Makarov V L, Ivanov V I
Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow.
Nucleic Acids Res. 1990 Feb 25;18(4):759-61. doi: 10.1093/nar/18.4.759.
Relaxation of a DNA superhelical stress due to the B to A transition induced by trifluoroethanol has been studied by assessing the change of DNA orientation in a flow gradient. Using DNAs of different superhelical densities, a decrease in the winding angle during the B----A shift of DNA was found to be 1.5 degrees per base pair in solution. Accepting the winding angle for B-DNA in solution to be 34.1 degrees, that for A-DNA must have a value of 32.6 degrees which agrees with the X-ray data for A-DNA in the condensed state. The date obtained within the B-A transition interval make it possible to conclude that there is an increase in winding at each B/A junction, which is about 5 degrees per one junction.
通过评估在流动梯度中DNA取向的变化,研究了三氟乙醇诱导的B型到A型转变导致的DNA超螺旋应力的松弛。使用不同超螺旋密度的DNA,发现在溶液中DNA从B型转变为A型时,每碱基对的缠绕角减小1.5度。假设溶液中B-DNA的缠绕角为34.1度,那么A-DNA的缠绕角必定为32.6度,这与凝聚态A-DNA的X射线数据相符。在B-A转变区间内获得的数据使得可以得出结论,即在每个B/A连接处缠绕增加,每个连接处约为5度。