INFLUENCE OF PH ON THE CONFORMATION AND STABILITY OF MISMATCH BASE-PAIRS IN DNA

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BROWN, T [1 ]
LEONARD, GA [1 ]
BOOTH, ED [1 ]
KNEALE, G [1 ]
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[1] PORTSMOUTH POLYTECH,SCH BIOL SCI,BIOPHYS LABS,PORTSMOUTH PO1 2DT,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0022-2836(90)90320-L
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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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A series of self-complementary dodecanucleotide duplexes containing two symmetrically disposed mismatches have been studied by pH-dependent, ultraviolet light melting techniques. The results indicate that A · C, and C · C mismatches are strongly stabilized by protonation and that the degree of stabilization of the A · C mismatch depends greatly on the flanking bases. In one case, a duplex containing two A · C mismatches is more stable than the native sequence below pH 5.5. The G · A mismatch displays conformational flexibility, with a protonated G(syn) · A(anti) base-pair occurring in certain base stacking environments but not in others. The A · A and T · C mismatches are not stabilized at low pH. These solution studies correlate well with predictions based on X-ray crystallographic data. © 1990.
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