2DND

A BIFURCATED HYDROGEN-BONDED CONFORMATION IN THE D(A.T) BASE PAIRS OF THE DNA DODECAMER D(CGCAAATTTGCG) AND ITS COMPLEX WITH DISTAMYCIN

Summary for 2DND

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb2dnd/pdb
• Descriptor: DNA (5'-D(*CP*GP*CP*AP*AP*AP*TP*TP*TP*GP*CP*G)-3'), DISTAMYCIN A (3 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: b-dna, double helix, complexed with drug, dna
• Total number of polymer chains: 2
• Total formula weight: 7806.32

Authors

Coll, M.,Frederick, C.A.,Wang, A.H.-J.,Rich, A. (deposition date: 1988-08-29, release date: 1989-01-09, Last modification date: 2024-02-14)

Primary citation

Coll, M.,Frederick, C.A.,Wang, A.H.,Rich, A.
A bifurcated hydrogen-bonded conformation in the d(A.T) base pairs of the DNA dodecamer d(CGCAAATTTGCG) and its complex with distamycin.
Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA, 84:8385-8389, 1987

PubMed Abstract: The crystal structures of d(CGCA3T3GCG) complex to the antitumor drug distamycin and the DNA fragment alone were solved by x-ray diffraction at 2.2 and 2.5 A resolution, respectively. The drug lies in the narrow minor groove near the center of the B-DNA fragment covering 5 of the 6 A.T base pairs. It is bound to the DNA by hydrogen bonding, van der Waals, and electrostatic interactions. In addition, the DNA was found to have an unusual conformation in the (dA)3.(dT)3 regions. These base pairs have a high positive propeller twist so that in the major groove the adenine amino group is located intermediate between the carbonyl O-4 groups of two adjacent thymines of the opposite strand, making bifurcated hydrogen bonds to the two thymine residues. This suggests a model to explain the unusual properties of poly-(dA).poly(dT) in which a modified B conformation is associated with a large propeller twist of the bases and a set of continuous bifurcating hydrogen bonds along the major groove, which may provide incremental stability to these segments. In addition, shorter segments of (dA)3-6.(dT)3-6 may have this conformation in the midst of B-DNA and stabilize bends in the DNA that may be associated with stacking on one of the high propeller-twisted bases at the ends of these segments.

PubMed: 3479798
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.84.23.8385

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.2 Å)