Nanodiagnostics: gold-nanoprobes for molecular recognition - application to DNA adducts detection; pathogen detection; gene expression and RNA quantification

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Light activation of transcription: photocaging of nucleotides for control over RNA polymerization

Publication . Pinheiro, André Vidal; Baptistap, Pedro; Lima, João Carlos; DCV - Departamento de Ciências da Vida; DQ - Departamento de Química; Oxford University Press

We describe the use of ATP caged with [7-(diethylamino)coumarin-4-yl]methyl (DEACM) for light-controlled in vitro transcription reactions. Polymerization is blocked when DEACM is bonded to the gamma phosphate group of the ATP molecule. Controlled light irradiation releases ATP and transcription is initiated. In order to provide full control over the process, conditions involved in substrate release, nucleotide availability after release and the effect of the released coumarin in RNA polymerization were assessed in further detail. Together, our data provide the first direct evidence of control over enzymatic polymerization of nucleic acids through light. This approach may provide researchers with a unique tool for the study of biological processes at a molecular level.

2008-08-01Artigo científico

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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

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Concurso para Projectos de I&D em todos os Domínios Científicos - 2006

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PTDC/SAU-BEB/66511/2006