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Base Pairing Enhances Fluorescence and Favors Cyclobutane Dimer Formation Induced upon Absorption of UVA Radiation by DNA

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Banyasz, Akos, Vayá, Ignacio, Changenet-Barret, Pascale, Gustavsson, Thomas, Douki, Thierry, Markovitsi, Dimitra·2011·Journal of the American Chemical Society

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The photochemical properties of the DNA duplex (dA)(20)·(dT)(20) are compared with those of the parent single strands. It is shown that base pairing increases the probability of absorbing UVA photons, probably due to the formation of charge-transfer states. UVA excitation induces fluorescence peaking at ∼420 nm and decaying on the nanosecond time scale. The fluorescence quantum yield, the fluorescence lifetime, and the quantum yield for cyclobutane dimer formation increase upon base pairing. Such behavior contrasts with that of the UVC-induced processes.

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  • Absorption of UVA photons by DNA is well documented and is driven by stacking of bases in the double helix.

    “It may be added, although being a much lower process than in the UVC and UVB ranges, that absorption of UVA photons by DNA is a well-documented fact (94) that was recently shown to be driven by the stacking of bases in the double helix (95,96).”
  • Singlet excited states arising from initial UVA photon absorption have a marked charge-transfer character and differ from those induced by UVB.

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    “As already mentioned, DNA only absorbs slightly in the lower part of the UVA range of solar radiation up to 340 nm, leading mostly to the formation of cis-syn T<>T through delocalization of excited state transients on several nucleobases (95,96).”

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Authors
Banyasz, A., Vayá, I., Changenet-Barret, P., Gustavsson, T., Douki, T., & Markovitsi, D.
Affiliations
  • CNRS, IRAMIS, SPAM, Laboratoire Francis Perrin, URA 2453, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Corresponding author
Markovitsi, Dimitra
Venue
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Published
2011-03-18
Volume
133
Issue
14
Pages
5163-5165
ISSN
  • 0002-7863 (ISSN-L)
  • 1520-5126
OpenAlex
W2037402820
Cited by
106
References
22
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FWCI
8.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Physical and Theoretical Chemistry › Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
Keywords
DNA fluorescence, cyclobutane dimers, base pairing, UVA, DNA photochemistry, charge-transfer states, fluorescence quantum yield, fluorescence lifetime, double-stranded DNA, UV-C radiation, photoproducts
MeSH terms
Absorption, Cyclobutanes, DNA, Pyrimidine Dimers, Spectrometry, Fluorescence, Ultraviolet Rays, Dimerization, Base Pairing

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