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Avagliano, D; Tkaczyk, S; Sánchez-Murcia, PA; González, L.
Enhanced Rigidity Changes Ultraviolet Absorption: Effect of a Merocyanine Binder on G-Quadruplex Photophysics.
J Phys Chem Lett. 2020; 11(23):10212-10218 Doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03070 [OPEN ACCESS]
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Leading authors Med Uni Graz: Sánchez Murcia Pedro Alejandro
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Abstract:: The urge to discover selective fluorescent binders to G-quadruplexes (G4s) for rapid diagnosis must be linked to understand the effect that those have on the DNA photophysics. Herein, we report on the electronic excited states of a bound merocyanine dye to c-Myc G4 using extensive multiscale quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics calculations. We find that the absorption spectra of c-Myc G4, both without and with the intercalated dye, are mainly composed of exciton states and mixed local/charge-transfer states. The presence of merocyanine hardly affects the energy range of the guanine absorption or the number of guanines excited. However, it triggers a substantial amount (16%) of detrimental pure charge-transfer states involving oxidized guanines. We identify the rigidity introduced by the probe in G4, reducing the overlap among guanines, as the one responsible for the changes in the exciton and charge-transfer states, ultimately leading to a redshift of the absorption maximum.
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