Structural Characterization of Alzheimer DNA Promoter Sequences from the Amyloid Precursor Gene in the Presence of Thioflavin T and Analogs
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of New Analogues of Thioflavin T Derivatives
2.2.1. N,N-Dimethyl-4-(((6-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)imino)methyl)aniline (2)
2.2.2. 2-((4-(Dimethylamino)benzylidene)amino)-3,6-dimethylbenzo[d]thiazol-3-ium iodide (3)
2.2.3. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR Spectroscopy)
2.3. Powder X-ray Diffraction (PXRD)
2.4. Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction (SCXRD)
2.5. Thermal Analysis (DSC)
2.6. Fluorescent Intercalator Displacement (FID) Assay
2.7. Samples Crystallization
2.8. Macromolecules Data Collection and Processing
2.9. Macromolecules Structure Solution and Refinement
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Compound | 2 | 3 |
---|---|---|
Empirical formula | C17H17N3S | C20H23IN4S |
Formula weight | 295.39 | 478.38 |
Temperature | 290 K | 290 K |
Crystal system | Monoclinic | Orthorhombic |
Space group | P21/c | P212121 |
a/Å | 16.1220 (7) | 7.0148 (9) |
b/Å | 6.1860 (3) | 16.778 (2) |
c/Å | 16.5215 (7) | 18.144 (2) |
α/° | 90 | 90 |
β/° | 114.5490 (10) | 90 |
γ/° | 90 | 90 |
Volume/Å3 | 1498.76 (12) | 2135.5 (5) |
Z | 4 | 4 |
ρcalcg/cm3 | 1.309 | 1.488 |
μ/mm−1 | 0.213 | 1.608 |
F(000) | 624.0 | 960.0 |
Crystal size/mm3 | 0.25 × 0.25 × 0.2 | 0.3 × 0.05 × 0.05 |
Radiation | MoKα λ = 0.71073 | MoKα λ = 0.71073 |
2Θ range for data collection/° | 5.556 to 52.742 | 4.49 to 52.736 |
Reflections collected/independent | 40281/3028 | 76891/4377 |
Rint/Rsigma | 0.0372/0.0160 | 0.1356/0.0459 |
Data/restraints/parameters | 3028/0/225 | 4377/0/240 |
Goodness-of-fit on F2 | 1.104 | 1.071 |
Final R indexes [I ≥ 2σ (I)] | R1 = 0.0490 wR2 = 0.1375 | R1 = 0.0391 wR2 = 0.0748 |
Final R indexes [all data] | R1 = 0.0529 wR2 = 0.1401 | R1 = 0.0753 wR2 = 0.0885 |
Largest diff. peak/hole/e Å−3 | 0.30/−0.21 | 0.28/−0.59 |
CCDC number | 2211388 | 2198995 |
PDB Code | 8ASK | 8ASH |
---|---|---|
space group | H3 | P41212 |
cell dimensions | ||
a, b, c, Å | 64.49, 64.49, 46.19 | 41.76, 41.76, 88.96 |
α, β, γ, º | 90, 90, 120 | 90, 90, 90 |
independent molecules | 2 | 2 |
diffraction data | ||
wavelength, Å | 0.99 | 0.99 |
resolution, Å | 2.96 | 1.84 |
reflections | 2057 | 7383 |
completeness, % | 96.95 | 98.8 |
I/σ(I) | 50.43 | 50.8 |
redundancy | 10.4 (8.5) | 9.2 (8.9) |
Rmerge % | 4.24 (23) | 4.9 (29) |
Refinement | ||
reflections used | 1399 | 6934 |
resolution, Å | 2.955 | 1.84 |
R (Rfree) % | 12.5 (23.0) | 14.1 (19.3) |
no. of atoms | 492 | 590 |
DNA | 492 | 568 |
XRB | n/a | 22 |
average B fatcor, Å2 | 91 | 43 |
r.m.s.d. | ||
bond lengths, Å | 0.006 | 0.014 |
bond angles, ∘ | 1.196 | 1.730 |
Pair | Shear | Stretch | Stagger | Buckle | Propeller | Opening | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8ASH | 5WV7 | 8ASH | 5WV7 | 8ASH | 5WV7 | 8ASH | 5WV7 | 8ASH | 5WV7 | 8ASH | 5WV7 | ||
1 | C-G | 0.21 | 0.24 | −0.03 | −0.07 | −0.22 | −0.13 | −8.32 | −8.49 | 6.57 | 5.97 | 1.09 | 1.72 |
2 | C-G | 0.11 | 0.12 | −0.13 | −0.14 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 1.4 | 1.25 | 1.38 | 1.01 | −1.18 | −0.87 |
3 | G_C | −0.24 | −0.25 | −0.14 | −0.12 | −0.16 | −0.17 | 1.78 | 1.6 | 0.41 | 1.01 | −2.18 | −1.65 |
4 | G_C | −0.25 | −0.24 | −0.13 | −0.14 | −0.18 | −0.15 | −4.85 | −4.95 | −2.39 | −2.63 | −0.8 | −1.46 |
5 | G_C | −0.17 | −0.17 | −0.17 | −0.17 | −0.23 | −0.25 | −6.03 | −6.5 | −11.59 | −11.09 | −1.8 | −1.73 |
6 | G_C | −0.14 | −0.19 | −0.07 | −0.07 | −0.2 | −0.18 | −11.16 | −11.92 | −14.34 | −13.99 | 3.3 | 2.95 |
7 | T-A | 0.05 | 0 | −0.07 | −0.09 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 1.44 | 0.88 | 0.2 | 1.03 | 4.15 | 4.47 |
8 | A-T | 0.1 | 0.16 | −0.1 | −0.11 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 10.37 | 11.26 | −6.34 | −5.41 | 0.16 | 1 |
9 | C-G | 0.27 | 0.3 | −0.12 | −0.08 | −0.37 | −0.39 | 14.35 | 14.94 | −11.38 | −11.71 | 2.27 | 2.33 |
10 | C-G | 0.22 | 0.21 | −0.19 | −0.19 | 0.11 | 0.1 | −5.08 | −4.85 | −8.15 | −7.95 | −3.12 | −3.46 |
11 | C-G | 0.14 | 0.17 | −0.26 | −0.25 | −0.08 | −0.08 | 2.75 | 3.25 | −2.54 | −2.38 | −2 | −2.14 |
12 | C-G | 0.11 | 0.09 | −0.08 | −0.09 | −0.11 | −0.14 | 4.13 | 4.63 | −1.66 | −1.23 | −0.34 | −0.18 |
13 | G-C | −0.15 | −0.15 | −0.17 | −0.15 | 0 | −0.01 | −0.7 | −1.13 | −1.32 | −1.58 | −0.86 | −0.57 |
14 | G-C | −0.24 | −0.24 | −0.12 | −0.13 | −0.2 | −0.15 | −3.55 | −2.36 | −0.94 | −0.59 | 0.33 | −0.03 |
Pair | Shear | Stretch | Stagger | Buckle | Propeller | Opening | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | G-C | 0.22 | −0.11 | 0.06 | 0.29 | −18.04 | −3.79 |
2 | C-G | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 1.64 | −6.19 | 3.2 |
3 | C-G | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.32 | −9.14 | −15.53 | 4.9 |
4 | C-G | −0.33 | −0.2 | 0.52 | −7.57 | −12.39 | 0.76 |
5 | A-T | 0.01 | −0.38 | 0.17 | 5.51 | −13.33 | −3.51 |
6 | C-G | 0.25 | −0.12 | 0.05 | −0.79 | −15.92 | −2.19 |
7 | C-G | 0.32 | −0.04 | −0.15 | 2.16 | −10.89 | 1.66 |
8 | A-T | −0.15 | −0.12 | −0.08 | 0.21 | −11.77 | 0.75 |
9 | C-G | 0.11 | −0.13 | 0 | 6.54 | −14.52 | 1.39 |
10 | G-C | −0.02 | −0.05 | 0.31 | 8.07 | −8.33 | 1.25 |
11 | G-C | 0.01 | −0.28 | 0.43 | 3.41 | −7.86 | −3.06 |
12 | C-G | −0.04 | 0.04 | 0.7 | −9.52 | −12.05 | 0.2 |
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Sbirkova-Dimitrova, H.; Rusew, R.; Kuvandjiev, N.; Heroux, A.; Doukov, T.; Shivachev, B.L. Structural Characterization of Alzheimer DNA Promoter Sequences from the Amyloid Precursor Gene in the Presence of Thioflavin T and Analogs. Crystals 2022, 12, 1717. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12121717
Sbirkova-Dimitrova H, Rusew R, Kuvandjiev N, Heroux A, Doukov T, Shivachev BL. Structural Characterization of Alzheimer DNA Promoter Sequences from the Amyloid Precursor Gene in the Presence of Thioflavin T and Analogs. Crystals. 2022; 12(12):1717. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12121717
Chicago/Turabian StyleSbirkova-Dimitrova, Hristina, Rusi Rusew, Nikola Kuvandjiev, Annie Heroux, Tzanko Doukov, and Boris L. Shivachev. 2022. "Structural Characterization of Alzheimer DNA Promoter Sequences from the Amyloid Precursor Gene in the Presence of Thioflavin T and Analogs" Crystals 12, no. 12: 1717. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12121717