Determination of DNA structures by NMR and distance geometry techniques: a computer simulation.

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Pardi, A

RESUMO

Computer simulations have been performed to determine how accurately and precisely structures of DNA oligomers can be generated from distance data obtained from two-dimensional NMR experiments. A hexamer fragment d(CGAATT) of the Dickerson dodecamer [Drew, H.R., Wing, R.M., Takano, T., Broka, C., Tanaha, S., Itakura, K. & Dickerson, R.E. (1981) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 78, 2179-2183] was used as the model structure in these simulations. Protons were added to the coordinates of the original x-ray structure, which was then subjected to a regularization procedure to minimize deviations from standard bond lengths and bond angles. The proton-proton distances normally observed in NMR experiments were measured from this regularized target structure and used as input for a distance geometry algorithm. Distance geometry structures were generated from two distance sets, one with essentially exact distances (+/- 0.005 A) and one set with a precision (+/- 0.2 A) that simulates an optimal NMR experiment. The results of these calculations were used to judge how accurately and precisely the following helical parameters could be reproduced from this simulated NMR distance data: helical twist, helical rise, dislocation, roll, tilt, glycosidic angle, delta torsion angle, and pseudorotation angle. These data provide a basis from which to judge the quality of DNA structures produced from real NMR experiments.

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