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dc.creator Chu, Betty
dc.creator Zhang, Daoning
dc.creator Paukstelis, Paul J.
dc.date 2020-07-08T16:48:13Z
dc.date 2020-07-08T16:48:13Z
dc.date 2019-12-16
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-20T08:38:22Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-20T08:38:22Z
dc.identifier https://doi.org/10.13016/ngt1-eevw
dc.identifier Betty Chu, Daoning Zhang, Paul J Paukstelis, A DNA G-quadruplex/i-motif hybrid, Nucleic Acids Research, Volume 47, Issue 22, 16 December 2019, Pages 11921–11930, https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkz1008
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1903/26119
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/117617
dc.description Partial funding for Open Access provided by the UMD Libraries' Open Access Publishing Fund.
dc.description DNA can form many structures beyond the canonical Watson–Crick double helix. It is now clear that noncanonical structures are present in genomic DNA and have biological functions. G-rich G-quadruplexes and C-rich i-motifs are the most well-characterized noncanonical DNA motifs that have been detected in vivo with either proscribed or postulated biological roles. Because of their independent sequence requirements, these structures have largely been considered distinct types of quadruplexes. Here, we describe the crystal structure of the DNA oligonucleotide, d(CCAGGCTGCAA), that self-associates to form a quadruplex structure containing two central antiparallel G-tetrads and six i-motif C–C+ base pairs. Solution studies suggest a robust structural motif capable of assembling as a tetramer of individual strands or as a dimer when composed of tandem repeats. This hybrid structure highlights the growing structural diversity of DNA and suggests that biological systems may harbor many functionally important non-duplex structures.
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dc.language en_US
dc.publisher Oxford U Press
dc.relation Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
dc.relation Chemistry & Biochemistry
dc.relation College of Computer, Mathematical & Natural Sciences
dc.relation University of Maryland (College Park, MD)
dc.title A DNA G-quadruplex/i-motif hybrid
dc.type Article


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