Ivanov V I, Minyat E E
Nucleic Acids Res. 1981 Sep 25;9(18):4783-98. doi: 10.1093/nar/9.18.4783.
The circular dichroism study of water/trifluoroethanol (TFE) solutions of poly(dG-dC) has revealed the following: The polynucleotide is present as a B form up to a TFE content of 60% (v/v) or less. Then, a cooperative transition into a left-handed Z form occurs. Within the region of 66-78% TFE, a continuous non-cooperative change is going on which can be attributed to an intrafamily transition within the family of Z forms. At last, in the interval of 80-84% TFE, a second cooperative transition, probably, Z - A is realized. Both transitions, Z - A and Z - B, show slow kinetics (10-60 min) while the direct transitions from the A to B form taking less than 10 sec. The length of cooperativity for the B - Z transition, Vo = 25 base pairs was estimated using spermine molecules. Spermine was found to induce the B to Z transition in the (dG-dC) sequences even in the absence of TFE which might be biologically interesting.
聚(dG-dC)的水/三氟乙醇(TFE)溶液的圆二色性研究揭示了以下内容:在TFE含量达到60%(v/v)或更低时,多核苷酸以B型存在。然后,会发生协同转变为左手Z型。在66 - 78% TFE区域内,正在进行连续的非协同变化,这可归因于Z型家族内部的家族内转变。最后,在80 - 84% TFE区间内,可能实现了第二次协同转变,即Z - A转变。Z - A和Z - B这两种转变都显示出缓慢的动力学(10 - 60分钟),而从A到B型的直接转变用时不到10秒。使用精胺分子估计了B - Z转变的协同长度,Vo = 25个碱基对。发现精胺即使在没有TFE的情况下也能在(dG-dC)序列中诱导B到Z的转变,这可能具有生物学意义。