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CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF A DNA FRAGMENT CONTAINING A 2-AMINO ADENINE MODIFICATION: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONFORMATION, PACKING, AND HYDRATION IN Z-DNA HEXAMERS
Overview
The crystal and molecular structure of d(CGUA'CG)2 (where A' is 2-aminoadenine) has been determined and refined to an R factor of 13.8% for data 8.0-1.3 A. The structure is very similar to the original Z-DNA structures with the sequence d(CGCGCG)2 [Gessner, R. V., Frederick, C. A., Quigley, G. J., Rich, A., & Wang, A. H.-J. (1989) J. Biol. Chem. 264, 7921] and shows that the substitution of 2-aminoadenine-uracil base pairs in the two central steps is consistent with Z-DNA formation. In addition, we show how waters mediating intermolecular interactions may help to explain the ZI-ZII conformational pattern found in many Z-DNA structures.
About this Structure
Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Crystal and molecular structure of a DNA fragment containing a 2-aminoadenine modification: the relationship between conformation, packing, and hydration in Z-DNA hexamers., Schneider B, Ginell SL, Jones R, Gaffney B, Berman HM, Biochemistry. 1992 Oct 13;31(40):9622-8. PMID:1390739 Page seeded by OCA on Fri May 2 13:31:28 2008
Categories: Berman, H M. | Gaffney, B. | Ginell, S L. | Jones, R. | Schneider, B. | Double helix | Modified | Z-dna
