the melting temperature (Tm) and a stability order of UC•G > UC•A > UC•T > UC•C (Table S3, Supporting Information File 1). In contrast to TA and UC, UA had a large destabilizing effect on DNA duplexes (ca. 11 °C, Table S4, Supporting Information File 1). Interestingly, the melting temperatures of the DNA duplexes containing the base pairs UA•T, UA•G and UA•A were nearly identical, whereas the UA•C mismatch showed a further decrease in melting temperature of ca. 9 °C.

EPR analysis of TA-, UC-and UA-labeled DNA duplexes

To investigate the mobility of TA in duplex DNA, we analyzed the EPR spectra of the four 14-mer DNA duplexes 5′-d(GACCTCGTAATCGTG)•5′-d(CACGATYCGAGGTC), where Y is either T, C, G or A (Figure 2). The EPR spectrum of the TA•T pair was broadest, which is consistent with TA forming a Watson–Crick base pair with T, and thereby restricting the rotation around the C6–N6 bond through hydrogen bonding to N6, and consequently slowing the motion of the label (Figure 1B). On the other hand, the spectrum of TA•A was the narrowest and thereby indicating the highest mobility, while the EPR spectrum of TA•G was slightly broader than TA•A. Although base pairing schemes can be drawn for TA•G and TA•A that involve hydrogen bonding to N6 of TA (Figure S2C and S2D, Supporting Information File 1) [44,48,78-80], the increased mobility could be the result of the label being pushed further into the major groove of the DNA duplex, due to the space-demanding purine–purine pairs [81], where the spin-label mobility would be less affected by the local surroundings.

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Figure 2: EPR spectra of 14-mer DNA duplexes 5′-d(GACCTCGTAATCGTG)•5′-d(CACGATYCGAGGTC), (10 mM phosphate, 100 mM NaCl, 0.1 mM Na2EDTA, pH 7.0 (A) and 5.0 (B)) at 10 °C, where TA is paired with either Y = T, C, G or A.

The mobility of TA•C at pH 7, as judged by its EPR spectrum (Figure 2A), was between that of TA•T and TA•G. Previous NMR studies of the TA•C mismatch at pH 8.5 [47] and 8.9 [82] showed one hydrogen bond, located between N6 of TA and N3 of cytidine (Figure S2B, Supporting Information File 1). If TA is protonated on N1 to form TAH+, it could form a wobble-pair with C [47,83] (Figure 3A), which would be expected to decrease the mobility of the spin label. The apparent pKa of the proton on N1 has been determined by NMR studies to be 7.2 [47], which means that more than half of the TA•C pairs would be protonated at pH 7. To explore if further reduction in mobility (due to conversion of the TA•C pair to the TAH+•C pair) would be detected by EPR, its spectrum was also recorded at pH 5 (Figure 2B). Indeed, comparison of the EPR spectra of TA•C at pH 5 and pH 7 clearly shows further broadening at the lower pH, almost to that of the TA•T pair, and is consistent with the formation of the TAH+•C pair.

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Figure 3: Possible base pairing of TAH+ with C (A) and G (B) at pH 5.

The TA•T and TA•A pairs had similar EPR spectra at pH 7 and 5 (Figure 2B). However, significant broadening was observed in the EPR spectrum of the TA•G mismatch at pH 5. In fact, the spectrum of TA•G is nearly superimposable to that of the TA•T pair, indicating reduction in mobility due to formation of another hydrogen bond at pH 5. Studies by NMR and X-ray crystallography have shown that TAH+•G pairs form when TA•G mismatches are incubated at pH below 5.6, in which the G has flipped into a syn conformation and the O6 and N7 form Hoogsteen hydrogen bonds (Figure 3B) [43,44,78]. Thus, the formation of the TAH+•G pair can be readily detected by EPR spectroscopy.

Nucleosides UA and UC, the new and readily prepared spin labels that are described here, contain a stable urea linkage that provides additional hydrogen-bonding possibilities. In particular, pairing of UA and UC to C, which has been shown by NMR to form a hydrogen bond between its N3 and the proton on N6 of A [83] as well as N4 of C [69,84], should enable the oxygen in the urea moiety of both UA and UC to pair with a N4 proton of C (Figure 4A and B). Such hydrogen bonding should have an effect on the spin label mobility and be manifested in the line width of the EPR spectra.

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Figure 4: Possible base pairing of UA and UC with C.

Therefore, we recorded the EPR spectra of duplexes 5′-d(GACCTCGXATCGTG)•5′-d(CACGATYCGAGGTC), where X is either UA or UC, and Y is either C, A, G or T (Figure 5). Indeed, the lowest mobility, i.e., the widest spectra was observed for both UA•C and UC•C, providing circumstantial evidence for hydrogen bonding of C to the urea linkage. Interestingly, the same mobility order was observed for both UA and UC: X•C < X•A ≤ X•G < X•T. Pairing with T resulted in a high mobility for both UA and UC, whereas pairing with either A or G, caused mobility intermediate between that of C and T. As expected, the EPR spectra of the duplexes containing the urea-linked spin labels (UA and UC) were narrower than for the N6-TEMPO-dA (TA) labeled duplexes. The extended urea linker not only contains more rotatable single bonds but also projects the spin label further out of the major groove, where it is less constrained sterically by the DNA.

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Figure 5: EPR spectra of 14-mer DNA duplex 5′-d(GACCTCGUAATCGTG)•5′-d(CACGATYCGAGGTC) (A), and 5′-d(GACCTCGUCATCGTG)•5′-d(CACGATYCGAGGTC) (B), (10 mM phosphate, 100 mM NaCl, 0.1 mM Na2EDTA, pH 7.0) at 10 °C, where UA or UC is paired with either Y = T, C, G or A .

Conclusion

Three spin-labeled deoxynucleosides, TA, UA and UC, were prepared and incorporated into oligonucleotides by the phosphoramidite method. While UA resulted in a major decrease in the melting temperature of a DNA duplex when incorporated opposite to C, CD measurements revealed that all three spin labels were accommodated in a B-form DNA duplex. The mobility of the spin label TA was highly base-pair sensitive, allowing detection of its respective base-pairing partner in duplex DNA. Moreover, the mobility of TA was significantly reduced when paired with C or G in a DNA duplex at pH 5. This finding is consistent with protonation of TA and subsequent participation of the proton in hydrogen-bonding with C and G. The urea-linked UA and UC spin labels showed a similar mobility order when paired with A, G, C or T in a DNA duplex, with the lowest mobility when paired with C and the highest for T. These results show that the three labels, in particular TA, can report minor changes in their microenvironment, such as protonation, when placed in structured regions of nucleic acids.

Supporting Information

Supporting Information File 1: Experimental part.
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Acknowledgements

We thank the Icelandic Research Fund and the University of Iceland Research Fund for financial support. We thank Dr. Pavol Cekan for technical assistance, Dr. Sigridur Jonsdottir for NMR and MS analyses and the members of the Sigurdsson research group for helpful discussions.

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