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INTERACTION BETWEEN THE LEFT-HANDED Z-DNA AND POLYAMINE:THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE D(CG)3 AND N-(2-AMINOETHYL)-1,4-DIAMINOBUTANE COMPLEX
Overview
The DNA fragment d(CG)3 was co-crystallized with N-(2-aminoethyl)-1,4-diaminobutane (PA(24], a chemically synthesized polyamine. The complex crystal contained one polyamine, 3 magnesium cations and one sodium cation per duplex of d(CG)3, and well diffracted the X-ray intensities up to 1.0 A resolution. The d(CG)3 took a left-handed Z-DNA conformation, and the PA(24) molecule electrostatically interacted with the phosphate groups of the d(CG)3 duplex.
About this Structure
Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Interaction between the left-handed Z-DNA and polyamine. The crystal structure of the d(CG)3 and N-(2-aminoethyl)-1,4-diamino-butane complex., Ohishi H, Kunisawa S, van der Marel G, van Boom JH, Rich A, Wang AH, Tomita K, Hakoshima T, FEBS Lett. 1991 Jun 24;284(2):238-44. PMID:2060642 Page seeded by OCA on Sat May 3 18:25:59 2008
