Structure and dynamics of a DNA GNRA hairpin solved vy high-sensitivity NMR with two independent converging methods, simulated annealing (DYANA) and mesoscopic molecular modelling (BCE/AMBER)
SOLUTION NMR
| NMR Experiment | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experiment | Type | Sample Contents | Solvent | Ionic Strength | pH | Pressure | Temperature (K) | Spectrometer |
| 1 | 2D DQF-COSY | 4 mM dGCGAAAGC, 10 mM sodium phosphate, 0.0025 mM sodium azide, 0.005 mM EDTA, 50 mM sodium chloride | 100% D2O | 50 | 6.8 | ambient | 298 | |
| 2 | 2D 1H-13C HSQC | 4 mM dGCGAAAGC, 10 mM sodium phosphate, 0.0025 mM sodium azide, 0.005 mM EDTA, 50 mM sodium chloride | 100% D2O | 50 | 6.8 | ambient | 298 | |
| 3 | 2D 1H-31P COSY | 4 mM dGCGAAAGC, 10 mM sodium phosphate, 0.0025 mM sodium azide, 0.005 mM EDTA, 50 mM sodium chloride | 100% D2O | 50 | 6.8 | ambient | 298 | |
| 4 | 2D 1H-1H NOESY | 4 mM dGCGAAAGC, 10 mM sodium phosphate, 0.0025 mM sodium azide, 0.005 mM EDTA, 50 mM sodium chloride | 100% D2O | 50 | 6.8 | ambient | 298 | |
| 5 | 2D 1H-1H NOESY | 4 mM dGCGAAAGC, 10 mM sodium phosphate, 0.0025 mM sodium azide, 0.005 mM EDTA, 50 mM sodium chloride | 90% H2O/10% D2O | 50 | 6.8 | ambient | 274 | |
| NMR Spectrometer Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrometer | Manufacturer | Model | Field Strength |
| 1 | Varian | INOVA | 750 |
| 2 | Varian | UNITY | 400 |
| NMR Refinement | ||
|---|---|---|
| Method | Details | Software |
| simulated annealing, Biopolymer Chain Elasticity approach | 100 structures were used in DYANA simulated annealing approach to give models 1 to 20 that were energy-refined with AMBER, Model number 21 was constructed with the BCE approach in agreement with the NMR data and then energy-refined with AMBER | VNMR |
| NMR Ensemble Information | |
|---|---|
| Conformer Selection Criteria | structures with the least restraint violations |
| Conformers Calculated Total Number | 101 |
| Conformers Submitted Total Number | 21 |
| Representative Model | 1 (fewest violations) |
| Computation: NMR Software | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Classification | Version | Software Name | Author |
| 1 | collection | VNMR | Varian | |
| 2 | data analysis | PROSA | Guntert | |
| 3 | refinement | DYANA | Guntert, Braun and Wuthrich | |
| 4 | structure solution | DYANA | Guntert, Braun and Wuthrich | |
| 5 | visualisation | MOLMOL | Koradi, Billeter and Wuthrich | |














