Issue 10, 2003

NMR solution structure of dsDNA containing a bicyclic D-arabino-configured nucleotide fixed in an O4′-endo sugar conformation

Abstract

[3.2.0]bcANA is a D-arabino-configured bicyclic nucleotide with a 2′-O,3′-C-methylene bridge. We here present the high-resolution NMR structure of a [3.2.0]bcANA modified dsDNA nonamer with one modified nucleotide incorporated. NOE restraints were obtained by analysis of NOESY cross peak intensities using a full relaxation matrix approach, and subsequently these restraints were incorporated into a simulated annealing scheme for the structure determination. In addition, the furanose ring puckers of the deoxyribose moieties were determined by analysis of COSY cross peaks. The modified duplex adopts a B-like geometry with Watson–Crick base pairing in all base pairs and all glycosidic angles in the anti range. The stacking arrangement of the nucleobases appears to be unperturbed relative to the normal B-like arrangement. The 2′-O,3′-C-methylene bridge of the modified nucleotide is located at the brim of the major groove where it fits well into the B-type duplex framework. The sugar pucker of the [3.2.0]bcANA nucleotide is O4′-endo and this sugar conformation causes a change in the δ backbone angle relative to the C2′-endo deoxyribose sugar pucker. This change is absorbed locally by slight changes in the ε and ζ angles of the modified nucleotide. Overall, the [3.2.0]bcANA modifications fits very well into a B-like duplex framework and only small and local perturbations are observed relative to the unmodified dsDNA of identical base sequence.

Graphical abstract: NMR solution structure of dsDNA containing a bicyclic D-arabino-configured nucleotide fixed in an O4′-endo sugar conformation

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
24 Jan 2003
Accepted
26 Mar 2003
First published
11 Apr 2003

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2003,1, 1790-1797

NMR solution structure of dsDNA containing a bicyclic D-arabino-configured nucleotide fixed in an O4′-endo sugar conformation

H. V. Tømmerholt, N. K. Christensen, P. Nielsen, J. Wengel, P. C. Stein, J. P. Jacobsen and M. Petersen, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2003, 1, 1790 DOI: 10.1039/B300848G

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