196D

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF C-T-C-T-C-G-A-G-A-G: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE STRUCTURE OF THE HOLLIDAY JUNCTION

Summary for 196D

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb196d/pdb
• Descriptor: DNA (5'-D(*CP*TP*CP*TP*CP*GP*AP*GP*AP*G)-3'), CALCIUM ION (3 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: b-dna, double helix, dna
• Total number of polymer chains: 2
• Total formula weight: 6330.48

Authors

Goodsell, D.S.,Grzeskowiak, K.,Dickerson, R.E. (deposition date: 1994-11-07, release date: 1995-02-27, Last modification date: 2024-02-07)

Primary citation

Goodsell, D.S.,Grzeskowiak, K.,Dickerson, R.E.
Crystal structure of C-T-C-T-C-G-A-G-A-G. Implications for the structure of the Holliday junction.
Biochemistry, 34:1022-1029, 1995

PubMed Abstract: The structure of the B-DNA decamer of sequence C-T-C-T-C-G-A-G-A-G shows a crossed arrangement of helices in the C2 crystal lattice. This is the fourth example of a crossed arrangement of B-DNA oligomers in a crystal, and in spite of the fact that each of these four crystallizes in a different lattice, all have nearly identical structures at the crossing contact. This ubiquitous crossing arrangement may be used to generate a structure for the Holliday junction that is fully consistent with the available physical data.

PubMed: 7827018
DOI: 10.1021/bi00003a037

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.7 Å)