PMID- 27380936 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180522 LR - 20190111 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 6 DP - 2016 Jul 6 TI - Telomere Visualization in Tissue Sections using Pyrrole-Imidazole Polyamide Probes. PG - 29261 LID - 10.1038/srep29261 [doi] LID - 29261 AB - Pyrrole-Imidazole (PI) polyamides bind to specific DNA sequences in the minor groove with high affinity. Specific DNA labeling by PI polyamides does not require DNA denaturation with harsh treatments of heat and formamide and has the advantages of rapid and less disruptive processing. Previously, we developed tandem hairpin PI polyamide probes (TH59 series), which label telomeres in cultured cell lines more efficiently than conventional methods, such as fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Here, we demonstrate that a TH59 derivative, HPTH59-b, along with immunostaining for specifying cell types in the tissues, visualizes telomeres in mouse and human tissue sections. Quantitative measurements of telomere length with single-cell resolution suggested shorter telomeres in the proliferating cell fractions of tumor than in non-tumor tissues. Thus, PI polyamides are a promising alternative for telomere labeling in clinical research, as well as in cell biology. FAU - Sasaki, Asuka AU - Sasaki A AD - Structural Biology Center, National Institute of Genetics, and Department of Genetics, Sokendai (Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan. FAU - Ide, Satoru AU - Ide S AD - Structural Biology Center, National Institute of Genetics, and Department of Genetics, Sokendai (Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan. FAU - Kawamoto, Yusuke AU - Kawamoto Y AD - Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan. FAU - Bando, Toshikazu AU - Bando T AD - Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan. FAU - Murata, Yukinori AU - Murata Y AD - Department of Pathology, Hospital, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan. FAU - Shimura, Mari AU - Shimura M AD - Department of Intractable Diseases, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan. FAU - Yamada, Kazuhiko AU - Yamada K AD - Department of Surgery, Hospital, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan. FAU - Hirata, Akiyoshi AU - Hirata A AD - HiPep Laboratories, Nakatsukasa-cho 486-46, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8158, Japan. FAU - Nokihara, Kiyoshi AU - Nokihara K AD - HiPep Laboratories, Nakatsukasa-cho 486-46, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8158, Japan. FAU - Hirata, Tatsumi AU - Hirata T AD - Division of Brain Function, Department of Integrated Genetics, National Institute of Genetics, and Department of Genetics, Sokendai, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan. FAU - Sugiyama, Hiroshi AU - Sugiyama H AD - Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan. FAU - Maeshima, Kazuhiro AU - Maeshima K AD - Structural Biology Center, National Institute of Genetics, and Department of Genetics, Sokendai (Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20160706 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 RN - 0 (Imidazoles) RN - 0 (Nylons) RN - 0 (Pyrroles) RN - 7GBN705NH1 (imidazole) RN - 9007-49-2 (DNA) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cytological Techniques/methods MH - DNA/*metabolism MH - Histocytochemistry/methods MH - Humans MH - Imidazoles/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Nylons/*metabolism MH - Optical Imaging/*methods MH - Pyrroles/*metabolism MH - Staining and Labeling/*methods MH - Telomere/*metabolism PMC - PMC4933941 EDAT- 2016/07/07 06:00 MHDA- 2018/05/23 06:00 PMCR- 2016/07/06 CRDT- 2016/07/07 06:00 PHST- 2016/05/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/06/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/07/07 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/07/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/05/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/07/06 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - srep29261 [pii] AID - 10.1038/srep29261 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2016 Jul 6;6:29261. doi: 10.1038/srep29261.