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Predictive modelling of topology and loop variations in dimeric DNA quadruplex structures.

Hazel, P; Parkinson, GN; Neidle, S; (2006) Predictive modelling of topology and loop variations in dimeric DNA quadruplex structures. Nucleic Acids Res , 34 (7) 2117 - 2127. 10.1093/nar/gkl182. Green open access

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Abstract

We have used a combination of simulated annealing (SA), molecular dynamics (MD) and locally enhanced sampling (LES) methods in order to predict the favourable topologies and loop conformations of dimeric DNA quadruplexes with T2 or T3 loops. This follows on from our previous MD simulation studies on the influence of loop lengths on the topology of intramolecular quadruplex structures [P. Hazel et al. (2004) J. Am. Chem. Soc., 126, 16 405-16 415], which provided results consistent with biophysical data. The recent crystal structures of d(G4T3G4)2 and d(G4BrUT2G4) (P. Hazel et al. (2006) J. Am. Chem. Soc., in press) and the NMR-determined topology of d(TG4T2G4T)2 [A.T. Phan et al. (2004) J. Mol. Biol., 338, 93-102] have been used in the present study for comparison with simulation results. These together with MM-PBSA free-energy calculations indicate that lateral T3 loops are favoured over diagonal loops, in accordance with the experimental structures; however, distinct loop conformations have been predicted to be favoured compared to those found experimentally. Several lateral and diagonal loop conformations have been found to be similar in energy. The simulations suggest an explanation for the distinct patterns of observed dimer topology for sequences with T3 and T2 loops, which depend on the loop lengths, rather than only on G-quartet stability.

Type: Article
Title: Predictive modelling of topology and loop variations in dimeric DNA quadruplex structures.
Location: England
Identifier: PMCID: PMC1449907
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl182
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkl182
Language: English
Additional information: © The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved The online version of this article has been published under an open access model. Users are entitled to use, reproduce, disseminate, or display the open access version of this article for non-commercial purposes provided that: the original authorship is properly and fully attributed; the Journal and Oxford University Press are attributed as the original place of publication with the correct citation details given; if an article is subsequently reproduced or disseminated not in its entirety but only in part or as a derivative work this must be clearly indicated.
Keywords: Computer Simulation, DNA, Dimerization, G-Quadruplexes, Models, Molecular, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular, Nucleic Acid Conformation
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy > Pharma and Bio Chemistry
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1335474
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