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SEQUENCE-DEPENDENT CONFORMATION OF AN A-DNA DOUBLE HELIX: THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE OCTAMER D(G-G-T-A-T-A-C-C)
Overview
The crystal structures of the synthetic self-complementary octamer d(G-G-T-A-T-A-C-C) and its 5-bromouracil-containing analogue have been refined to R values of 20% and 14% at resolutions of 1.8 and 2.25 A, respectively. The molecules adopt and A-DNA type double-helical conformation, which is minimally affected by crystal forces. A detailed analysis of the structure shows a considerable influence of the nucleotide sequence on the base-pair stacking patterns. In particular, the electrostatic stacking interactions between adjacent guanine and thymine bases produce symmetric bending of the double helix and a major-groove widening. The sugar-phosphate backbone appears to be only slightly affected by the base sequence. The local variations in the base-pair orientation are brought about by correlated adjustments in the backbone torsion angles and the glycosidic orientation. Sequence-dependent conformational variations of the type observed here may contribute to the specificity of certain protein-DNA interactions.
About this Structure
Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Sequence-dependent conformation of an A-DNA double helix. The crystal structure of the octamer d(G-G-T-A-T-A-C-C)., Shakked Z, Rabinovich D, Kennard O, Cruse WB, Salisbury SA, Viswamitra MA, J Mol Biol. 1983 May 15;166(2):183-201. PMID:6854642 Page seeded by OCA on Sat May 3 12:35:14 2008
