Macromolecule Content

• Total Structure Weight: 7624.64 
• Atom Count: 504 
• Residue Count: 24 
• Unique nucleic acid chains: 1

1AL5

A-TRACT RNA DODECAMER, NMR, 12 STRUCTURES

• DOI: 10.2210/pdb1AL5/pdb
• NDB: 1AL5

• Classification: RNA
• Organism(s): synthetic construct


• Deposited: 1997-06-11 Released: 1997-12-17 
• Deposition Author(s): Conte, M.R., Conn, G.L., Brown, T., Lane, A.N.

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Experimental Data Snapshot

• Method: SOLUTION NMR
• Conformers Calculated: 40 
• Conformers Submitted: 12 
• Selection Criteria: MINIMAL RESTRAINT VIOLATIONS, LOW ENERGY, GOOD STEREOCHEMISTRY 

Literature

Conformational properties and thermodynamics of the RNA duplex r(CGCAAAUUUGCG)2: comparison with the DNA analogue d(CGCAAATTTGCG)2.

Conte, M.R., Conn, G.L., Brown, T., Lane, A.N.

(1997) Nucleic Acids Res. 25: 2627-2634

• PubMed: 9185574 


• PubMed Abstract: 
  

The thermodynamic stability of nine dodecamers (four DNA and five RNA) of the same base composition has been compared by UV-melting. TheDeltaG of stabilisation were in the order: r(GACUGAUCAGUC)2>r(CGCAAATTTGCG)2 approximately r(CGCAUAUAUGCG)2>d(CGCAAATTTGCG)2 approximately r(CGCAAAUUUGCG)2>d(CGCATATATGCG)2 approximately d(GACTGATCAGTC)2>r(CGCUUUAAAGCG)2 approximately d(CGCTTTAAAGCG)2. Compared with the mixed sequences, both r(AAAUUU) and r(UUUAAA) are greatly destablising in RNA, whereas in DNA, d(TTTAAA) is destabilising but d(AAATTT) is stabilising, which has been attributed to the formation of a special B'structure involving large propeller twists of the A-T base pairs. The solution structure of the RNA dodecamer r(CGCAAAUUUGCG)2has been determined using NMR and restrained molecular dynamics calculations to assess the conformational reasons for its stability in comparison with d(CGCAAATTTGCG)2. The structures refined to a mean pairwise r.m.s.d. of 0.89+/-0.29 A. The nucleotide conformations are typical of the A family of structures. However, although the helix axis displacement is approximately 4.6 A into the major groove, the rise (3.0 A) and base inclination ( approximately 6 degrees ) are different from standard A form RNA. The extensive base-stacking found in the AAATTT tract of the DNA homologue that is largely responsible for the higher thermodynamic stability of the DNA duplex is reduced in the RNA structure, which may account for its low relative stability.

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Related Citations: 

• Hydration of the RNA Duplex R(Cgcaaauuugcg)2 Determined by NMR
  Conte, M.R.,Conn, G.L.,Brown, T.,Lane, A.N.
  (1996) Nucleic Acids Res. 24: 3693




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Organizational Affiliation: 

Division of Molecular Structure, National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK.

Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
Molecule	Chains	Length	Organism
RNA (5'-R(*CP*GP*CP*AP*AP*AP*UP*UP*UP*GP*CP*G)-3')	A,B	12	synthetic construct

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

• Method: SOLUTION NMR
• Conformers Calculated: 40 
• Conformers Submitted: 12 
• Selection Criteria: MINIMAL RESTRAINT VIOLATIONS, LOW ENERGY, GOOD STEREOCHEMISTRY 

Structure Validation

Entry History 

Deposition Data

• Deposited Date: 1997-06-11 
• Released Date: 1997-12-17 
• Deposition Author(s): Conte, M.R., Conn, G.L., Brown, T., Lane, A.N.

Revision History 

• Version 1.0: 1997-12-17
  Type: Initial release
• Version 1.1: 2008-03-24
  Type: Version format compliance
• Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
  Type: Version format compliance
• Version 1.3: 2018-03-14
  Type: Data collection, Derived calculations, Other, Source and taxonomy