ISSN:
0006-3525
Schlagwort(e):
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Quelle:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Thema:
Chemie und Pharmazie
Notizen:
We describe the crystal structure of an octameric DNA sequence, d(GGm5CCGGCC), at 2.25 Å resolution. The sequence contains one C5-methylated cytosine per DNA strand. This methylation corresponds to that utilized in vivo by the HaeIII restriction modification system. The present structure is compared to that of the unmethylated octamer solved previously as well as to other A-DNA crystal structures. It retains the characteristics seen in these other DNA molecules, i.e., reduced base-pair tilt angles and increased major groove width, indicating that the presence of the methyl groups does not drastically affect the A-DNA backbone conformation. The position of the methyl groups appears to block the major grove, thus preventing potential sequence-specific protein interactions. In addition, the presence of these hydrophobic substituents may enhance the overall stability of the A-DNA conformation.
Zusätzliches Material:
9 Ill.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bip.360260014
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