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Centromeric dodeca-satellite DNA sequences form fold-back structures

N Ferrer1, F Azorín, A Villasante

  • 1Department de Biologia Molecular i Cellular, Centre d'Investigació i Desenvolupament-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain.

Journal of Molecular Biology
|January 6, 1995
PubMed
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The G-rich strand of centromeric dodeca-satellite DNA forms stable hairpin structures, similar to telomeric DNA. This unusual DNA structure is stabilized by non-canonical base pairing and protein interactions.

Area of Science:

  • * Molecular Biology
  • * Genetics
  • * Biophysics

Background:

  • * Centromeric dodeca-satellite DNA is evolutionarily conserved.
  • * It exhibits an asymmetric distribution of guanine and cytosine (G-C) residues.
  • * The G-rich strand contains a GGGA-tract, similar to homopurine tracts in telomeric DNA.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To investigate the potential for unusual DNA structure formation in dodeca-satellite DNA.
  • * To characterize the stability and conditions under which these structures form.
  • * To explore potential protein interactions with dodeca-satellite DNA strands.

Main Methods:

  • * Electron microscopy for visualizing DNA structures.
  • * Thermal melting studies to assess hairpin stability.

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  • * Assessment of DNA structure formation under varying ionic and pH conditions.

    • Main Results:

    • * The G-rich strand of dodeca-satellite DNA forms stable intramolecular hairpin structures.
    • * These hairpins are stabilized by both Watson-Crick G-C pairs and non-Watson-Crick G-A pairs, along with stacking interactions.
    • * The hairpin structures are stable at high temperatures (~75°C) and across various ionic and pH conditions.
    • * No unusual structures were observed for the C-strand or double-stranded dodeca-satellite DNA.
    • * A protein activity that preferentially binds the single-stranded C-strand was detected.

    Conclusions:

    • * The G-rich strand of dodeca-satellite DNA can adopt stable hairpin conformations.
    • * These findings suggest potential functional similarities between centromeric and telomeric DNA structures.
    • * The identified protein binding activity may play a role in the biological function of dodeca-satellite DNA.