Table 2.
Atomic RMSDs (Å) between the structures of several oligonucleotides stabilized by minor groove tetrads
| d(TGCTTCGT) | d(TCGTTGCT) | d<pCGCTCCGT> | d<pTGCTCGCT> | d<pCATTCATT> | d<pCGCTCATT> | d<pCCGTCCGT> | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d(TGCTTCGT) | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.6 | |
| d(TCGTTGCT) | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 1.9 | |
| d<pCGCTCCGT> | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | |
| d<pTGCTCGCT> | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 | |
| d<pCATTCATT> | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 1.8 | |
| d<pCGCTCATT> | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | |
| d<pCCGTCCGT> | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | |
| d(GCATGCT) | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Upper: RMSD between all C1′. Lower: RMSD between the C1′ of the nucleotides involved in the tetrads.