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1v3o
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Crystal structure of d(GCGAGAGC): the DNA quadruplex structure split from the octaplex
Overview
Recent genomic analyses revealed many kinds of tandem repeats of specific sequences. Some of them are related to genetic diseases, but their biological functions and structures are still unknown. Two X-ray structures of a short DNA fragment d(gcGA[G]1Agc) show that four base-intercalated duplexes are assembled to form an octaplex at a low K+ concentration, in which the eight G5 residues form a stacked double G-quartet in the central part. At a higher K+ concentration, however, the octaplex is split into just two halves. These structural features suggest a folding process of eight tandem repeats of d(ccGA[G]4Agg), according to a double Greek-key motif. Such a packaging of the repeats could facilitate slippage of a certain sequence during DNA replication, to induce increase or decrease of the repeats.
About this Structure
1V3O is a Protein complex structure of sequences from [1] with as ligand. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Crystal structures of a DNA octaplex with I-motif of G-quartets and its splitting into two quadruplexes suggest a folding mechanism of eight tandem repeats., Kondo J, Adachi W, Umeda S, Sunami T, Takenaka A, Nucleic Acids Res. 2004 May 7;32(8):2541-9. Print 2004. PMID:15133122
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