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PLOS ONE
卷 7, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041704
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- Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine, 6 rue Alexandre Cabanel, Paris, France
This study investigates the effect of Mg2+ bound to the DNA major groove on DNA structure and dynamics. The analysis of a comprehensive dataset of B-DNA crystallographic structures shows that divalent cations are preferentially located in the DNA major groove where they interact with successive bases of (A/G)pG and the phosphate group of 5'-CpA or TpG. Based on this knowledge, molecular dynamics simulations were carried out on a DNA oligomer without or with Mg2+ close to an ApG step. These simulations showed that the hydrated Mg2+ forms a stable intra-strand cross-link between the two purines in solution. ApG generates an electrostatic potential in the major groove that is particularly attractive for cations; its intrinsic conformation is well-adapted to the formation of water-mediated hydrogen bonds with Mg2+. The binding of Mg2+ modulates the behavior of the 5'-neighboring step by increasing the BII (epsilon-zeta > 0 degrees) population of its phosphate group. Additional electrostatic interactions between the 5'-phosphate group and Mg2+ strengthen both the DNA-cation binding and the BII character of the 5'-step. Cation binding in the major groove may therefore locally influence the DNA conformational landscape, suggesting a possible avenue for better understanding how strong DNA distortions can be stabilized in protein-DNA complexes.
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