The effects of sequence context on DNA curvature.
AUTOR(ES)
Dlakić, M
RESUMO
Recent experiments have exposed significant discrepancies between experimental data and predictive models for DNA structure. These results strongly suggest that DNA structural parameters incorporated in the models are not always sufficient to account for the influence of sequence context and of specific ion effects. In an attempt to evaluate these two effects, we have investigated repetitive DNA sequences with the sequence motif GAGAG.CTCTC located in different helical phasing arrangements with respect to poly(A) tracts and GGGCCC.GGGCCC sequence motifs. Methods used are ligase-mediated cyclization and gel mobility experiments along with DNase I cutting and chemical probe studies. The results provide new evidence for curvature in poly(A) tracts. They also show that the sequence context in which bending and flexible sequence elements are found is an important aspect of sequence-dependent DNA conformation. Although dinucleotide models generally have good predictive power, this work demonstrates that in some instances sequence elements larger than the dinucleotide must be taken into account, and hence it provides a starting point for the appropriate modification and refinement of existing structural models for DNA.
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