RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CURVED DNA CONFORMATIONS AND SLOW GEL MIGRATION

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作者
JERNIGAN, RL [1 ]
SARAI, A [1 ]
SHAPIRO, B [1 ]
NUSSINOV, R [1 ]
机构
[1] TEL AVIV UNIV, SACKLER SCH MED, SACKLER INST MOLEC MED, TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
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10.1080/07391102.1987.10507660
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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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WE propose some specific DNA conformations that explain, in terms of molecular conformations, the anomalous gel electrophoretic behavior of the sequences (VA4 T4X)i and (V2A3T3X2)i where V and X are either G or C. Previously (J. Biomole. Struct. Dyn. 4, 41, 1986) we considered hydrophobic interactions among aliphatic hydrocarbon groups in A/T sequences. In the sequences (T)n .cntdot. (A)n, the T''s are slightly bent to yield structures with tightly stacked methyl groups along one side of the major groove. By folding together the two pairs of stacked methyls on the opposite sides of the major groove. TTAA might yield a relatively sharp bend. On this basis, we show below that the sequences (VT4A4X)i might form a very tightly coiled super-helix whereas the sequences (VA4T4X)i form a broad super-helix of radius .apprx. 120 A for i = 25. The sequence (V2A3T3X2)i forms a slightly smaller radius super-helix. The time of passage through the gel has been taken to be inversely proportional to the smallest dimension of the molecule. Specifically we are aking the ratio of the apparent molecular weight to the actual molecular weight to be related to the moment of inertia I1 about the smallest principal axis of the molecular conformation. We find a good fit to the experimental gel mobility data of Hagerman (2) if we assume this ratio to be proportional to (I1)1/5.
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