Conformational change in DNA induced by cationic bilayer membranes.

Abstract:

:The effect of synthetic cationic lipids on the structure of DNA was studied. The fluorescence enhancement of ethidium bromide on intercalation into DNA was suppressed by the addition of bilayer-forming lipids, but not by micellar ones. Results on the fluorescence depolarization index suggest that ethidium bromide is not released from DNA by lipids intercalated into DNA. CD spectra of the DNA-lipid complexes revealed that the structure of DNA was changed only by bilayer-forming lipids at temperatures lower than their Tc values. Thus, the conformation of DNA is forced to change by cationic lipids forming the rigid bilayer membrane so that ethidium bromide fluorescence might be reduced, and the conformation can be controlled by selection of the appropriate lipid and temperature.

journal_name

FEBS Lett

journal_title

FEBS letters

authors

Akao T,Fukumoto T,Ihara H,Ito A

doi

10.1016/0014-5793(96)00736-3

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1996-08-05 00:00:00

pages

215-8

issue

1-2

eissn

0014-5793

issn

1873-3468

pii

0014-5793(96)00736-3

journal_volume

391

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