Duplex-Guided Refolding into Novel G-Quadruplex (3+1) Hybrid Conformations.
Karg, B., Mohr, S., Weisz, K.(2019) Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 58: 11068-11071
- PubMed: 31134741 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201905372
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
6R9K, 6R9L - PubMed Abstract: 
The oligomer d(GCGTG 3 TCAG 3 TG 3 TG 3 ACGC) with short complementary flanking sequences at the 5'- and 3'-ends was shown to fold into three different DNA G-quadruplex species. In contrast, a corresponding oligomer that lacks base complementarity between the two overhang sequences folds into a single parallel G-quadruplex. The three coexisting quadruplex structures were unambiguously identified and structurally characterized through detailed spectral comparisons with well-defined G-quadruplexes formed upon the deliberate incorporation of syn-favoring 8-bromoguanosine analogues into specific positions of the G-core. Two (3+1) hybrid structures coexist with the parallel fold and feature a novel lateral-propeller-propeller loop architecture that has not yet been confirmed experimentally. Both hybrid quadruplexes adopt the same topology and only differ in their pattern of anti→syn transitions and tetrad stackings.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Institut für Biochemie, Universität Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4, 17487, Greifswald, Germany.