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Analysis of nucleic acid double helix geometry

Title EBNA-1 NUCLEAR PROTEIN/DNA COMPLEX
PDB code 1B3T   (PDB summary)
NDB code PD0024 (NDB atlas)
Duplex length 18 base pairs
Protein Epstein-Barr virus origin-binding protein (EBNA 1), Replication factor, DNA binding domain: Beta-barrel, alpha-helix

Only the nucleic acid double helix part of the structure is analysed here. Small ligands, proteins, and overhanging ends are not taken into account. Information on the complete structure is available at the Image Library Entry page and at the Sequence, Chains, Units page.

Strand 1    5' G101 G102 G103 A104 A105 G106 C107 A108 T109 A110 T111 G112 C113 T114 T115 C116 C117 C118 3'
Strand 2    3' C218 C217 C216 T215 T214 C213 G212 T211 A210 T209 A208 C207 G206 A205 A204 G203 G202 G201 5'

Side view 1 Top view
Side view 1 Top view
Side view 2 3-dimensional interactive models
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RASMOL, CHIME, VRML 2.0, PDB

Side view 2  

Figure 1   Three orthogonal views of the double helix (Help). Residues are colored according to the nucleotide type (Help: Color codes). The curvilinear helical axis (green) was calculated with CURVES. The double helix is oriented with respect to the principle axis of inertia of the curvilinear helical axis (see Help for further explanations). This drawing reveals immediately if there is any bending of the helical axis.


Analysis of helical axis bending


Inter base pair parameters

The six inter base pair parameters (rise, shift, slide, twist, roll, tilt) describe the translational and rotational displacement between neighbouring base pairs. See Help for further explanations.

Plot of inter base pair parameters with respect to global and local helical axes:  PDF,   GIF
(Global parameters from CURVES,  local parameters from CURVES and FREEHELIX)

Table 1.  Inter base pair parameters with respect to the global helical axis, calculated with CURVES.


  Strand 1      Strand 2        riseg          shiftg          slideg          twistg         rollg         tiltg    
    / Å / Å / Å      

G101 C218            
    3.4 -0.5 0.2 36° -3°
G102 C217            
    3.2 0.2 -0.8 33°
G103 C216            
    3.0 0.1 -0.1 37° -3° -1°
A104 T215            
    3.2 0.3 -0.0 34° -4°
A105 T214            
    3.3 0.3 0.1 28° -0°
G106 C213            
    3.0 -1.2 0.2 36° -0°
C107 G212            
    3.7 0.6 -0.3 38°
A108 T211            
    2.8 1.0 -0.5 30° -4°
T109 A210            
    4.1 0.0 0.4 46° -10°
A110 T209            
    3.0 -0.8 -0.5 28°
T111 A208            
    3.5 -0.7 -0.3 38°
G112 C207            
    3.3 1.1 0.2 37° -2° -4°
C113 G206            
    3.5 -0.3 0.0 28° 11°
T114 A205            
    3.2 -0.2 -0.1 33°
T115 A204            
    2.9 -0.3 -0.4 34° -3°
C116 G203            
    3.2 -0.4 -0.6 34° -3°
C117 G202            
    3.5 0.7 0.2 41° -4°
C118 G201            


Backbone parameters

Table 2.  Selected torsional angles and sugar pucker phase angles describing the conformation of the sugar phosphate backbone. (See Help for further explanations.)


 gamma     epsilon-zeta       pucker        chi      Strand 1     Strand 2      chi        pucker       epsilon-zeta     gamma 

    C2'-endo -97° G101 C218 -88° C2'-endo    
 46°   52° (BII)             -49° (BI)   46° 
    C2'-endo -116° G102 C217 -121° C2'-endo    
 38°   -81° (BI)             -64° (BI)   45° 
    C2'-endo -104° G103 C216 -108° C2'-endo    
 44°   -59° (BI)             -71° (BI)   48° 
    C2'-endo -105° A104 T215 -111° C2'-endo    
 50°   -60° (BI)             -83° (BI)   155° 
    C2'-endo -105° A105 T214 -151° C3'-endo    
 43°   -52° (BI)             -111° (BI)   40° 
    C1'-exo -83° G106 C213 -131° C4'-exo    
 51°   35° (BII)             -90° (BI)   48° 
    C2'-endo -107° C107 G212 -114° C2'-endo    
 48°   -61° (BI)             -90° (BI)   58° 
    C2'-endo -112° A108 T211 -125° C2'-endo    
 46°   -84° (BI)             -58° (BI)   -175° 
    C2'-endo -101° T109 A210 -167° C3'-endo    
 60°   54° (BII)             89° (BII)   47° 
    C3'-endo -155° A110 T209 -103° C2'-endo    
 58°   -76° (BI)             -73° (BI)   52° 
    C2'-endo -125° T111 A208 -113° C2'-endo    
 51°   -93° (BI)             -72° (BI)   56° 
    C2'-endo -105° G112 C207 -105° C2'-endo    
 52°   -78° (BI)             31° (BII)   37° 
    C4'-exo -142° C113 G206 -77° C2'-endo    
 65°   -84° (BI)             -60° (BI)   41° 
    C3'-endo -142° T114 A205 -95° C2'-endo    
 55°   -109° (BI)             -53° (BI)   43° 
    C2'-endo -108° T115 A204 -103° C2'-endo    
 43°   -61° (BI)             -70° (BI)   41° 
    C2'-endo -104° C116 G203 -108° C2'-endo    
 40°   -72° (BI)             -69° (BI)   45° 
    C2'-endo -112° C117 G202 -117° C2'-endo    
 56°   -50° (BI)             56° (BII)   -172° 
    C4'-exo -133° C118 G201 -98° C2'-endo    


Groove width

Plot of minor groove width:   PDF,   GIF
Plot of major groove width:   PDF,   GIF
(See Help for further explanations.)

Further information

Full output from CURVES  (helical parameters with respect to global and local axes)

Full output from FREEHELIX  (helical parameters with respect to local axis, angles between normal vectors)

Chirality of ribose and phosphate atoms
Check the naming of phosphate and ribose substituents. Recommended for phosphate oxygens and for ribose hydrogens in NMR structures.


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Perl script:    helixparameter.pl  (15 Sep 2016)
Author:    Peter Slickers  (slickers@leibniz-fli.de),  IMB Jena,  Germany