Molecular and Crystal Structure of D(CGCAAATTMO4CGCG): the Watson-Crick Type N4-Methoxycytidine/Adenosine Base Pair in B-DNA
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Starting Model(s)
| Initial Refinement Model(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Source | Accession Code | Details |
| experimental model | PDB | 355D | PDB ENTRY 355D |
Crystallization
| Crystalization Experiments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Method | pH | Temperature | Details |
| 1 | VAPOR DIFFUSION, HANGING DROP | 7 | 277 | MPD, spermine, magnesium acetate, sodium cacodylate, sodum chloride, pH 7.0, VAPOR DIFFUSION, HANGING DROP, temperature 277K |
| Crystal Properties | |
|---|---|
| Matthews coefficient | Solvent content |
| 2.15 | 42.77 |
Crystal Data
| Unit Cell | |
|---|---|
| Length ( Å ) | Angle ( ˚ ) |
| a = 24.8 | α = 90 |
| b = 40.3 | β = 90 |
| c = 65.5 | 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 | 100 | DIFFRACTOMETER | WEISSENBERG | 2000-12-12 | M | SINGLE WAVELENGTH | ||||||
| Radiation Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID # | Source | Type | Wavelength List | Synchrotron Site | Beamline |
| 1 | SYNCHROTRON | PHOTON FACTORY BEAMLINE BL-18B | 1.0 | Photon Factory | BL-18B |
Data Collection
| Overall | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID # | Resolution (High) | Resolution (Low) | Percent Possible (Observed) | R Merge I (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 | 1.6 | 100 | 86.1 | 0.058 | 8 | 62759 | 7855 | ||||||||||||
| Highest Resolution Shell | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID # | Resolution (High) | Resolution (Low) | Percent Possible (All) | Percent Possible (Observed) | R Merge I (Observed) | Mean I Over Sigma (Observed) | Redundancy | Number Unique Reflections (All) | |||||||||||
| 1.6 | 1.69 | 38.4 | 0.132 | 5.5 | |||||||||||||||
Refinement
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diffraction ID | Structure Solution Method | Cross Validation method | Starting model | Resolution (High) | Resolution (Low) | Cut-off Sigma (F) | Number Reflections (All) | Number Reflections (R-Free) | Percent Reflections (Observed) | R-Work (Depositor) | R-Work (DCC) | R-Free (Depositor) | R-Free Selection Details | Mean Isotropic B | |||||
| X-RAY DIFFRACTION | MOLECULAR REPLACEMENT | THROUGHOUT | PDB ENTRY 355D | 1.6 | 10 | 3 | 6515 | 685 | 0.218 | 0.23 | 0.258 | RANDOM | |||||||
| 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] | |
| 7.27 | -0.96 | -6.31 | ||||
| RMS Deviations | |
|---|---|
| Key | Refinement Restraint Deviation |
| c_dihedral_angle_d | 20.7 |
| c_improper_angle_d | 1.36 |
| c_angle_deg | 0.9 |
| c_bond_d | 0.004 |
| Non-Hydrogen Atoms Used in Refinement | |
|---|---|
| Non-Hydrogen Atoms | Number |
| Protein Atoms | |
| Nucleic Acid Atoms | 484 |
| Solvent Atoms | 105 |
| Heterogen Atoms | 11 |
Software
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Software Name | Purpose |
| AMoRE | phasing |
| CNS | refinement |
| MOSFLM | data reduction |
| CCP4 | data scaling |














