Fibonacci Sequence and Supramolecular Structure of DNA.
We proposed a new model of supramolecular DNA structure. Similar to the previously developed by us model of primary DNA structure [11-15], 3D structure of DNA molecule is assembled in accordance to a mathematic rule known as Fibonacci sequence. Unlike primary DNA structure, supramolecular 3D structure is assembled from complex moieties including a regular tetrahedron and a regular octahedron consisting of monomers, elements of the primary DNA structure. The moieties of the supramolecular DNA structure forming fragments of regular spatial lattice are bound via linker (joint) sequences of the DNA chain. The lattice perceives and transmits information signals over a considerable distance without acoustic aberrations. Linker sequences expand conformational space between lattice segments allowing their sliding relative to each other under the action of external forces. In this case, sliding is provided by stretching of the stacked linker sequences.
N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russia. margo56@bk.ru.
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Shabalkin
N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russia.
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Grigor'eva
N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russia.
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Gudkova
N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russia.
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Shabalkin
D003460:Crystallization; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D055641:Mathematical Concepts; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation
D004247:DNA
DNA; Fibonacci sequence; monomers; supramolecular structure