NMR studies on truncated sequences of human telomeric DNA: observation of a novel A-tetrad. Patel, P K, Koti, a S, & Hosur, R V Nucleic acids research, 27(19):3836–43, October, 1999.
NMR studies on truncated sequences of human telomeric DNA: observation of a novel A-tetrad. [link]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
The structure of the telomeric DNA has been a subject of extensive investigation in recent years due to the realization that it has important functional roles to play in vivo and the observations that truncated telomeric sequences exhibit a great variety of 3D structures in aqueous solutions. In this context, we describe here NMR structural studies on two truncated human telomeric DNA sequences, d-AG(3)T and d-TAG(3)T in solutions containing K(+)ions. The G(3)stretches in both the oligonucleotides were seen to form parallel-stranded quadruplexes. However, the AG(3)segment as a whole, had different structural characteristics. The structure of d-AG(3)T revealed the formation of a novel A-tetrad, which was not seen in d-TAG(3)T. The A's in the tetrad had syn glycosidic conformation as opposed to the anti conformation of the G's in the G-tetrads. The A-tetrad stacked well over the adjacent G-tetrad and the twist angle at this step was smaller in d-AG(3)T than in d-TAG(3)T. These observations are expected to be significant from the point of view of structural diversity and recognition in telomeres.
@article{Patel1999,
	title = {{NMR} studies on truncated sequences of human telomeric {DNA}: observation of a novel {A}-tetrad.},
	volume = {27},
	issn = {1362-4962},
	url = {http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=148646&tool=pmcentrez&rendertype=abstract},
	abstract = {The structure of the telomeric DNA has been a subject of extensive investigation in recent years due to the realization that it has important functional roles to play in vivo and the observations that truncated telomeric sequences exhibit a great variety of 3D structures in aqueous solutions. In this context, we describe here NMR structural studies on two truncated human telomeric DNA sequences, d-AG(3)T and d-TAG(3)T in solutions containing K(+)ions. The G(3)stretches in both the oligonucleotides were seen to form parallel-stranded quadruplexes. However, the AG(3)segment as a whole, had different structural characteristics. The structure of d-AG(3)T revealed the formation of a novel A-tetrad, which was not seen in d-TAG(3)T. The A's in the tetrad had syn glycosidic conformation as opposed to the anti conformation of the G's in the G-tetrads. The A-tetrad stacked well over the adjacent G-tetrad and the twist angle at this step was smaller in d-AG(3)T than in d-TAG(3)T. These observations are expected to be significant from the point of view of structural diversity and recognition in telomeres.},
	number = {19},
	journal = {Nucleic acids research},
	author = {Patel, P K and Koti, a S and Hosur, R V},
	month = oct,
	year = {1999},
	pmid = {10481022},
	keywords = {\#nosource, Biomolecular, DNA, DNA: chemistry, Humans, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Nucleic Acid Conformation, Oligodeoxyribonucleotides, Oligodeoxyribonucleotides: chemistry, Telomere},
	pages = {3836--43},
}

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