The exocyclic groups of DNA modulate the affinity and positioning of the histone octamer
AUTOR(ES)
Buttinelli, Memmo
FONTE
The National Academy of Sciences
RESUMO
To investigate the nature of the chemical determinants in DNA required for nonspecific binding and bending by proteins we have created a novel DNA in which inosine–5-methylcytosine and 2,6-diaminopurine–uracil base pairs are substituted for normal base pairs in a defined DNA sequence. This procedure completely switches the patterns of the base pair H bonding and attachment of exocyclic groups. We show that this DNA binds a histone octamer more tightly than normal DNA but, surprisingly, does not alter the orientation of the sequence on the surface of the protein. However, in general, the addition or removal of DNA exocyclic groups reduces or increases, respectively, the affinity for the histone octamer. The average incremental change in binding energy for a single exocyclic group is ≈40 J/mol. The orientation of the DNA in core nucleosomes also is sensitive to the number and nature of the exocyclic groups present. Notably, substitution with the naturally occurring cytosine analogue, 5-methylcytosine, shifts the preferred rotational position by 3 bp, whereas incorporating 2,6-diaminopurine shifts it 2 bp in the opposite direction. These manipulations potentially would alter the accessibility of a protein recognition sequence on the surface of the histone octamer. We propose that exocyclic groups impose steric constraints on protein-induced DNA wrapping and are also important in determining the orientation of DNA on a protein surface. In addition, we consider the implications of the selection of A-T and G-C base pairs in natural DNA.
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