Hydrophobic Interactions in the Major Groove Can Influence DNA Local Structure
- 1 August 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
- Vol. 4 (1) , 41-48
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.1986.10507645
Abstract
We have considered hydrophobic interactions among aliphatic hydrocarbon groups in A/T sequences. The slightly overwound sequences (T)n·(A)n yield structures with tightly stacked methyl groups along one side of the major groove. The sequence TTAA may yield a sharp bend by folding together the two pairs of stacked methyls on the opposite sides of the major groove. Thus the sequence can affect the formation of either a smooth bend or a sharp kink. These sequence dependent local conformations may be related to a number of biological results.This publication has 35 references indexed in Scilit:
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