1ndn
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MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF NICKED DNA. MODEL T4
Overview
The molecular structure of a nicked dodecamer DNA double helix, made of a ternary system containing d(CGCGAAAACGCG) + d(CGCGTT) + d(TTCGCG) oligonucleotides, has been determined by x-ray diffraction analysis at 3 A resolution. The molecule adopts a B-DNA conformation, not unlike those found in intact dodecamer DNA molecules crystallized in a somewhat different crystal lattice, despite a gap due to the absence of a phosphate group in the molecule. The helix has a distinct narrow minor groove near the center of the molecule at the AAAA region. This suggests that the internal stabilizing forces due to base stacking and hydrogen-bonding interactions are sufficient to overcome the loss of connectivity associated with the disruption of the covalent backbone of DNA.
About this Structure
Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Molecular structure of nicked DNA: a substrate for DNA repair enzymes., Aymami J, Coll M, van der Marel GA, van Boom JH, Wang AH, Rich A, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1990 Apr;87(7):2526-30. PMID:2320572 Page seeded by OCA on Sat May 3 02:24:31 2008
Categories: Aymani, J. | Boom, J H.Van. | Coll, M. | Marel, G A.Van Der. | Rich, A. | Wang, A H.J. | B-dna | Double helix | Nicked
