DNA coiled coils.
We report the coiled-coil structure of DNA, which is generated by the dodecanucleotide d(ATATATATATAT). The structure has been determined by single-crystal x-ray crystallography. The molecules form duplexes with single-stranded overhangs, which associate with neighbor molecules and give rise to infinite double helices in a coiled-coil conformation, with staggered nicks in both strands. The coiled coils have six dodecamer duplexes per turn. Despite the presence of nicks, the structure is very rigid. Statistical disorder is present, which gives rise to continuous scattering along the layer lines. This observation can be interpreted by the classical theory of coiled coils developed for proteins, which we apply here to a DNA structure. A clear splitting of the original layer lines of the DNA double helix is detected. The structure we have found adds a previously unrecognized element to the architectures that can be built from DNA oligonucleotides. Any duplex with complementary single-strand overhangs should be expected to give rise to regular coiled-coil structures.
Campos
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JL
Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Avda Diagonal 647, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.
Urpí
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Sanmartín
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T
Gouyette
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C
Subirana
J A
JA
D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D004278:DNA, Superhelical / Q000737:chemistry*; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation
D004278:DNA, Superhelical; D004247:DNA
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