Comprehensive Bending Classification of Nucleic Acid Double Helix Structures

Peter Slickers, Kristina Mehliss, Jan Reichert, Jürgen Sühnel
Biocomputing, Leibniz Institute for Age Research - Fritz Lipmann Institute (formerly known as Institute of Molecular Biotechnology) Jena / Germany


Helical Axis Bending Types of Nucleic Acid Duplex Structures

straight

circular (arc)

single-kink

double-kink
(small twist angle)

double-kink
(large twist angle)

superhelix

Mono | stereo view;
Two views rotated by 90 ° about the main principal axis of the curvilinear helical axis (PDF)

Mono | stereo view;
Two views rotated by 90° about the main principal axis of the curvilinear helical axis (PDF)

Mono | stereo view;
Two views rotated by 90° abou the main principal axis of the curvilinear helical axis (PDF)

Mono | stereo view;
Two views rotated by 90° about the main principal axis of the curvilinbear helical axis (PDF)

Mono | stereo view;
Two views rotated by 90° about the main principal axis of the curvilinear helical axis (PDF)

Mono | stereo view (PDF)

protein/DNA
complex
(Eco RI )

RNA duplex
-

DNA/RNA hybrid
-

protein/DNA
complex 
(Cro)

DNA duplex
(HIV-1 kappa B site)

protein/DNA 
complex
(nucleosome 
core particle)

1eri | pde001

402d | ar0001

1d88 | ahj044

3cro | pdr001

2kbd

1aoi | pd0001


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