Probing possible left- and right-handed poly(dinucleotide) helical conformations from (n-h) plots. Models for polysequential nucleotides

Jayaraman, S. ; Yathindra, N. (1981) Probing possible left- and right-handed poly(dinucleotide) helical conformations from (n-h) plots. Models for polysequential nucleotides International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 20 (1). pp. 211-230. ISSN 0020-7608

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Abstract

Introducing the concept of the "dinucleotide" as the helical repeat, theoretical attempts have been made to determine possible single and double stranded helical structures by using helical parameter calculations and model building investigations. By virtue of its flexible framework, the dinucleotide repeat offers a much greater scope of finding new secondary structural forms for nucleic acids. Considering only those conformations which show tendency for at least partial base overlap as does the dinucleotide helical repeat, it has been possible to predict poly(dinucleotide) helical models in which successive phosphodiesters as well as nucleotide conformations alternate. More important, the recently found left-handed Z-type polynucleotide helix is characterized rather uniquely on the helical parameter plot. The results further suggest the possibility of other Z-type helices obtainable by alternative conformations for the exocyclic C4'-C5' bond and sugar pucker. Near neighbor long range conformational correlations between the dinucleotide repeat and the phosphodiester linking them have been established similar to poly(mononucleotide) helices. Need for considering higher repeats such as trinucleotide has been suggested to obtain models for looped out helical conformations.

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