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| Title: |  | VARIABILITY IN DNA MINOR GROOVE WIDTH RECOGNISED BY LIGAND BINDING: THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF A BIS-BENZIMIDAZOLE COMPOUND BOUND TO THE DNA DUPLEX D(CGCGAATTCGCG)2 |  |
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| Molecular Description: | 5'-D(CpGpCpGpApApTpTpCpGpCpG)-3'
5-(2-IMIDAZOLINYL)-2[2-(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)-5-BENZIMIDAZOLYL] BENZIMIDAZOLE |
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| Structural Features: | B DOUBLE HELIX |
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| Nucleic Acid Sequence: |
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| Chains | A,B: | | (DC) (DG) (DC) (DG) (DA) (DA) (DT) (DT) (DC) (DG) (DC) (DG) |
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| Primary Citation: | Wood, A.A., Nunn, C.M., Czarny, A., Boykin, D.W., Neidle, S.
Variability in DNA minor groove width recognised by ligand binding: the crystal structure of a bis-benzimidazole compound bound to the DNA duplex d(CGCGAATTCGCG)2.
Nucleic Acids Res.
, 23,
pp. 3678 - 3684, 1995.
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| Experimental Information: | X-RAY DIFFRACTION |
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| Space Group: |
P
21
21
21
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| Cell Constants: |
| a = 24.590 | b = 40.440 | c = 65.760 | (Ångstroms) |
= 90.00 | = 90.00 | = 90.00 | (degrees) |
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| Refinement: | The structure was refined using the X-PLOR program.
The R value is
19.7
for 4016 reflections
in the resolution range 8.000 to
2.000 Ångstroms
with Fobs > 2.000 sigma(Fobs).
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