Biopolym. Cell. 2024; 40(3):177-177.
Chronicle and Information
Interaction between short oligonucleotides and recombinant signaling proteins and their receptors
1Nuzhnyi O. O., 1Nikolaiev R. O., 1Tkachuk Z. Yu.
  1. Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine
    150, Akademika Zabolotnoho Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03143

Abstract

Aim. Oligonucleotides are short fragments of DNA or RNA that play a significant role in many fundamental biological processes and have pharmacological activity [1]. The aim of this study was to investigate the interaction of synthetic purine ribo- and deoxyoligonucleotides (OLNs) with recombinant signaling proteins, in particular interferon α-2b and insulin, their receptors, and somatropin. Conclusions. The results of our experiments indicate that OLNs interact with recombinant signaling proteins and their receptors by different mechanisms (single-, double-ligand positive and negative cooperative) depending on the protein and the ligand itself, which, in turn, may be important for their various therapeutic applications.
Keywords: interferon, receptor, insulin, somatotropin, protein–ligand interaction, spectroscopy, oligonucleotide, docking

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