180D

SEQUENCE-DEPENDENT MICROHETEROGENEITY OF Z-DNA: THE CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURES OF D(CACGCG).D(CGCGTG) AND D(CGCACG).D(CGTGCG)

X-RAY DIFFRACTION

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Crystallization

Crystalization Experiments
ID	Method	pH	Temperature	Details
1	VAPOR DIFFUSION, HANGING DROP	6.8		pH 6.80, VAPOR DIFFUSION, HANGING DROP

Crystal Properties
Matthews coefficient	Solvent content
1.61	23.71

Crystal Data

Unit Cell
Length ( Å )	Angle ( ˚ )
a = 17.75	α = 90
b = 17.76	β = 90
c = 42.77	γ = 120.05

Symmetry
Space Group	P 1 1 21

Diffraction

Diffraction Experiment
ID #	Crystal ID	Scattering Type	Data Collection Temperature	Detector	Detector Type	Details	Collection Date	Monochromator	Protocol
1	1	x-ray	296	DIFFRACTOMETER	ENRAF-NONIUS CAD4

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		2.5	10	2	530			0.161

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
n_phos_bond_it	12.76
n_phos_angle_it	10.21
n_sugar_angle_it	8
n_sugar_bond_it	5.5
n_multtor_nbd	0.093
n_phos_bond_d	0.071
n_phos_bond_angle_d	0.07
n_singtor_nbd	0.069
n_chiral_restr	0.038
n_sugar_bond_angle_d	0.026
n_sugar_bond_d	0.01
n_plane_restr	0.005
n_bond_d
n_angle_d
n_planar_d
n_hb_or_metal_coord
n_bond_angle_restr
n_dihedral_angle_restr
n_impr_tor
n_xhyhbond_nbd

Non-Hydrogen Atoms Used in Refinement
Non-Hydrogen Atoms	Number
Protein Atoms
Nucleic Acid Atoms	240
Solvent Atoms	21
Heterogen Atoms

Software

Software
Software Name	Purpose
NUCLSQ	refinement