ISSN:
1432-1017
Keywords:
Chemical shift anisotropy
;
31P relaxation
;
DNA dynamics
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The five phosphates of the deoxynucleotide d(CpGpTpApCpG)2 have been assigned by two-dimensional heteronuclear NMR spectroscopy. The chemical shift anisotropy and correlation time of each phosphate group has been determined from measurements of the spin-lattice, spin-spin relaxation rate constants and the 31P-{1H} nuclear Overhauser enhancement (NOE) at three magnetic field strengths (4.7 T, 9.4 T, and 11.75 T) and two temperatures (288 K and 298 K). As expected, the relaxation data require two mechanisms to account for the observed rate constants, i.e. dipole-dipole and chemical shift anisotropy. At 9.4 T and 11.75 T, the latter mechanism dominates the relaxation, leading to insignificant NOE intensities. The correlation time, chemical shift anisotropy and effective P-H distance were obtained from least-squares fitting to the data. Comparison of the fitted value for the correlation time with that obtained from 1H measurements shows that the molecule behaves essentially as rigid rotor on the nanosecond timescale. Large amplitude motions observed in long segments of DNA are due to bending motions that do not contribute significantly to relaxation in short oligonucleotides.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00196925
