459d
From Proteopedia
DNA MINOR-GROOVE RECOGNITION OF A TRIS-BENZIMIDAZOLE DRUG
Overview
The crystal structure of the non-self-complementary dodecamer DNA duplex formed by d(CG[5BrC]ATAT-TTGCG) and d(CGCAAATATGCG) has been solved to 2.3 A resolution, together with that of its complex with the tris-benzimidazole minor groove binding ligand TRIBIZ. The inclusion of a bromine atom on one strand in each structure enabled the possibility of disorder to be discounted. The native structure has an exceptional narrow minor groove, of 2.5-2.6 A in the central part of the A/T region, which is increased in width by approximately 0.8 A on drug binding. The ligand molecule binds in the central part of the sequence. The benzimidazole subunits of the ligand participate in six bifurcated hydrogen bonds with A:T base pair edges, three to each DNA strand. The presence of a pair of C-H...O hydrogen bonds has been deduced from the close proximity of the pyrrolidine group of the ligand to the TpA step in the sequence.
About this Structure
Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
DNA minor groove recognition of a non-self-complementary AT-rich sequence by a tris-benzimidazole ligand., Aymami J, Nunn CM, Neidle S, Nucleic Acids Res. 1999 Jul 1;27(13):2691-8. PMID:10373586 Page seeded by OCA on Sun May 4 22:18:53 2008
