STRUCTURE OF CARCINOGEN-NUCLEIC ACID COMPLEXES

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Abstract

The structure of oligodeoxynucleotides modified by the environmental carcinogens benzo(a)pyrene diol epoxide and the carcinogens N-2-(acetylamino)fluorene and N2-(amino)fluorene will be determined by the use of two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy. The distances obtained from NOESY data will be used as restraints in molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics calculations. The three dimensional structures of adducts bound to different sequences will be determined to elucidate the effect of sequence on the structure and dynamics of the adducts. Carcinogen-modified oligodeoxynucleotides will be synthesized containing either codon 12 or codon 61 sequences of the mouse and human c-Ha-ras 1 protooncogenes and the structures determined with covalently attached carcinogens at the guanines which are mutated in activating the oncogenes.

Key facts

NIH application ID
3172863
Project number
5R01CA035251-09
Recipient
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
SAM.gov UEI
F27KDXZMF9Y8
Principal Investigator
THOMAS R KRUGH
Activity code
R01
Funding institute
NIH
Fiscal year
1992
Award amount
$199,582
Award type
5
Project period
1983-08-01 → 1995-05-31