Azorin F, Nordheim A, Rich A
EMBO J. 1983;2(5):649-55. doi: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1983.tb01479.x.
Negative supercoiling of the plasmid pBR322 with or without an insert of (dG-dC)n induces the formation of Z-DNA as measured by the binding of antibodies specific for Z-DNA. Increasing the concentration of Na+ (or K+) is shown to inhibit the B to Z-DNA conversion. This may be due to the effect of the cation on the B-Z junction. Using the data for B to Z-DNA conversion of the (dG-dC)n inserts, we have estimated the free energy change per base pair as well as the energy of the B-Z junction. In pBR322, a 14-bp segment [CACGGGTGCGCATG] is believed to form Z-DNA at bacterial negative superhelical densities under salt conditions which are similar to those found in vivo.
无论有无(dG-dC)n插入片段,质粒pBR322的负超螺旋都会诱导Z-DNA的形成,这可通过Z-DNA特异性抗体的结合来测定。结果表明,增加Na+(或K+)浓度可抑制B-DNA向Z-DNA的转变。这可能是由于阳离子对B-Z连接处的影响。利用(dG-dC)n插入片段从B-DNA向Z-DNA转变的数据,我们估算了每个碱基对的自由能变化以及B-Z连接处的能量。在pBR322中,一个14个碱基对的片段[CACGGGTGCGCATG]被认为在类似于体内发现的盐条件下,于细菌负超螺旋密度时形成Z-DNA。