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Article Dans Une Revue Physical Review Letters Année : 2016

Homologous Pairing between Long DNA Double Helices

Résumé

Molecular recognition between two double stranded (ds) DNA with homologous sequences may not seem compatible with the B-DNA structure because the sequence information is hidden when it is used for joining the two strands. Nevertheless, it has to be invoked to account for various biological data. Using quantum chemistry, molecular mechanics, and hints from recent genetics experiments, I show here that direct recognition between homologous dsDNA is possible through the formation of short quadruplexes due to direct complementary hydrogen bonding of major-groove surfaces in parallel alignment. The constraints imposed by the predicted structures of the recognition units determine the mechanism of complexation between long dsDNA. This mechanism and concomitant predictions agree with the available experimental data and shed light upon the sequence effects and the possible involvement of topoisomerase II in the recognition.

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Biophysique

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hal-01497986 , version 1 (29-03-2017)

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Alexey K. Mazur. Homologous Pairing between Long DNA Double Helices. Physical Review Letters, 2016, 116 (15), pp.158101. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.158101⟩. ⟨hal-01497986⟩
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