1l3z

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'''Crystal Structure Analysis of an RNA Heptamer'''<br />

==Overview==

The crystal structure of an alternating RNA heptamer r(GUAUACA) has been determined to 2.0 A resolution and refined to an R(work) of 17.1% and R(free) of 18.5% using 2797 reflections. The heptamer crystallized in the space group C222 with a unit cell of a = 25.74, b = 106.58, c = 30.26 A and two independent strands in the asymmetric unit. Each heptamer forms a duplex with its symmetry-related strand and each duplex contains six Watson-Crick base pairs and 3'-end adenosine overhangs. Therefore, two kinds of duplex (duplex 1 and duplex 2) are formed. Duplexes 1 stack on each other forming a pseudo-continuous column, which is typical of the RNA packing mode, while duplex 2 is typical of A-DNA packing with its termini in abutting interactions. Overhang adenine residues stack within the duplexes with C3'-endo sugar pucker and C2'-endo sugar pucker in duplexes 1 and 2, respectively. A Na+ ion in the crystal lattice is water bridged to two N1 atoms of symmetry-related A7 bases.

 

==About this Structure==

1L3Z is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_complex Protein complex] structure of sequences from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ ] with <scene name='pdbligand=NA:'>NA</scene> as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ligand ligand]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1L3Z OCA].

 

The crystal structure of an alternating RNA heptamer r(GUAUACA) forming a six base-paired duplex with 3'-end adenine overhangs., Shi K, Pan B, Sundaralingam M, Nucleic Acids Res. 2003 Mar 1;31(5):1392-7. PMID:[http://ispc.weizmann.ac.il//pmbin/getpm?pmid=12595546 12595546]

[[Category: Protein complex]]

[[Category: Pan, B.]]

[[Category: Shi, K.]]

[[Category: Sundaralingam, M.]]