Summary information

PDB id
6isw
Class
DNA
Method
X-ray (2.3 Å)
Summary
Structure of human telomeric DNA with 5-selenophene-modified deoxyuridine at residue 12
Reference
Nuthanakanti A, Ahmed I, Khatik SY, Saikrishnan K, Srivatsan SG (2019): "Probing G-quadruplex topologies and recognition concurrently in real time and 3D using a dual-app nucleoside probe." Nucleic Acids Res., 47, 6059-6072. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkz419.
Abstract
Comprehensive understanding of structure and recognition properties of regulatory nucleic acid elements in real time and atomic level is highly important to devise efficient therapeutic strategies. Here, we report the establishment of an innovative biophysical platform using a dual-app nucleoside analog, which serves as a common probe to detect and correlate different GQ structures and ligand binding under equilibrium conditions and in 3D by fluorescence and X-ray crystallography techniques. The probe (SedU) is composed of a microenvironment-sensitive fluorophore and an excellent anomalous X-ray scatterer (Se), which is assembled by attaching a selenophene ring at 5-position of 2'-deoxyuridine. SedU incorporated into the loop region of human telomeric DNA repeat fluorescently distinguished subtle differences in GQ topologies and enabled quantify ligand binding to different topologies. Importantly, anomalous X-ray dispersion signal from Se could be used to determine the structure of GQs. As the probe is minimally perturbing, a direct comparison of fluorescence data and crystal structures provided structural insights on how the probe senses different GQ conformations without affecting the native fold. Taken together, our dual-app probe represents a new class of tool that opens up new experimental strategies to concurrently investigate nucleic acid structure and recognition in real time and 3D.
G4 notes
3 G-tetrads, 1 G4 helix, 1 G4 stem, 3(-P-P), parallel(4+0), UUUU

Base-block schematics in six views

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List of 3 G-tetrads

 1 glyco-bond=---- sugar=---- groove=---- planarity=0.132 type=planar nts=4 GGGG A.DG2,A.DG8,A.DG14,A.DG20
 2 glyco-bond=---- sugar=---- groove=---- planarity=0.279 type=bowl   nts=4 GGGG A.DG3,A.DG9,A.DG15,A.DG21
 3 glyco-bond=---- sugar=---- groove=---- planarity=0.410 type=bowl   nts=4 GGGG A.DG4,A.DG10,A.DG16,A.DG22

List of 1 G4-helix

In DSSR, a G4-helix is defined by stacking interactions of G-tetrads, regardless of backbone connectivity, and may contain more than one G4-stem.

Helix#1, 3 G-tetrad layers, INTRA-molecular, with 1 stem

 1  glyco-bond=---- sugar=---- groove=---- WC-->Major nts=4 GGGG A.DG2,A.DG8,A.DG14,A.DG20
 2  glyco-bond=---- sugar=---- groove=---- WC-->Major nts=4 GGGG A.DG3,A.DG9,A.DG15,A.DG21
 3  glyco-bond=---- sugar=---- groove=---- WC-->Major nts=4 GGGG A.DG4,A.DG10,A.DG16,A.DG22
  step#1  pm(>>,forward)  area=12.10 rise=3.57 twist=27.0
  step#2  pm(>>,forward)  area=10.36 rise=3.47 twist=26.8
  strand#1 DNA glyco-bond=--- sugar=--- nts=3 GGG A.DG2,A.DG3,A.DG4
  strand#2 DNA glyco-bond=--- sugar=--- nts=3 GGG A.DG8,A.DG9,A.DG10
  strand#3 DNA glyco-bond=--- sugar=--- nts=3 GGG A.DG14,A.DG15,A.DG16
  strand#4 DNA glyco-bond=--- sugar=--- nts=3 GGG A.DG20,A.DG21,A.DG22

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2 stacking diagrams
 1  glyco-bond=---- sugar=---- groove=---- WC-->Major nts=4 GGGG A.DG2,A.DG8,A.DG14,A.DG20
2 glyco-bond=---- sugar=---- groove=---- WC-->Major nts=4 GGGG A.DG3,A.DG9,A.DG15,A.DG21
step#1 pm(>>,forward) area=12.10 rise=3.57 twist=27.0

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 2  glyco-bond=---- sugar=---- groove=---- WC-->Major nts=4 GGGG A.DG3,A.DG9,A.DG15,A.DG21
3 glyco-bond=---- sugar=---- groove=---- WC-->Major nts=4 GGGG A.DG4,A.DG10,A.DG16,A.DG22
step#2 pm(>>,forward) area=10.36 rise=3.47 twist=26.8

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List of 1 G4-stem

In DSSR, a G4-stem is defined as a G4-helix with backbone connectivity. Bulges are also allowed along each of the four strands.

Stem#1, 3 G-tetrad layers, 2 loops, INTRA-molecular, UUUU, parallel, 3(-P-P), parallel(4+0)

 1  glyco-bond=---- sugar=---- groove=---- WC-->Major nts=4 GGGG A.DG2,A.DG8,A.DG14,A.DG20
 2  glyco-bond=---- sugar=---- groove=---- WC-->Major nts=4 GGGG A.DG3,A.DG9,A.DG15,A.DG21
 3  glyco-bond=---- sugar=---- groove=---- WC-->Major nts=4 GGGG A.DG4,A.DG10,A.DG16,A.DG22
  step#1  pm(>>,forward)  area=12.10 rise=3.57 twist=27.0
  step#2  pm(>>,forward)  area=10.36 rise=3.47 twist=26.8
  strand#1  U DNA glyco-bond=--- sugar=--- nts=3 GGG A.DG2,A.DG3,A.DG4
  strand#2  U DNA glyco-bond=--- sugar=--- nts=3 GGG A.DG8,A.DG9,A.DG10
  strand#3  U DNA glyco-bond=--- sugar=--- nts=3 GGG A.DG14,A.DG15,A.DG16
  strand#4  U DNA glyco-bond=--- sugar=--- nts=3 GGG A.DG20,A.DG21,A.DG22
  loop#1 type=propeller strands=[#1,#2] nts=3 TTA A.DT5,A.DT6,A.DA7
  loop#2 type=propeller strands=[#3,#4] nts=3 TTA A.DT17,A.DT18,A.DA19

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