Abstract：
:It is well-known, but little understood, that the nucleotide sequences between phased A(4-6)-tracts (at 10-11 bp intervals) have only a slight effect on overall curvature. To explore this phenomenon, we have examined the gel-migration properties of sequences containing both A-tracts as well as G-tracts (i.e., sequences of the form G(n)C(m) or C(n)G(m), n + m > 4) in various relative positioning. We show that the composite bend of these sequences depends on their relative arrangement. When G-tracts are placed between two A-tracts, such that both tracts are repeated in phase to themselves (e.g., G(5)A(6)G(5)A(5)), or adjacent to the 3'-side of A-tracts (e.g., A(6)G(5)N(10)), they have minimal influence on the extent of bending of the composite sequence. When G-tracts are placed one helical repeat away from A-tracts (e.g., G(5)N(5)A(6)N(6)), or are adjacent only to the 5'-side of A-tracts (e.g., G(5)A(6)N(10)) their influence on the composite bend is larger. The differential behavior of AG- versus GA-tracts means that A-tracts influence their flanking sequences in a polar manner. Whereas they suppress, or make constant, the intrinsic bending characteristics of any sequence placed immediately 3' to them (and hence by definition any sequence placed between two phased A-tracts), sequences adjoining them on their 5'-side are free to modulate the overall curvature. We interpret these results as evidence for the dominant nature of the unique and nonuniform structure adopted by tracts of four adenines or more. The effects of A-tracts extend at least five base pairs into the adjoining 3' region. This is further evidence for the complexity of DNA structure and the inadequacy of simple nearest-neighbor models to explain all its manifestations.
journal_name
Biochemistryjournal_title
Biochemistryauthors
Merling A,Sagaydakova N,Haran TEdoi
10.1021/bi020662wsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2003-05-06 00:00:00pages
4978-84issue
17eissn
0006-2960issn
1520-4995journal_volume
42pub_type
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