| Literature DB >> 9109652 |
M Wu1, J SantaLucia, D H Turner.
Abstract
The three-dimensional solution structure of the RNA self-complementary duplex [formula in text] was derived from two-dimensional NMR and the iterative relaxation matrix approach. Each GA mismatch forms two hydrogen bonds: A-NH6 to G-O6 and A-N1 to G-NH1 (imino). This GA structure differs from the sheared tandem GA structure in [formula in text] which also has two hydrogen bonds: A-N7 to G-NH2 and A-NH6 to G-N3 [SantaLucia, J., Jr & Turner, D. H. (1993) Biochemistry 32, 12612-12623], although the only difference between the two sequences is the order of the two GA mismatches. Inspection of three-dimensional structures indicates that substituting [formula in text] for [formula in text] makes GA mismatches unable to have stable sheared conformations. This may explain why the [formula in text] motif is rarely observed in nature, whereas [formula in text] common.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9109652 DOI: 10.1021/bi9625915
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochemistry ISSN: 0006-2960 Impact factor: 3.162