Molecular-level helical stack of a nucleotide-appended oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) directed by supramolecular self-assembly with a complementary oligonucleotide as a template

J Am Chem Soc. 2006 Oct 11;128(40):13298-304. doi: 10.1021/ja064560v.

Abstract

The nucleotide-appended oligo(p-phenylenevinylene), {bis[2,5-bis(2-methoxyethoxy)-1,4-phenylene]bis(2,1-ethenediyl-1,4-phenylenemethylene)}bis(2'-deoxy-3'-thymidylic acid) (8), has been synthesized, and self-assembly of the single-component 8 and binary self-assembly of 8 with a complementary single-stranded 20-meric oligodeoxyadenylic acid (9) have been examined in aqueous solutions. Atomic force microscopy (AFM), UV-visible (UV-vis), and circular dichroism (CD) measurements revealed that right-handed helical stacks with 6.4- and 5.1-nm diameters self-assemble from the binary components of 8 and 9 as a template depending on the residual stoichiometry of the two components (thymine (T):adenine (A) = 1:1 and T:A = 2:1, respectively). The concentration of 9 was found to strongly influence the CD spectra of 8 in aqueous solutions. Consequently, we concluded that the one side of the thymine moieties in the stacked assemblies of 8 complexes with a single chain of 9. Complementary T-A base pairs thus formed and induced helical stack of the oligo(p-phenylenevinylene)s in the binary self-assembly. In contrast, self-assembly of the single-component 8 and binary self-assembly of 8 with the noncomplementary 20-meric oligothymidylic acid (10) produced no remarkable formation of fibrous structures like helical stacks.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Circular Dichroism
  • Kinetics
  • Microscopy, Atomic Force
  • Models, Molecular
  • Oligonucleotides / chemical synthesis*
  • Oligonucleotides / chemistry
  • Polyvinyls / chemical synthesis*
  • Polyvinyls / chemistry
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet

Substances

  • Oligonucleotides
  • Polyvinyls
  • poly(4-phenylenevinylene)