DNA‐Templated Synthesis of Trimethine Cyanine Dyes: A Versatile Fluorogenic Reaction for Sensing G‐Quadruplex Formation

Abstract

A healthy glow: Fluorogenic peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) functionalized with indoline derivatives are used to specifically sense G-quadruplex formation. Upon hybridization of both PNAs to the single-stranded flanking arms of quadruplex DNA (see scheme), the synthesis of a trimethine cyanine dye is templated. Dye formation can be detected by the appearance of a characteristic fluorescence signal. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.