title: NMR structural characterisation of a hairpin DNA with two-base loop: solution conformation of d-GGTACIAGTACC.
abstract: An inosine-adenosine mismatched base-pair oligonucleotide, d-GGTACIAGTACC has been studied by 1H and 31P NMR spectroscopy. Almost complete 1H and 31P resonance assignments of the oligomer at 0.90 mM concentration and 310 K have been achieved. NMR results demonstrate that the oligomer adopts a hairpin conformation, which has a structure with two purines I6 and A7 forming a two-base loop on a B-DNA stem. Stacking is continued on the 5'-side of the loop, with the I6 stacked upon C5. The base A7, on the 3'-side of the loop stacks partially with I6. All the bases are in anti conformation with respect to their respective sugar moiety.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Physics Group, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Rastogi
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Chary
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Govil
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Miles
mesh_terms: D001482:Base Composition; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D012996:Solutions
chemical_list: D012996:Solutions; D004247:DNA