1ZNA

CONFORMATION AND DYNAMICS IN A Z-DNA TETRAMER

• PDB DOI: https://doi.org/10.2210/pdb1ZNA/pdb
• NAKB: 1ZNA

• Classification: DNA
• Mutation(s): No 


• Deposited: 1981-01-26 Released: 1981-03-18 
• Deposition Author(s): Drew, H.R., Dickerson, R.E.

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Experimental Data Snapshot

• Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
• Resolution: 1.50 Å
• R-Value Observed: 0.210 

Literature

Conformation and dynamics in a Z-DNA tetramer.

Drew, H.R., Dickerson, R.E.

(1981) J Mol Biol 152: 723-736

• PubMed: 7334519 
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-2836(81)90124-8
• Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
  1ZNA

Biological Assembly 1  

Biological assembly 1 assigned by authors.

Macromolecule Content

• Total Structure Weight: 2.38 kDa 
• Atom Count: 242 
• Modelled Residue Count: 8 
• Deposited Residue Count: 8 
• Unique nucleic acid chains: 1

Macromolecules

Entity ID: 1
Molecule	Chains	Length	Organism	Image
DNA (5'-D(*CP*GP*CP*G)-3')	A, B	4	N/A

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

• Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
• Resolution: 1.50 Å
• R-Value Observed: 0.210 
• Space Group: C 2 2 2₁

Unit Cell:

Length ( Å )	Angle ( ˚ )
a = 19.5	α = 90
b = 31.27	β = 90
c = 64.67	γ = 90

Software Package:

Software Name	Purpose
JACK-LEVITT	refinement

Structure Validation

Entry History 

Deposition Data

• Released Date: 1981-03-18 
Deposition Author(s): Drew, H.R., Dickerson, R.E.

Revision History  

• Version 1.0: 1981-03-18
  Type: Initial release
  
• Version 1.1: 2008-05-22
  Changes: Version format compliance
• Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
  Changes: Version format compliance
• Version 2.0: 2023-07-26
  Type: Remediation
  Changes: Advisory, Atomic model, Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Other