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. 1996 Jul 15;24(14):2740–2745. doi: 10.1093/nar/24.14.2740

1H NMR studies of the 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2'-deoxyuridine containing TF1 binding site.

L B Pasternack 1, J Bramham 1, L Mayol 1, A Galeone 1, X Jia 1, D R Kearns 1
PMCID: PMC146007  PMID: 8759005

Abstract

The pyrimidine base 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2'-deoxyuridine (HmU) is a common nucleotide in SPO1 phage DNA. Numerous transcriptional proteins bind HmU-containing DNA preferentially implicating a regulatory function of HmU. We have investigated the conformation and dynamics of d-(5'-CHmUCHmUACACGHmUGHmUAGAG-OH-3')2 (HmU-DNA). This oligonucleotide mimics the consensus sequence of Transcription Factor 1 (TF1). The HmU-DNA was compared to the thymine-containing oligonucleotide. NOESY and DQF COSY spectroscopy provided resonance assignments of nonexchangeable and exchangeable protons, intranucleotide, internucleotide and intrastrand proton-proton distances, and dihedral angle constraints. Methylene protons of the hydroxymethyl group are nonequivalent protons and the hydroxymethyl group is not freely rotating. The hydroxymethyl group adopts a specific orientation with the OH group oriented on the 3' side of the plane of the base. Analysis of imino proton resonances and NOEs indicates additional end base pair fraying and a temperature-induced transition to a conformation in which the internal HmU-A base pairs are disrupted or have reduced lifetimes. Orientation of the hydroxymethyl group indicates the presence of internucleotide intrastrand hydrogen bonding between the HmU12C5 hydroxyl group and A13. All sugars in both DNAs show a C2'endo conformation (typical of B-DNA).

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