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Analysis of nucleic acid double helix geometry

Title CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE COBALT-ACTIVATED DIPHTHERIA TOXIN REPRESSOR-DNA COMPLEX REVEALS A METAL BINDING SH-LIKE DOMAIN
PDB code 1C0W   (PDB summary)
NDB code PD0069 (NDB atlas)
Duplex length 21 base pairs
Protein Diphtheria toxin repressor (DtxR), Transcription factor, DNA binding domain: CAP-like gram-positive bacteria

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' A401 T402 T403 A404 G405 G406 T407 T408 A409 G410 C411 C412 T413 A414 C415 C416 C417 T418 A419 A420 T421 3'
Strand 2    3' T521 A520 A519 T518 C517 C516 C515 A514 T513 C512 G511 G510 A509 T508 T507 G506 G505 A504 T503 T502 A501 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      

A401 T521            
    3.6 -0.0 -0.2 38° -14° -1°
T402 A520            
    3.2 -0.5 0.2 38° -3° -3°
T403 A519            
    3.0 -0.2 -0.1 33° -2°
A404 T518            
    3.5 1.0 0.3 29° -0°
G405 C517            
    3.9 -0.4 -1.2 21° -0°
G406 C516            
    3.2 1.0 -0.2 36° -2°
T407 C515            
    3.5 -1.4 0.2 30° -0°
T408 A514            
    3.1 -0.2 0.6 38° -1° -0°
A409 T513            
    3.2 1.0 0.1 30° -3°
G410 C512            
    3.5 -0.2 -0.8 29°
C411 G511            
    3.4 -0.0 -0.7 26°
C412 G510            
    3.3 -0.6 0.2 32°
T413 A509            
    3.2 -0.0 0.8 40° -0° -1°
A414 T508            
    3.3 1.8 -0.1 24° 10° -3°
C415 T507            
    3.5 -0.8 -0.0 39° -2°
C416 G506            
    3.6 -0.2 -1.2 23°
C417 G505            
    3.3 -0.5 0.2 29° -1°
T418 A504            
    3.1 0.0 0.1 35° -1°
A419 T503            
    3.2 0.3 -0.1 30°
A420 T502            
    3.9 0.2 -0.4 35° -15°
T421 A501            


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 -154° A401 T521 -153° C2'-endo    
 52°   -94° (BI)             -97° (BI)   40° 
    C2'-endo -121° T402 A520 -99° C2'-endo    
 51°   -54° (BI)             -108° (BI)   41° 
    C2'-endo -115° T403 A519 -111° C2'-endo    
 -48°   -54° (BI)             -83° (BI)   53° 
    C2'-endo -84° A404 T518 -125° C2'-endo    
 40°   -103° (BI)             -61° (BI)   42° 
    C2'-endo -85° G405 C517 -123° C2'-endo    
 22°   -116° (BI)             -116° (BI)   -48° 
    C2'-endo -113° G406 C516 -99° C2'-endo    
 40°   -83° (BI)             4° (BI)   44° 
    C2'-endo -121° T407 C515 -97° C2'-endo    
 55°   -71° (BI)             -86° (BI)   47° 
    C2'-endo -115° T408 A514 -108° C2'-endo    
 46°   -66° (BI)             -61° (BI)   56° 
    C2'-endo -112° A409 T513 -120° C2'-endo    
 26°   -91° (BI)             -78° (BI)   36° 
    C2'-endo -94° G410 C512 -124° C2'-endo    
 -71°   -46° (BI)             -119° (BI)   -58° 
    C2'-endo -123° C411 G511 -106° C2'-endo    
 35°   -110° (BI)             -35° (BI)   42° 
    C2'-endo -118° C412 G510 -96° C2'-endo    
 57°   -86° (BI)             -93° (BI)   40° 
    C2'-endo -115° T413 A509 -98° C2'-endo    
 49°   -39° (BI)             -84° (BI)   55° 
    C2'-endo -107° A414 T508 -116° C2'-endo    
 -72°   -57° (BI)             -74° (BI)   -56° 
    C3'-exo -107° C415 T507 -129° C3'-exo    
 -75°   -40° (BI)             -70° (BI)   -68° 
    C2'-endo -122° C416 G506 -135° C2'-endo    
 32°   -106° (BI)             -70° (BI)   45° 
    C2'-endo -125° C417 G505 -87° C2'-endo    
 53°   -64° (BI)             -81° (BI)   41° 
    C2'-endo -114° T418 A504 -94° C2'-endo    
 50°   -68° (BI)             -98° (BI)   44° 
    C2'-endo -109° A419 T503 -106° C2'-endo    
 34°   -110° (BI)             -63° (BI)   52° 
    C2'-endo -97° A420 T502 -117° C2'-endo    
 -79°   -50° (BI)             -91° (BI)   -81° 
    C3'-exo -133° T421 A501 -127° 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