DETECTION OF INTERNAL AND OVERALL DYNAMICS OF A 2-ATOM-TETHERED SPIN-LABELED DNA

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KEYES, RS [1 ]
BOBST, AM [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CINCINNATI,DEPT CHEM,CINCINNATI,OH 45221
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10.1021/bi00028a040
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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DNA motions consist of several components which couple, making their investigation difficult. This study describes an approach for obtaining dynamical information by EPR when spin-labeled nucleic acids are examined. The analysis is accomplished by implementing two motional models. The first model (i.e., dynamic cylinder model) views the spin-labeled helix as a diffusing cylinder containing internal dynamics which are characterized by an order parameter. The second model (i.e., base disk model) provides correlation times describing the diffusion of the spin-labeled base. In each model, the nitroxide motion consists of both global and internal contributions. Dynamic cylinder and base disk simulations of four duplexes containing nitroxides attached to thymidine by a two-atom tether (DUMTA)-(dT)(7)DUMTA-(dT)(7) .(dA>(15), [(dT)7DUMTA(dT)(7)](2) .(dA)(30), [(dT)(7)DUMTA(dT)(7)](3) .(dA)(45), and [(dT)(7)DUMTk(dT)(7)](m) .-(dA)(n)-demonstrate the useful application of this approach. From dynamic cylinder simulations, the order parameter for internal motions is found to be independent of the helix length (S = 0.32 +/- 0.01). Previous base disk simulations of a DNA 26mer and polymer labeled with a five-atom-tethered nitroxide seemed to indicate that tau(perpendicular to) was only sensitive to internal dynamics. Results from base disk simulations of DUMTA-labeled DNA indicate that the perpendicular component of the base disk correlation time (tau(perpendicular to) 1.4-6.2 ns) is sensitive to global dynamics. Thus, tau(perpendicular to) is a quantitative indicator of both internal and global dynamics, Comparison of the two models reveals that tau(perpendicular to) proportional to S-2 tau(rb), where tau(rb) represents the rigid-body diffusion of the DNA helix. This relationship between S and tau(perpendicular to) provides a framework for studying conformational changes and size-dependent phenomena in spin-labeled nucleic acids. Application of the dynamic cylinder model to a B-Z transition generates distinct values of S for each of the conformations, indicating that Z-DNA is more rigid than B-DNA.
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