Inducement of G-quadruplex DNA forming and down-regulation of oncogene c-myc by bile acid-amino acid conjugate-BAA

Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids. 2010 Mar;29(3):190-9. doi: 10.1080/15257771003704875.

Abstract

Human c-myc gene is a central regulator of cellular proliferation and cell growth, and G-quadruplexes have been proven to be the transcriptional controller of this gene. In this study, the interaction of bile acid-amino acid conjugate (BAA) with G-quadruplexes in c-myc was investigated by circular dichroism spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurement, and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. The experimental results indicated that BAA has the ability to selectively induce the formation of parallel G-quadruplexes in c-myc, which leads to down-regulation of c-myc transcription in the human breast cancer cell MCF-7.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acids / chemistry
  • Amino Acids / pharmacology*
  • Bile Acids and Salts / chemistry
  • Bile Acids and Salts / pharmacology*
  • DNA / chemistry*
  • DNA / drug effects*
  • Down-Regulation / drug effects*
  • Down-Regulation / genetics
  • G-Quadruplexes / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / genetics*
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Bile Acids and Salts
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc
  • RNA, Messenger
  • DNA