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| - | + | ==SOLUTION STRUCTURE OF A PYRIMIDINE(DOT)PURINE(DOT) PYRIMIDINE DNA TRIPLEX CONTAINING T(DOT)AT, C+(DOT)GC AND G(DOT)TA TRIPLES== | |
| - | + | <StructureSection load='149d' size='340' side='right'caption='[[149d]]' scene=''> | |
| - | + | == Structural highlights == | |
| - | + | <table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[149d]] is a 3 chain structure. Full experimental information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=149D OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=149D FirstGlance]. <br> | |
| - | + | </td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">Solution NMR</td></tr> | |
| - | + | <tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=149d FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=149d OCA], [https://pdbe.org/149d PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=149d RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/149d PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=149d ProSAT]</span></td></tr> | |
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| - | + | == Publication Abstract from PubMed == | |
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BACKGROUND: Under certain conditions, homopyrimidine oligonucleotides can bind to complementary homopurine sequences in homopurine-homopyrimidine segments of duplex DNA to form triple helical structures. Besides having biological implications in vivo, this property has been exploited in molecular biology applications. This approach is limited by a lack of knowledge about the recognition by the third strand of pyrimidine residues in Watson-Crick base pairs. RESULTS: We have therefore determined the solution structure of a pyrimidine.purine.pyrimidine (Y.RY) DNA triple helix containing a guanine residue in the third strand which was postulated to specifically recognize a thymine residue in a Watson-Crick TA base pair. The structure was solved by combining NMR-derived restraints with molecular dynamics simulations conducted in the presence of explicit solvent and counter ions. The guanine of the G-TA triple is tilted out of the plane of its target TA base pair towards the 3'-direction, to avoid a steric clash with the thymine methyl group. This allows the guanine amino protons to participate in hydrogen bonds with separate carbonyls, forming one strong bond within the G-TA triple and a weak bond to an adjacent T.AT triple. Dramatic variations in helical twist around the guanine residue lead to a novel stacking interaction. At the global level, the Y.RY DNA triplex shares several structural features with the recently solved solution structure of the R.RY DNA triplex. CONCLUSIONS: The formation of a G.TA triple within an otherwise pyrimidine.purine.pyrimidine DNA triplex causes conformational realignments in and around the G.TA triple. These highlight new aspects of molecular recognition that could be useful in triplex-based approaches to inhibition of gene expression and site-specific cleavage of genomic DNA. | BACKGROUND: Under certain conditions, homopyrimidine oligonucleotides can bind to complementary homopurine sequences in homopurine-homopyrimidine segments of duplex DNA to form triple helical structures. Besides having biological implications in vivo, this property has been exploited in molecular biology applications. This approach is limited by a lack of knowledge about the recognition by the third strand of pyrimidine residues in Watson-Crick base pairs. RESULTS: We have therefore determined the solution structure of a pyrimidine.purine.pyrimidine (Y.RY) DNA triple helix containing a guanine residue in the third strand which was postulated to specifically recognize a thymine residue in a Watson-Crick TA base pair. The structure was solved by combining NMR-derived restraints with molecular dynamics simulations conducted in the presence of explicit solvent and counter ions. The guanine of the G-TA triple is tilted out of the plane of its target TA base pair towards the 3'-direction, to avoid a steric clash with the thymine methyl group. This allows the guanine amino protons to participate in hydrogen bonds with separate carbonyls, forming one strong bond within the G-TA triple and a weak bond to an adjacent T.AT triple. Dramatic variations in helical twist around the guanine residue lead to a novel stacking interaction. At the global level, the Y.RY DNA triplex shares several structural features with the recently solved solution structure of the R.RY DNA triplex. CONCLUSIONS: The formation of a G.TA triple within an otherwise pyrimidine.purine.pyrimidine DNA triplex causes conformational realignments in and around the G.TA triple. These highlight new aspects of molecular recognition that could be useful in triplex-based approaches to inhibition of gene expression and site-specific cleavage of genomic DNA. | ||
| - | + | Solution structure of a pyrimidine.purine.pyrimidine DNA triplex containing T.AT, C+.GC and G.TA triples.,Radhakrishnan I, Patel DJ Structure. 1994 Jan 15;2(1):17-32. PMID:8075980<ref>PMID:8075980</ref> | |
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| - | + | From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br> | |
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| - | + | == References == | |
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| + | [[Category: Patel DJ]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Radhakrishnan I]] | ||
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SOLUTION STRUCTURE OF A PYRIMIDINE(DOT)PURINE(DOT) PYRIMIDINE DNA TRIPLEX CONTAINING T(DOT)AT, C+(DOT)GC AND G(DOT)TA TRIPLES
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