Structure of i-Motif/Duplex Junctions at Neutral pH. 2021

Israel Serrano-Chacón, and Bartomeu Mir, and Núria Escaja, and Carlos González
Instituto de Química Física 'Rocasolano', CSIC, Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid, Spain.

We report here the three-dimensional structure of an i-motif/duplex junction, determined by NMR methods at neutral pH. By including a minor groove tetrad at one side of the C:C+ stack of a monomeric i-motif, and a stem/loop hairpin at the other side, we have designed stable DNA constructs in which i-DNA and B-DNA regions coexist in a wide range of experimental conditions. This study demonstrates that i- and B-DNA are structurally compatible, giving rise to a distinctive fold with peculiar groove shapes. The effect of different residues at the i-motif/duplex interface has been explored. We also show that these constructs can be adapted to sequences of biological relevance, like that found in the promoter region of the KRAS oncogene.

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