1P54

Effect of Sequence on the Conformational Geometry of DNA Holliday Junctions


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.242 
  • R-Value Work: 0.215 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.215 

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Literature

Effect of Sequence on the Conformation of DNA Holliday Junctions

Hays, F.A.Vargason, J.M.Ho, P.S.

(2003) Biochemistry 42: 9586-9597

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bi0346603
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1P4Y, 1P4Z, 1P54

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Structures of the DNA sequences d(CCGGCGCCGG) and d(CCAGTACbr(5)UGG) are presented here as four-way Holliday junctions in their compact stacked-X forms, with antiparallel alignment of the DNA strands. Thus, the ACC-trinucleotide motif, previously identified as important for stabilizing the junction, is now extended to PuCPy, where Pu is either an adenine or guanine, and Py is either a cytosine, 5-methylcytosine, or 5-bromouracil but not thymine nucleotide. We see that both sequence and base substituents affect the geometry of the junction in terms of the interduplex angle as well as the previously defined conformational variables, J(roll) (the rotation of the stacked duplexes about their respective helical axis) and J(slide) (the translational displacement of the stacked duplexes along their respective helical axis). The structures of the GCC and parent ACC containing junctions fall into a distinct conformational class that is relatively undistorted in terms of J(slide) and J(roll), with interduplex angles of 40-43 degrees. The substituted ACbr(5)U structure, however, is more akin to that of the distorted methylated ACm(5)C containing junction, with J(slide) (>or=2.3 A) and a similar J(roll) (164 degrees) opening the major groove-side of the junction, but shows a reduced interduplex angle. In contrast, the analogous d(CCAGTACTGG) sequence has to date been crystallized only as resolved B-DNA duplexes. This suggests that there is an electronic effect of substituents at the pyrimidine Py position on the stability of four-stranded junctions. The single-crystal structures presented here, therefore, show how sequence affects the detailed geometry, and subsequently, the associated stability and conformational dynamics of the Holliday junction.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, ALS 2011, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA.


Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
5'-D(*CP*CP*AP*GP*TP*AP*CP*(BRU)P*GP*G)-3'
A, B
10N/A
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.242 
  • R-Value Work: 0.215 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.215 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 64.84α = 90
b = 22.58β = 106.78
c = 38.07γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
EPMRphasing
CNSrefinement

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2003-09-02
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-29
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2011-11-16
    Changes: Atomic model
  • Version 1.4: 2023-08-16
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description