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'''SOLUTION STRUCTURE OF THE DNA DODECAMER GCAAAATTTTGC''' | '''SOLUTION STRUCTURE OF THE DNA DODECAMER GCAAAATTTTGC''' | ||
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==About this Structure== | ==About this Structure== | ||
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==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
DNA A-tract bending in three dimensions: solving the dA4T4 vs. dT4A4 conundrum., Stefl R, Wu H, Ravindranathan S, Sklenar V, Feigon J, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Feb 3;101(5):1177-82. Epub 2004 Jan 22. PMID:[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14739342 14739342] | DNA A-tract bending in three dimensions: solving the dA4T4 vs. dT4A4 conundrum., Stefl R, Wu H, Ravindranathan S, Sklenar V, Feigon J, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Feb 3;101(5):1177-82. Epub 2004 Jan 22. PMID:[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14739342 14739342] | ||
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Revision as of 04:57, 3 May 2008
SOLUTION STRUCTURE OF THE DNA DODECAMER GCAAAATTTTGC
Overview
DNA A-tracts have been defined as four or more consecutive A.T base pairs without a TpA step. When inserted in phase with the DNA helical repeat, bending is manifested macroscopically as anomalous migration on polyacrylamide gels, first observed >20 years ago. An unsolved conundrum is why DNA containing in-phase A-tract repeats of A(4)T(4) are bent, whereas T(4)A(4) is straight. We have determined the solution structures of the DNA duplexes formed by d(GCAAAATTTTGC) [A4T4] and d(CGTTTTAAAACG) [T4A4] with NH(4)(+) counterions by using NMR spectroscopy, including refinement with residual dipolar couplings. Analysis of the structures shows that the ApT step has a large negative roll, resulting in a local bend toward the minor groove, whereas the TpA step has a positive roll and locally bends toward the major groove. For A4T4, this bend is nearly in phase with bends at the two A-tract junctions, resulting in an overall bend toward the minor groove of the A-tract, whereas for T4A4, the bends oppose each other, resulting in a relatively straight helix. NMR-based structural modeling of d(CAAAATTTTG)(15) and d(GTTTTAAAAC)(15) reveals that the former forms a left-handed superhelix with a diameter of approximately 110 A and pitch of 80 A, similar to DNA in the nucleosome, whereas the latter has a gentle writhe with a pitch of >250 A and diameter of approximately 50 A. Results of gel electrophoretic mobility studies are consistent with the higher-order structure of the DNA and furthermore depend on the nature of the monovalent cation present in the running buffer.
About this Structure
Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
DNA A-tract bending in three dimensions: solving the dA4T4 vs. dT4A4 conundrum., Stefl R, Wu H, Ravindranathan S, Sklenar V, Feigon J, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Feb 3;101(5):1177-82. Epub 2004 Jan 22. PMID:14739342 Page seeded by OCA on Sat May 3 07:57:31 2008
