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| Title: |  | INTERCALATED CYTOSINE MOTIF AND NOVEL ADENINE CLUSTERS IN THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF TETRAHYMENA TELOMERE |  |
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| Molecular Description: | 5'-D(ApApCpCpCpC)-3' |
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| Structural Features: | QUADRUPLE HELIX, PARALLEL-STRANDED, BASE INTERCALATED, FLIPPED-OUT BASE, ADENINE-CLUSTER, CONTINUOUS BASE STACKING |
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| Nucleic Acid Sequence: |
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| Chains | A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H: | | (DA) (DA) (DC) (DC) (DC) (DC) |
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| Primary Citation: | Cai, L., Chen, L., Raghavan, S., Ratliff, R., Moyzis, R., Rich, A.
Intercalated cytosine motif and novel adenine clusters in the crystal structure of the Tetrahymena telomere.
Nucleic Acids Res.
, 26,
pp. 4696 - 4705, 1998.
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| Experimental Information: | X-RAY DIFFRACTION |
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| Space Group: |
P
2
21
21
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| Cell Constants: |
| a = 35.930 | b = 52.330 | c = 76.940 | (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
21.2
for 4539 reflections
in the resolution range 10.000 to
2.500 Ångstroms
with Fobs > 2.000 sigma(Fobs).
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