The formation of triple-helical DNA is implicated in the regulation of gene expression. The triplexes are, however, unstable under physiological conditions so that effective stabilizers for the triplex formation are needed. Herein, we describe a new strategy for the stabilization of such triplexes that is based on antitumor substitution-inert polynuclear platinum complexes (SI-PPCs). These compounds were previously shown to bind to DNA through the phosphate clamp-a discrete mode of DNA-ligand recognition distinct from the canonical intercalation and minor-groove binding. We have found that SI-PPCs efficiently inhibit DNA synthesis by DNA polymerase in sequences prone to the formation of pyrimidine- and purine-motif triplex DNAs. Moreover, the results suggest that SI-PPCs are able to induce the formation of triple-helical DNA between duplexes and strands that are not completely complementary to each other. Collectively, these data provide evidence that SI-PPCs are very efficient stabilizers of triple-stranded DNA that might exert their action by stabilizing higher-order structures such as triple-helical DNA.

Department of Chemistry Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA 23284 2006 USA

Institute of Biophysics Czech Academy of Sciences Kralovopolska 135 CZ 61265 Brno Czech Republic

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