| Literature DB >> 31244168 |
Huabing Sun1, Liwei Zheng1, Kun Yang1, Marc M Greenberg1.
Abstract
Electron deficient "holes" migrate over long distances through the π-system in free DNA. Hole transfer efficiency (HTE) is strongly dependent on sequence and π-stacking. However, there is no consensus regarding the effects of nucleosome core particle (NCP) environment on hole migration. We quantitatively determined HTE in free DNA and NCPs by independently generating holes at specific positions in DNA. The relative HTE varied widely with respect to position within the NCP and proximity to tyrosine, which suppresses hole transfer. These data indicate that hole transfer in chromatin will be affected by the DNA sequence and its position with respect to histone proteins within NCPs.Entities:
Year: 2019 PMID: 31244168 PMCID: PMC6610759 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b03686
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Chem Soc ISSN: 0002-7863 Impact factor: 15.419