B—Z transition of poly(dG‐m5dC) induced by binding of Lys‐containing peptides
- 25 February 1991
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 279 (2) , 253-255
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(91)80161-u
Abstract
Effects of oligopeptides containing Lys residues on the conformation of poly(dG‐m5dC) have been investigated by circular dichroism spectroscopy. Lys‐Ala‐Lys (KAK) and its longer analogs with Lys‐Ala repeats are found to convert the B‐form polynucleotide to the Z form very efficiently. The ability to induce the B‐Z transition is characteristic of alternating Lys‐Ala sequences and increases exponentially with increasing number of the repeats. The heptupeptide KAKAKAK has an ability comparable with that of spermine, one of the most effective inducers hitherto known. The present results provide the list example of the B‐Z transition of poly(dG‐m5dC) induced by peptide binding.Keywords
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