HIV Rev peptides conjugated with peptide nucleic acids and their efficient binding to RRE RNA

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2001 May 7;11(9):1169-72. doi: 10.1016/s0960-894x(01)00169-x.

Abstract

HIV Rev peptides conjugated with peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) were designed and synthesized to develop a designing approach for a novel RNA-binding molecule. The binding affinities of PNA-peptides with the Rev responsive element (RRE) RNA were determined by the competition assay using a rhodamine-labeled Rev. The peptide conjugated with an antisense PNA (TGCGC) bound RRE RNA more efficiently than the molecule without the PNA or the peptide sequence.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Anisotropy
  • Circular Dichroism
  • HIV-1 / chemistry*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Peptide Nucleic Acids / chemistry*
  • RNA, Viral / chemistry*
  • RNA, Viral / metabolism
  • Response Elements / drug effects*
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence

Substances

  • Peptide Nucleic Acids
  • RNA, Viral