Telomeres are protein-DNA complexes at the terminals of linear chromosomes, which protect chromoso-mal integrity and maintain cellular replicative capacity. From single-cell organisms to advanced animals and plants, s...Telomeres are protein-DNA complexes at the terminals of linear chromosomes, which protect chromoso-mal integrity and maintain cellular replicative capacity. From single-cell organisms to advanced animals and plants, structures and functions of telomeres are both very conser-vative. In cells of human and vertebral animals, telomeric DNA base sequences all are (TTAGGG)n. In the present work, we have obtained absorption and fluorescence spectra measured from seven synthesized oligonucleotides to simu-late the telomeric DNA system and calculated their relative fluorescence quantum yields on which not only telomeric DNA characteristics are predicted but also possibly the shortened telomeric sequences during cell division are im-plied. Oligonucleotide 5’- TTAGGGTTAGGG holds a low relative fluorescence quantum yield and remarkable excitation energy innerconversion, which tallies with the telomeric sequence of (TTAGGG)n. This result shows that telomeric DNA has a strong non-radiative or innerconvertible capabil-展开更多
基金Thiswork was supported by the Science Creative Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KJCX2-H2).
文摘Telomeres are protein-DNA complexes at the terminals of linear chromosomes, which protect chromoso-mal integrity and maintain cellular replicative capacity. From single-cell organisms to advanced animals and plants, structures and functions of telomeres are both very conser-vative. In cells of human and vertebral animals, telomeric DNA base sequences all are (TTAGGG)n. In the present work, we have obtained absorption and fluorescence spectra measured from seven synthesized oligonucleotides to simu-late the telomeric DNA system and calculated their relative fluorescence quantum yields on which not only telomeric DNA characteristics are predicted but also possibly the shortened telomeric sequences during cell division are im-plied. Oligonucleotide 5’- TTAGGGTTAGGG holds a low relative fluorescence quantum yield and remarkable excitation energy innerconversion, which tallies with the telomeric sequence of (TTAGGG)n. This result shows that telomeric DNA has a strong non-radiative or innerconvertible capabil-
