Structure of a stereoregular phosphorothioate DNA/RNA duplex

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作者
Bachelin, M
Hessler, G
Kurz, G
Hacia, JG
Dervan, PB
Kessler, H
机构
[1] Tech Univ Munich, Inst Organ Chem & Biochem, D-85747 Garching, Germany
[2] CALTECH, Div Chem & Chem Engn, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
[3] CALTECH, Beckman Inst, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
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10.1038/nsb0498-271
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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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In this work, we present the first NMR solution structure of a DNA/RNA hybrid containing stereoregular R-p-phosphorothioate modifications of all DNA backbone linkages. The complex of the enzymatically synthesized phosphorothioate DNA octamer (all-R-p)-d(GCGTCAGG) and its complementary RNA r(CCUGACGC) was found to adopt an overall conformation within the A-form family. Most helical parameters and the sugar puckers of the DNA strand assume values intermediate between A- and B-form. The close structural similarity with the unmodified DNA/RNA hybrid of the same sequence may explain why both the natural and the sulfur-substituted complex can be recognized and digested by ribonuclease H.
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