Cleavage of Supercoiled Plasmid DNA by Phenanthroline–Polyamine Conjugates as a Metal-free Artificial Nuclease

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomokazu Masuda ◽  
Takeshi Sasagase ◽  
Akiko N. Ozaki ◽  
Masayasu Kuwahara ◽  
Hiroaki Ozaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasmid Dna ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Supercoiled Plasmid ◽  
Artificial Nuclease ◽  
Polyamine Conjugates

Hydrolysis of plasmid DNA and RNA by amino alkyl naphthalimide as metal-free artificial nuclease

2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 803-806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Yang ◽  
Jianqiang Xu ◽  
Yuanshe Sun ◽  
Zhigang Li ◽  
Yonggang Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasmid Dna ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Dna And Rna ◽  
Artificial Nuclease ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

scholarly journals Effect of Chromatographic Conditions on Supercoiled Plasmid DNA Stability and Bioactivity

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (23) ◽  
pp. 5170 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.M. Azevedo ◽  
J.F.A. Valente ◽  
A. Sousa ◽  
A.Q. Pedro ◽  
P. Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Plasmid Dna ◽  
P53 Protein ◽  
Metabolic Stress ◽  
Suppressor Gene ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
P53 Expression ◽  
Supercoiled Plasmid ◽  
Protein P53

The dysfunction of the tumor suppressor gene TP53 has been associated with the pathogenesis of the majority of the cases of cancer reported to date, leading the cell to acquire different features known as the cancer hallmarks. In normal situations, the protein p53 protects the cells against tumorigenesis. By detecting metabolic stress or DNA damage in response to stress, p53 can lead the cell to senescence, autophagy, cell cycle arrest, DNA repair, and apoptosis. Thus, in the case of p53 mutations, it is reasonable to assume that the reestablishment of its function, may restrain the proliferation of cancer cells. The concept of cancer gene therapy can be based on this assumption, and suitable biotechnological approaches must be explored to assure the preparation of gene-based biopharmaceuticals. Although numerous procedures have already been established to purify supercoiled plasmid DNA (sc pDNA), the therapeutic application is highly dependent on the biopharmaceutical’s activity, which can be affected by the chromatographic conditions used. Thus, the present work aims at comparing quality and in vitro activity of the supercoiled (sc) isoform of the p53 encoding plasmid purified by three different amino acids-based chromatographic strategies, involving histidine–agarose, arginine–macroporous, and histidine–monolith supports. The B-DNA topology was maintained in all purified pDNA samples, but their bioactivity, related to the induction of protein p53 expression and apoptosis in cancer cells, was higher with arginine–macroporous support, followed by histidine–monolith and histidine–agarose. Despite the purity degree of 92% and recovery yield of 43% obtained with arginine–macroporous, the sc pDNA sample led to a higher expression level of the therapeutic p53 protein (58%) and, consequently, induced a slightly higher apoptotic effect (27%) compared with sc pDNA samples obtained with histidine–monolithic support (26%) and histidine–agarose support (24%). This behavior can be related to the mild chromatographic conditions used with arginine–macroporous support, which includes the use of low salt concentrations, at neutral pH and lower temperatures, when compared to the high ionic strength of ammonium sulfate and acidic pH used with histidine-based supports. These results can contribute to field of biopharmaceutical preparation, emphasizing the need to control several experimental conditions while adapting and selecting the methodologies that enable the use of milder conditions as this can have a significant impact on pDNA stability and biological activity.

Degradation of supercoiled plasmid DNA within a capillary device

2007 ◽  
Vol 97 (5) ◽  
pp. 1148-1157 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.J. Meacle ◽  
H. Zhang ◽  
I. Papantoniou ◽  
J.M. Ward ◽  
N.J. Titchener-Hooker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasmid Dna ◽  
Supercoiled Plasmid
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