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Why do G-quadruplexes dimerize through the 5’-ends? Driving forces for G4 DNA dimerization examined in atomic detail

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G-quadruplexes (G4) are secondary structures formed by guanine-rich nucleic acid sequences and shown to exist in living cells where they participate in regulation of gene expression and chromosome maintenance. G-quadruplexes with solvent-exposed guanine tetrads show the tendency to associate together through cofacial stacking, which may be important for packaging of G4-forming sequences and allows for the design of higher-order G4 DNA structures. To understand the molecular driving forces for G4 association, here, we study the binding interaction between two parallel-stranded G-quadruplexes using all-atom molecular dynamics simulations. The predicted dimerization free energies show that direct binding through the 5’-G-tetrads is the most preferred of all possible end-to-end stacking orientations, consistently with all available experimental data. Decomposition of dimerization enthalpies in combination with simulations at varying ionic strength further indicate that the observed orientational preferences arise from a fine balance between the electrostatic repulsion of the sugar-phosphate backbones and favorable counterion binding at the dimeric interface. We also demonstrate how these molecular-scale findings can be used to devise means of controlling G4 dimerization equilibrium, e.g., by altering salt concentration and using G4-targeted ligands.

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Kategoria:
Publikacja w czasopiśmie
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artykuł w czasopiśmie wyróżnionym w JCR
Opublikowano w:
PLoS Computational Biology nr 15,
ISSN: 1553-7358
Język:
angielski
Rok wydania:
2019
Opis bibliograficzny:
Kogut M., Kleist C., Czub J.: Why do G-quadruplexes dimerize through the 5’-ends? Driving forces for G4 DNA dimerization examined in atomic detail// PLoS Computational Biology. -Vol. 15, iss. 9 (2019), s.e1007383-
DOI:
Cyfrowy identyfikator dokumentu elektronicznego (otwiera się w nowej karcie) 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007383
Weryfikacja:
Politechnika Gdańska

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