8OEX

Crystal structure of the native Z-DNA duplex d(CGCGCG) before soaking of CuCl2

• PDB DOI: https://doi.org/10.2210/pdb8OEX/pdb
• NAKB: 8OEX

• Classification: DNA
• Organism(s): synthetic construct
• Mutation(s): No 


• Deposited: 2023-03-13 Released: 2024-03-27 
• Deposition Author(s): Lambert, M.C., Hall, J.P.
• Funding Organization(s): Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

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Experimental Data Snapshot

• Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
• Resolution: 1.07 Å
• R-Value Free: 0.125 
• R-Value Work: 0.105 
• R-Value Observed: 0.106 

Starting Model: experimental

Literature

Structural analysis of peroxide-soaked DNA crystals containing ordered copper binding sites: towards understanding oxidative damage at the atomic scale

Lambert, M.C., Hall, J.P.

To be published.

Biological Assembly 1  

Biological assembly 1 assigned by authors.

Macromolecule Content

• Total Structure Weight: 3.82 kDa 
• Atom Count: 397 
• Modelled Residue Count: 12 
• Deposited Residue Count: 12 
• Unique nucleic acid chains: 1

Macromolecules

Entity ID: 1
Molecule	Chains	Length	Organism	Image
DNA (5'-D(*CP*GP*CP*GP*CP*G)-3')	A, B	6	synthetic construct

Small Molecules

Ligands 1 Unique
ID	Chains	Name / Formula / InChI Key	2D Diagram
SPM	C [auth A]	SPERMINE C10 H26 N4 PFNFFQXMRSDOHW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

• Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
• Resolution: 1.07 Å
• R-Value Free: 0.125 
• R-Value Work: 0.105 
• R-Value Observed: 0.106 
• Space Group: P 2₁ 2₁ 2₁

Unit Cell:

Length ( Å )	Angle ( ˚ )
a = 18.283	α = 90
b = 30.764	β = 90
c = 42.477	γ = 90

Software Package:

Software Name	Purpose
CrysalisPro	data collection
CrysalisPro	data reduction
CrysalisPro	data scaling
PHENIX	phasing
Coot	model building
PHENIX	refinement

Structure Validation

Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data

• Released Date: 2024-03-27 
Deposition Author(s): Lambert, M.C., Hall, J.P.

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Funding Organization	Location	Grant Number
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council	United Kingdom	--

Revision History  

• Version 1.0: 2024-03-27
  Type: Initial release