Crystal structure of C-T-C-T-C-G-A-G-A-G. Implications for the structure of the Holliday junction.
Goodsell, D.S., Grzeskowiak, K., Dickerson, R.E.(1995) Biochemistry 34: 1022-1029
- PubMed: 7827018
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bi00003a037
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
196D - PubMed Abstract:
The structure of the B-DNA decamer of sequence C-T-C-T-C-G-A-G-A-G shows a crossed arrangement of helices in the C2 crystal lattice. This is the fourth example of a crossed arrangement of B-DNA oligomers in a crystal, and in spite of the fact that each of these four crystallizes in a different lattice, all have nearly identical structures at the crossing contact. This ubiquitous crossing arrangement may be used to generate a structure for the Holliday junction that is fully consistent with the available physical data.
Organizational Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles 90024.