'''NMR Structure of a Parallel Stranded DNA Duplex at Atomic Resolution'''
===NMR Structure of a Parallel Stranded DNA Duplex at Atomic Resolution===
==Overview==
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DNA dodecamers have been designed with two cytosines on each end and intervening A and T stretches, such that the oligomers have fully complementary A:T base pairs when aligned in the parallel orientation. Spectroscopic (UV, CD and IR), NMR and molecular dynamics studies have shown that oligomers having the sequences d(CCATAATTTACC) and d(CCTATTAAATCC) form a parallel-stranded duplex when dissolved at 1:1 stoichiometry in aqueous solution. This is due to the C:C+ clamps on either end and extensive mismatches in the antiparallel orientation. The structure is stable at neutral and acidic pH. At higher temperatures, the duplex melts into single strands in a highly cooperative fashion. All adenine, cytosine and thymine nucleotides adopt the anti conformation with respect to the glycosidic bond. The A:T base pairs form reverse Watson-Crick base pairs. The duplex shows base stacking and NOEs between the base protons T(H6)/A(H8) and the sugar protons (H1'/H2'/H2") of the preceding nucleotide, as has been observed in antiparallel duplexes. However, no NOEs are observed between base protons H2/H6/H8 of sequential nucleotides, though such NOEs are observed between T(CH3) and A(H8). A three-dimensional structure of the parallel-stranded duplex at atomic resolution has been obtained using molecular dynamics simulations under NMR constraints. The simulated structures have torsional angles very similar to those found in B-DNA duplexes, but the base stacking and helicoid parameters are significantly different.
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==About this Structure==
==About this Structure==
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==Reference==
==Reference==
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[[Category: Dna duplex]]
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[[Category: Parallel stranded]]
[[Category: Parallel stranded]]
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Reference
NMR structure of a parallel-stranded DNA duplex at atomic resolution., Parvathy VR, Bhaumik SR, Chary KV, Govil G, Liu K, Howard FB, Miles HT, Nucleic Acids Res. 2002 Apr 1;30(7):1500-11. PMID:11917010
