Table 1. Tm values of triplexes containing ENA or 2′,4′-BNA/LNA at pH 6.6 and pH 7.2.
TFO | Sequence (5′→3′) | Modification | Tm (°C) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
pH 6.6 | pH 7.2 | |||
DNA-1 | TCTCTCTCCCTTTT | Natural | NDa | NDa |
BNA-1 | TCTCTCTCCCTTTT | BNA/LNA | 41a | NDa |
ENA-1 | TCTCTCTCCCTTTT | ENA | 52 | ND |
BNA-2 | TCTCTCTCCCTTTT | BNA/LNA | 41a | NDa |
ENA-2 | TCTCTCTCCCTTTT | ENA | 39 | ND |
BNA-3 | TCTCTCTCCCTTTT | BNA/LNA | NDa | NDa |
ENA-3 | TCTCTCTCCCTTTT | ENA | 42 | ND |
T5mC | TCTCTCTCCCTTTT | Natural, 5-Me-C | 28a | ND |
BNA-4 | TCTCTCTCCCTTTT | BNA/LNA, 5-Me-C | 54a | 37a |
ENA-4 | TCTCTCTCCCTTTT | ENA, 5-Me-C | nd | ND |
BNA-5 | TCTCTCTCCCTTTT | BNA/LNA, 5-Me-C | 55a | 33a |
ENA-5 | TCTCTCTCCCTTTT | ENA, 5-Me-C | 58 | ND |
BNA-6 | TCTCTCTCCCTTTT | BNA/LNA, 5-Me-C | NDa | NDa |
ENA-6 | TCTCTCTCCCTTTT | ENA, 5-Me-C | 57 | 41 |
Modified nucleotides are underlined. 5-Me-C, 5-methylcytidine analogs; ND, not detected; nd, not determined because the transition from the triplex to the duplex, although present, was not clear in the melting curve. The buffer was 10 mM phosphate buffer (pH 6.6 and 7.2) and 100 mM NaCl.
aData from Obika et al. (5).