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NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
卷 36, 期 12, 页码 4032-4037出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn350
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- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/D521230/1] Funding Source: Medline
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/D521230/1] Funding Source: researchfish
Study of the effects of pressure on macromolecular structure improves our understanding of the forces governing structure, provides details on the relevance of cavities and packing in structure, increases our understanding of hydration and provides a basis to understand the biology of high-pressure organisms. A study of DNA, in particular, helps us to understand how pressure can affect gene activity. Here we present the first high-resolution experimental study of B-DNA structure at high pressure, using NMR data acquired at pressures up to 200 MPa (2 kbar). The structure of DNA compresses very little, but is distorted so as to widen the minor groove, and to compress hydrogen bonds, with AT pairs compressing more than GC pairs. The minor groove changes are suggested to lead to a compression of the hydration water in the minor groove.
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