Comprehensive Bending Classification of Nucleic Acid Double Helix Structures

Strong bending (M > 45 °)
Classification II (double-kink: M=max(a1,a2))
(Last update: November 15, 2004)

Number of structures: 53 + 20

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bp
molecule
type
method
model
s(2)
r
a/a1
a2
a1+a2
M
1azq
pdr048
E   |    H   |    B
8
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line
0.364
 
46
  
46
1jh9
pd0226
E   |    H   |    B
16
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line*
0.369
 
46
  
46
1rvb
pde015
E   |    H   |    B
10
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line
0.217
 
46
  
46
2puc
pdr042
E   |    H   |    B
16
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line
0.442
 
46
  
46
2pud
pdr046
E   |    H   |    B
16
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line
0.470
 
46
  
46
1cw0
pd0100
E   |    H   |    B
12
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line
0.508
 
47
  
47
1icg
ah0015
E   |    H   |    B
8
nuc
diff
single-kink line
1.101
 
47
  
47
1id9
ah0016
E   |    H   |    B
8
nuc
diff
single-kink line
1.296
 
47
  
47
1ruo
pdr025
E   |    H   |    B
30
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
1.164
 
46
47
93
47
2pub
pdr041
E   |    H   |    B
16
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line
0.455
 
47
  
47
1cgp
pdr006
E   |    H   |    B
30
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
0.389
 
48
44
92
48
1ic8
pd0208
E   |    H   |    B
21
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
0.737
 
18
48
66
48
1j5n
------
E   |    H   |    B
15
prot-nuc
NMR
single-kink line
0.419
 
48
  
48
1qrv
pd0110
E   |    H   |    B
9
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line
0.412
 
48
  
48
1run
pdr024
E   |    H   |    B
30
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
0.527
 
48
42
90
48
2kbd
------
E   |    H   |    B
16
nuc
NMR
double-kink line
0.231
 
30
48
78
48
1ais
pdr031
E   |    H   |    B
17
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
0.617
 
49
29
78
49
1iha
ah0018
E   |    H   |    B
8
nuc
diff
single-kink line
0.993
 
49
  
49
1qne
pd0163
E   |    H   |    B
14
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
0.376
 
49
37
86
49
1b95
pd0038
E   |    H   |    B
10
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line
0.307
 
50
  
50
1bsu
pde0145
E   |    H   |    B
10
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line
0.050
 
50
  
50
1eon
pd0131
E   |    H   |    B
10
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line
0.238
 
50
  
50
1idw
ah0017
E   |    H   |    B
8
nuc
diff
single-kink line
1.023
 
50
  
50
1ub8
ud0027
E   |    H   |    B
7
nuc
diff
circular line
1.997
15
   
50
1eo4
pd0130
E   |    H   |    B
9
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line
0.342
 
51
  
51
1l1m
------
E   |    H   |    B
23
prot-nuc
NMR
double-kink line
0.217
 
51
41
92
51
399d
adl047
E   |    H   |    B
12
nuc
diff
single-kink line
1.203
 
51
  
51
1bgb
pd0010
E   |    H   |    B
10
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line
0.340
 
52
  
52
1iaw
pd0207
E   |    H   |    B
16
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
0.590
 
52
21
73
52
1lwt
pd0320
E   |    H   |    B
36
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
1.483
 
52
19
71
52
1b94
pd0037
E   |    H   |    B
10
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line
0.190
 
53
  
53
1b96
pd0039
E   |    H   |    B
10
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line
0.211
 
53
  
53
422d
ar0007
E   |    H   |    B
8
nuc
diff
single-kink line
1.338
 
53
  
53
1b97
pd0040
E   |    H   |    B
10
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line
0.272
 
54
  
54
1gt0
------
E   |    H   |    B
23
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
0.821
 
55
17
72
55
1au5
------
E   |    H   |    B
8
nuc
NMR
single-kink line
0.833
 
56
  
56
1cdw
pdt034
E   |    H   |    B
16
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
0.533
 
56
48
104
56
1lws
pd0319
E   |    H   |    B
34
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
1.163
 
56
17
73
56
1eoo
pd0132
E   |    H   |    B
12
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line
0.235
 
57
  
57
1hbx
pd0233
E   |    H   |    B
25
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line
1.881
 
57
  
57
1k6o
pd0258
E   |    H   |    B
23
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
1.853
 
21
57
78
57
1ngm
pd0368
E   |    H   |    B
19
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
0.573
 
57
38
95
57
4rve
pde003
E   |    H   |    B
10
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line
0.503
 
57
  
57
1d3u
pd0070
E   |    H   |    B
23
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
0.683
 
58
44
102
58
1eo3
pd0129
E   |    H   |    B
9
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line
0.184
 
58
  
58
1ipp
pde0144
E   |    H   |    B
20
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
0.311
 
62
12
74
62
1oh8
------
E   |    H   |    B
10
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line
1.397
 
63
  
63
1owf
pd0406
E   |    H   |    B
20
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
0.579
 
24
65
89
65
1ouz
pd0405
E   |    H   |    B
20
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
0.574
 
25
67
92
67
1owg
pd0407
E   |    H   |    B
20
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
0.468
 
28
67
95
67
1e3m
pd0201
E   |    H   |    B
17
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line
1.164
 
70
  
70
1ng9
pd0367
E   |    H   |    B
17
prot-nuc
diff
single-kink line
1.020
 
71
  
71
1a84
------
E   |    H   |    B
12
nuc
NMR
single-kink line
0.852
 
78
  
78

The following structures cannot be described by one of the models adopted for the description of the helical axis, like the superhelical structures 1aoi, 1eqz, 1f66 and 1id3, or have goodness-of-fit values larger than 2. The latter duplexes can nevertheless roughly be classified as double-kink structures. This Table includes the most strongly bent structures currently known: 1aoi, 1ihf, 5crx, 4crx. 

Number of structures: 20

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bp
molecule
type
method
model
s(2)
r
a/a1
a2
a1+a2
M
2d47
adl025
E   |    H   |    B
12
nuc
diff
single-kink line
3.186
 
53
  
53
1j9h
ar0034
E   |    H   |    B
9
nuc
diff
circular line
3.280
12
     
60
1dfu
pr0018
E   |    H   |    B
15
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
3.516
 
62
31
93
62
1bpz
pde0124
E   |    H   |    B
16
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
2.241
 
64
32
96
64

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bp
molecule
type
method
model
s(2)
r
a/a1
a2
a1+a2
M
2d47
adl025
E   |    H   |    B
12
nuc
diff
single-kink line
3.186
 
53
  
53
1j9h
ar0034
E   |    H   |    B
9
nuc
diff
circular line
3.280
12
     
60
1dfu
pr0018
E   |    H   |    B
15
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
3.516
 
62
31
93
62
1bpz
pde0124
E   |    H   |    B
16
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
2.241
 
64
32
96
64
1n96
------
E   |    H   |    B
8
nuc
NMR
circular line
34.159
9
   
76
1nzb
pd0392
E   |    H   |    B
36
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
4.446
 
24
78
102
78
4crx
pd0047
E   |    H   |    B
34
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
3.227
 
24
82
107
82
5crx
pd0048
E   |    H   |    B
32
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
2.926
 
29
83
111
83
1ihf
pdt040
E   |    H   |    B
34
prot-nuc
diff
double-kink line
3.423
 
92
82
174
92
1nyd
------
E   |    H   |    B
9
nuc
NMR
circular line
2.264
3
   
188

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1aoi

pd0001

E   |   H  

146

prot-nuc

diff

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1eqz

pd0137

E   |   H  

146

prot-nuc

diff

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1f66

pd0171

E   |   H  

146

prot-nuc

diff

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1id3

pd0209

E   |   H  

146

prot-nuc

diff

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1kx3

pd0285

E   |   H  

146

prot-nuc

diff

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1kx4
pd0286

E   |   H  

146

prot-nuc

diff

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1m1a
pd0330

E   |   H  

146

prot-nuc

diff

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1m18
pd0328

E   |   H  

146

prot-nuc

diff

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1m19
pd0329

E   |   H  

146

prot-nuc

diff

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1kx5
pd0287

E   |   H  

147

prot-nuc

diff

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Abbreviations