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Analysis of nucleic acid double helix geometry

Title CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF DNAA DOMAINIV COMPLEXED WITH DNAABOX DNA
PDB code 1J1V   (PDB summary)
NDB code PD0371 (NDB atlas)
Duplex length 13 base pairs
Protein Chromosomal replication initiator protein dnaA, Replication, DNA binding domain: 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' T101 G102 T103 T104 A105 T106 C107 C108 A109 C110 A111 G112 G113 3'
Strand 2    3' A213 C212 A211 A210 T209 A208 G207 G206 T205 G204 T203 C202 C201 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      

T101 A213            
    3.5 0.4 0.3 37° 11°
G102 C212            
    3.5 0.0 -0.5 35° -4° -1°
T103 A211            
    3.1 -0.1 -0.4 36°
T104 A210            
    3.6 -0.5 1.7 46° -14° -1°
A105 T209            
    3.1 0.0 -0.6 28° -4°
T106 A208            
    3.2 -0.2 -0.2 34° -1°
C107 G207            
    3.4 -0.3 -0.6 30° -2°
C108 G206            
    3.1 -0.3 0.4 36° -1°
A109 T205            
    3.2 0.9 -0.5 31°
C110 G204            
    3.5 -0.2 -0.5 30°
A111 T203            
    3.3 -0.3 0.9 34° -0°
G112 C202            
    3.7 -0.1 -0.4 40°
G113 C201            


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 -144° T101 A213 -95° C3'-exo    
 59°   -71° (BI)             -82° (BI)   -135° 
    C2'-endo -113° G102 C212 -145° C1'-exo    
 57°   -96° (BI)             -29° (BI)   -101° 
    C2'-endo -122° T103 A211 -114° C3'-exo    
 29°   -67° (BI)             -38° (BI)   55° 
    C2'-endo -91° T104 A210 -100° C2'-endo    
 46°   82° (BII)             30° (BII)   37° 
    C2'-endo -95° A105 T209 -93° C2'-endo    
 37°   -85° (BI)             -102° (BI)   -49° 
    C1'-exo -116° T106 A208 -104° C3'-exo    
 50°   -77° (BI)             -39° (BI)   37° 
    C2'-endo -116° C107 G207 -108° C2'-endo    
 40°   -76° (BI)             -82° (BI)   39° 
    C2'-endo -114° C108 G206 -101° C2'-endo    
 39°   -62° (BI)             -69° (BI)   50° 
    C2'-endo -99° A109 T205 -115° C2'-endo    
 -78°   -54° (BI)             -84° (BI)   -76° 
    C2'-endo -118° C110 G204 -124° C2'-endo    
 26°   -84° (BI)             -45° (BI)   60° 
    C2'-endo -106° A111 T203 -112° C2'-endo    
 55°   -11° (BI)             -71° (BI)   40° 
    C2'-endo -113° G112 C202 -132° C1'-exo    
 161°   -87° (BI)             -87° (BI)   -125° 
    C3'-exo -136° G113 C201 -140° 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