Formation Pathways of a Guanine-Quadruplex DNA Revealed by Molecular Dynamics and Thermodynamics Analysis of the Substates

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Formation Pathways of a Guanine-Quadruplex DNA Revealed by Molecular Dynamics and Thermodynamics Analysis of the Substates

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The formation of a cation-stabilized guanine quadruplex (G-DNA) stem is an exceptionally slow process involving complex kinetics that has not yet been characterized at atomic resolution. Here, we investigate the formation of a parallel stranded G-DNA stem consisting of four strands of d(GGGG) using molecular dynamics simulations with explicit inclusion of counterions and solvent. Due to the limitations imposed by the nanosecond timescale of the simulations, rather than watching for the spontaneous formation of G-DNA, our approach probes the stability of possible supramolecular intermediates (including two-, three-, and four-stranded assemblies with out-of-register basepairing between guanines) on the formation pathway. The simulations suggest that "cross-like" two-stranded assemblies may serve as nucleation centers in the initial formation of parallel stranded G-DNA quadruplexes, proceeding through a series of rearrangements involving trapping of cations, association of additional stra

Název v anglickém jazyce

Formation Pathways of a Guanine-Quadruplex DNA Revealed by Molecular Dynamics and Thermodynamics Analysis of the Substates

Popis výsledku anglicky

The formation of a cation-stabilized guanine quadruplex (G-DNA) stem is an exceptionally slow process involving complex kinetics that has not yet been characterized at atomic resolution. Here, we investigate the formation of a parallel stranded G-DNA stem consisting of four strands of d(GGGG) using molecular dynamics simulations with explicit inclusion of counterions and solvent. Due to the limitations imposed by the nanosecond timescale of the simulations, rather than watching for the spontaneous formation of G-DNA, our approach probes the stability of possible supramolecular intermediates (including two-, three-, and four-stranded assemblies with out-of-register basepairing between guanines) on the formation pathway. The simulations suggest that "cross-like" two-stranded assemblies may serve as nucleation centers in the initial formation of parallel stranded G-DNA quadruplexes, proceeding through a series of rearrangements involving trapping of cations, association of additional stra

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

CF - Fyzikální chemie a teoretická chemie

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/LN00A016" target="_blank" >LN00A016: BIOMOLEKULÁRNÍ CENTRUM</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2003

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Biophysical Journal

ISSN

0006-3495

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

85

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

18

Strana od-do

1787

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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