131D

THE LOW-TEMPERATURE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE PURE-SPERMINE FORM OF Z-DNA REVEALS BINDING OF A SPERMINE MOLECULE IN THE MINOR GROOVE

X-RAY DIFFRACTION

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Crystallization

Crystalization Experiments
ID	Method	pH	Temperature	Details
1	VAPOR DIFFUSION, SITTING DROP	7		pH 7.00, VAPOR DIFFUSION, SITTING DROP

Crystal Properties
Matthews coefficient	Solvent content
1.64	25.16

Crystal Data

Unit Cell
Length ( Å )	Angle ( ˚ )
a = 18.265	α = 90
b = 30.69	β = 90
c = 42.46	γ = 90

Symmetry
Space Group	P 21 21 21

Diffraction

Diffraction Experiment
ID #	Crystal ID	Scattering Type	Data Collection Temperature	Detector	Detector Type	Details	Collection Date	Monochromator	Protocol
1	1	x-ray	163	DIFFRACTOMETER	RIGAKU AFC-5R

Radiation Source
ID #	Source	Type	Wavelength List	Synchrotron Site	Beamline
1	ROTATING ANODE

Data Collection

Overall
ID #	Resolution (High)	Resolution (Low)	Percent Possible (Observed)	Net I Over Average Sigma (I)	Redundancy	Number Reflections (All)	Number Reflections (Observed)	Observed Criterion Sigma (F)	Observed Criterion Sigma (I)	B (Isotropic) From Wilson Plot
1	1					14081	9691	2

Refinement

Statistics
Diffraction ID	Structure Solution Method	Resolution (High)	Resolution (Low)	Cut-off Sigma (F)	Number Reflections (Observed)	Number Reflections (R-Free)	Percent Reflections (Observed)	R-Factor (Observed)	R-Work	R-Free	Mean Isotropic B
X-RAY DIFFRACTION		1	5	2	9575			0.18

Temperature Factor Modeling
Anisotropic B[1][1]	Anisotropic B[1][2]	Anisotropic B[1][3]	Anisotropic B[2][2]	Anisotropic B[2][3]	Anisotropic B[3][3]

RMS Deviations
Key	Refinement Restraint Deviation
p_bond_d	0.03
p_angle_d
p_angle_deg
p_planar_d
p_hb_or_metal_coord
p_mcbond_it
p_mcangle_it
p_scbond_it
p_scangle_it
p_plane_restr
p_chiral_restr
p_singtor_nbd
p_multtor_nbd
p_xhyhbond_nbd
p_xyhbond_nbd
p_planar_tor
p_staggered_tor
p_orthonormal_tor
p_transverse_tor
p_special_tor

Non-Hydrogen Atoms Used in Refinement
Non-Hydrogen Atoms	Number
Protein Atoms
Nucleic Acid Atoms	240
Solvent Atoms	62
Heterogen Atoms	30

Software

Software
Software Name	Purpose
PROLSQ	refinement
MODIFIED	refinement