Sequence preference and structural heterogeneity of BZ junctions.

Abstract:

:BZ junctions, which connect B-DNA to Z-DNA, are necessary for local transformation of B-DNA to Z-DNA in the genome. However, the limited information on the junction-forming sequences and junction structures has led to a lack of understanding of the structural diversity and sequence preferences of BZ junctions. We determined three crystal structures of BZ junctions with diverse sequences followed by spectroscopic validation of DNA conformation. The structural features of the BZ junctions were well conserved regardless of sequences via the continuous base stacking through B-to-Z DNA with A-T base extrusion. However, the sequence-dependent structural heterogeneity of the junctions was also observed in base step parameters that are correlated with steric constraints imposed during Z-DNA formation. Further, circular dichroism and fluorescence-based analysis of BZ junctions revealed that a base extrusion was only found at the A-T base pair present next to a stable dinucleotide Z-DNA unit. Our findings suggest that Z-DNA formation in the genome is influenced by the sequence preference for BZ junctions.

journal_name

Nucleic Acids Res

journal_title

Nucleic acids research

authors

Kim D,Hur J,Han JH,Ha SC,Shin D,Lee S,Park S,Sugiyama H,Kim KK

doi

10.1093/nar/gky784

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-11-02 00:00:00

pages

10504-10513

issue

19

eissn

0305-1048

issn

1362-4962

pii

5089901

journal_volume

46

pub_type

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