Torsional stress induces left-handed helical stretches in DNA of natural base sequence: circular dichroism and antibody binding.

PubWeight™: 1.30‹?› | Rank: Top 10%

🔗 View Article (PMC 555318)

Published in EMBO J on January 01, 1983

Authors

E Di Capua1, A Stasiak, T Koller, S Brahms, R Thomae, F M Pohl

Author Affiliations

1: Institut für Zellbiologie, ETH, Hönggerberg, Zürich, Switzerland.

Articles citing this

Diethyl pyrocarbonate: a chemical probe for secondary structure in negatively supercoiled DNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1985) 2.22

A topological view of the replicon. EMBO Rep (2004) 1.76

A computer aided thermodynamic approach for predicting the formation of Z-DNA in naturally occurring sequences. EMBO J (1986) 1.76

Inhibition of DNA synthesis by aphidicolin induces supercoiling in simian virus 40 replicative intermediates. EMBO J (1985) 1.26

Electron microscopy mapping of pBR322 DNA curvature. Comparison with theoretical models. EMBO J (1990) 1.24

Immunological detection of left-handed Z DNA in isolated polytene chromosomes. Effects of ionic strength, pH, temperature and topological stress. EMBO J (1984) 1.24

Different Z DNA forming sequences are revealed in phi X174 RFI by high resolution darkfield immuno-electron microscopy. EMBO J (1984) 1.15

Electron microscopy of SV40 DNA cross-linked by anti-Z DNA IgG. EMBO J (1985) 1.00

Concordance of experimentally mapped or predicted Z-DNA sites with positions of selected alternating purine-pyrimidine tracts. Nucleic Acids Res (1985) 0.96

Probing specific molecular conformations with the scanning force microscope. Complexes of plasmid DNA and anti-Z-DNA antibodies. Nucleic Acids Res (1994) 0.91

Dynamics of the B-to-Z transition in supercoiled DNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1986) 0.88

DNA conformation and chromatin organization of a d(CA/GT)30 sequence cloned in SV40 minichromosomes. EMBO J (1986) 0.87

DNA orientation using specific avidin-ferritin biotin end labelling. Nucleic Acids Res (1987) 0.84

Linker histones affect patterns of digestion of supercoiled plasmids by single-strand-specific nucleases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1996) 0.83

Methylation and restriction endonuclease cleavage of linear Z-DNA in the presence of hexamminecobalt (III) ions. Nucleic Acids Res (1986) 0.79

Z DNA and loop structures by immunoelectronmicroscopy of supercoiled pRW751, a plasmid containing left-handed helices. Nucleic Acids Res (1988) 0.78

Binding of anti-Z-DNA antibodies to negatively supercoiled SV40 DNA. Nucleic Acids Res (1987) 0.76

Articles cited by this

Complete nucleotide sequence of the Escherichia coli plasmid pBR322. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol (1979) 43.48

Molecular structure of a left-handed double helical DNA fragment at atomic resolution. Nature (1979) 18.01

The interaction of closed circular DNA with intercalative dyes. I. The superhelix density of SV40 DNA in the presence and absence of dye. J Mol Biol (1968) 16.72

DNA topoisomerases. Annu Rev Biochem (1981) 13.42

Salt-induced co-operative conformational change of a synthetic DNA: equilibrium and kinetic studies with poly (dG-dC). J Mol Biol (1972) 10.81

Determination of the number of superhelical turns in simian virus 40 DNA by gel electrophoresis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1975) 8.75

Left-handed Z-DNA is induced by supercoiling in physiological ionic conditions. Nature (1982) 4.50

Flipping of cloned d(pCpG)n.d(pCpG)n DNA sequences from right- to left-handed helical structure by salt, Co(III), or negative supercoiling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1982) 4.35

Negatively supercoiled plasmids contain left-handed Z-DNA segments as detected by specific antibody binding. Cell (1982) 3.80

Antibodies to left-handed Z-DNA bind to interband regions of Drosophila polytene chromosomes. Nature (1981) 3.69

Linking numbers and nucleosomes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1976) 3.64

The high salt form of poly(dG-dC).poly(dG-dC) is left-handed Z-DNA: Raman spectra of crystals and solutions. Nucleic Acids Res (1981) 3.28

The helicity of DNA in complexes with recA protein. Nature (1982) 2.40

Energetic and structural inter-relationship between DNA supercoiling and the right- to left-handed Z helix transitions in recombinant plasmids. J Biol Chem (1982) 1.65

Natural DNA sequences can form left-handed helices in low salt solution under conditions of topological constraint. J Mol Biol (1982) 1.28

Theoretical analysis of competitive conformational transitions in torsionally stressed DNA. J Mol Biol (1981) 1.26

Antibodies to Z-DNA interact with form V DNA. Nature (1982) 1.20

Unwinding of duplex DNA in complexes with recA protein. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol (1983) 1.09

Preparation and characterization of form V DNA, the duplex DNA resulting from association of complementary, circular single-stranded DNA. J Mol Biol (1979) 1.06

Molecular-mechanical studies of Z-DNA: a comparison of the structural and energetic properties of Z- and B-DNA. Biopolymers (1982) 1.04

Visualization of Z sequences in form V of pBR322 by immuno-electron microscopy. EMBO J (1982) 0.97

Articles by these authors

Salt-induced co-operative conformational change of a synthetic DNA: equilibrium and kinetic studies with poly (dG-dC). J Mol Biol (1972) 10.81

Involvement of histone H1 in the organization of the nucleosome and of the salt-dependent superstructures of chromatin. J Cell Biol (1979) 8.59

Role of BRCA2 in control of the RAD51 recombination and DNA repair protein. Mol Cell (2001) 5.59

Purification and characterization of the human Rad51 protein, an analogue of E. coli RecA. EMBO J (1994) 4.55

Three-dimensional multi-scale line filter for segmentation and visualization of curvilinear structures in medical images. Med Image Anal (1998) 4.44

"Alternating B-DNA" conformation for the oligo(dG-dC) duplex in high-salt solution. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1979) 4.10

Polymorphism of a synthetic DNA in solution. Nature (1976) 3.88

Binding of double-strand breaks in DNA by human Rad52 protein. Nature (1999) 3.80

Determination of protein secondary structure in solution by vacuum ultraviolet circular dichroism. J Mol Biol (1980) 3.60

Complete DNA sequence of yeast chromosome XI. Nature (1994) 3.51

Two different chromatin structures coexist in ribosomal RNA genes throughout the cell cycle. Cell (1989) 3.51

Structure of replicating simian virus 40 minichromosomes. The replication fork, core histone segregation and terminal structures. J Mol Biol (1986) 3.21

Ethidium bromide as a cooperative effector of a DNA structure. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1972) 3.06

Role of RecA protein spiral filaments in genetic recombination. Nature (1984) 2.96

Chromatin structures and transcription of rDNA in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Nucleic Acids Res (1993) 2.74

Identification and purification of two distinct complexes containing the five RAD51 paralogs. Genes Dev (2001) 2.54

The twist, writhe and overall shape of supercoiled DNA change during counterion-induced transition from a loosely to a tightly interwound superhelix. Possible implications for DNA structure in vivo. J Mol Biol (1994) 2.54

A routine method for protein-free spreading of double- and single-stranded nucleic acid molecules. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1975) 2.43

The helicity of DNA in complexes with recA protein. Nature (1982) 2.40

DNA sequencing with direct blotting electrophoresis. EMBO J (1984) 2.34

Isolation of Z-DNA-containing plasmids. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1983) 2.28

An electron microscopic method for studying nucleic acid-protein complexes. Visualization of RNA polymerase bound to the DNA of bacteriophages T7 and T3. Biopolymers (1974) 2.24

Influence of histone H1 on chromatin structure. Cell (1977) 2.17

Elongation of duplex DNA by recA protein. J Mol Biol (1981) 2.15

The human Rad52 protein exists as a heptameric ring. Curr Biol (2000) 2.09

Structure of helical RecA-DNA complexes. Complexes formed in the presence of ATP-gamma-S or ATP. J Mol Biol (1986) 2.09

Camptothecin, a specific inhibitor of type I DNA topoisomerase, induces DNA breakage at replication forks. Mol Cell Biol (1988) 2.05

The stereostructure of knots and catenanes produced by phage lambda integrative recombination: implications for mechanism and DNA structure. Cell (1985) 2.03

Complete DNA sequence of yeast chromosome II. EMBO J (1994) 1.97

Thermodynamics of the helix-coil transition of (dG-dC) oligomers. Eur J Biochem (1974) 1.96

Duplex DNA knots produced by Escherichia coli topoisomerase I. Structure and requirements for formation. J Biol Chem (1985) 1.91

Characterization of complexes between recA protein and duplex DNA by electron microscopy. J Mol Biol (1982) 1.81

The apical localization of transcribing RNA polymerases on supercoiled DNA prevents their rotation around the template. EMBO J (1992) 1.79

Transcription in the yeast rRNA gene locus: distribution of the active gene copies and chromatin structure of their flanking regulatory sequences. Mol Cell Biol (1995) 1.77

Electrophoretic mobility of DNA knots. Nature (1996) 1.75

Determination of DNA persistence length by cryo-electron microscopy. Separation of the static and dynamic contributions to the apparent persistence length of DNA. J Mol Biol (1995) 1.73

Sedimentation and electrophoretic migration of DNA knots and catenanes. J Mol Biol (1998) 1.70

Structure of a multisubunit complex that promotes DNA branch migration. Nature (1995) 1.66

Disruption of the nucleosomes at the replication fork. EMBO J (1993) 1.66

Direct visualization of supercoiled DNA molecules in solution. EMBO J (1990) 1.63

Psoralen-crosslinking of DNA as a probe for the structure of active nucleolar chromatin. J Mol Biol (1984) 1.60

Simplified preparation of unidirectional deletion clones. Nucleic Acids Res (1986) 1.57

Visualisation of human rad52 protein and its complexes with hRad51 and DNA. J Mol Biol (1998) 1.56

Energetics of RecA-mediated recombination reactions. Without ATP hydrolysis RecA can mediate polar strand exchange but is unable to recycle. J Mol Biol (1990) 1.56

Acute sensory responses of nonsmokers at very low environmental tobacco smoke concentrations in controlled laboratory settings. Environ Health Perspect (2001) 1.56

Reconstitution of the strand invasion step of double-strand break repair using human Rad51 Rad52 and RPA proteins. J Mol Biol (2000) 1.55

Salt-induced transition between two double-helical forms of oligo (dC-dG). Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol (1983) 1.54

[Toxic hepatitis induced by Polygonum multiflorum]. Vnitr Lek (2012) 1.53

The stability of nucleosomes at the replication fork. J Mol Biol (1996) 1.51

Tightness of random knotting. Phys Rev E Stat Phys Plasmas Fluids Relat Interdiscip Topics (2000) 1.47

Complex formation by the human RAD51C and XRCC3 recombination repair proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2001) 1.46

Functional expression cloning of the canalicular sulfate transport system of rat hepatocytes. J Biol Chem (1994) 1.46

Immunoglobulin recognition of synthetic and natural left-handed Z DNA conformations and sequences. J Mol Biol (1984) 1.46

Activation and inhibition of transcription by supercoiling. J Mol Biol (1985) 1.42

The meiosis-specific recombinase hDmc1 forms ring structures and interacts with hRad51. EMBO J (1999) 1.40

Visualization of RecA-DNA complexes involved in consecutive stages of an in vitro strand exchange reaction. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol (1984) 1.39

[Impact of body weight on the risk of venous thromboembolism]. Vnitr Lek (2009) 1.39

Geometry and physics of catenanes applied to the study of DNA replication. Biophys J (1998) 1.39

Potato spindle tuber viroid. X. Visualization and size determination by electron microscopy. Virology (1973) 1.37

Electron microscopic determination of the binding sites of ribosomal proteins S4 and S8 on 16S RNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1978) 1.34

The ade6 gene of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe has the same chromatin structure in the chromosome and in plasmids. Yeast (1992) 1.34

[A simple temperature range method in the seconds to hours range and the reversible denaturation of chymotrypsin]. Eur J Biochem (1968) 1.30

Structure of in-vivo transcribing chromatin as studied in simian virus 40 minichromosomes. J Mol Biol (1986) 1.30

Determination of the absolute handedness of knots and catenanes of DNA. Nature (1983) 1.29

Natural DNA sequences can form left-handed helices in low salt solution under conditions of topological constraint. J Mol Biol (1982) 1.28

Formation of knots in partially replicated DNA molecules. J Mol Biol (1999) 1.27

Nucleosome assembly in mammalian cell extracts before and after DNA replication. EMBO J (1990) 1.22

Effect of 5-alkyl substitution of uracil on the thermal stability of poly [d(A-r5U)] copolymers. Nucleic Acids Res (1979) 1.22

Empirical protein energy maps. Nat New Biol (1971) 1.21

Replication fork barriers in the Xenopus rDNA. Nucleic Acids Res (1994) 1.21

Atomic force microscopy of nucleoprotein complexes. Scanning Microsc (1995) 1.20

The ATPase activity of RecA is needed to push the DNA strand exchange through heterologous regions. EMBO J (1991) 1.20

Antibodies to Z-DNA interact with form V DNA. Nature (1982) 1.20

High resolution physical mapping of specific binding sites of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase on the DNA of bacteriophage T7 . J Mol Biol (1978) 1.19

Visualization of recombination intermediates produced by RAD52-mediated single-strand annealing. EMBO Rep (2001) 1.17

Chromatin structure along the ribosomal DNA of Dictyostelium. Regional differences and changes accompanying cell differentiation. J Mol Biol (1983) 1.17

Assembly of the Escherichia coli RuvABC resolvasome directs the orientation of holliday junction resolution. Genes Dev (1999) 1.17

Supercoiling, knotting and replication fork reversal in partially replicated plasmids. Nucleic Acids Res (2002) 1.16

Characterization of the DNA binding activity of stable RecA-DNA complexes. Interaction between the two DNA binding sites within RecA helical filaments. J Mol Biol (1990) 1.16

Structure of the extrachromosomal ribosomal RNA chromatin of Physarum polycephalum. J Mol Biol (1987) 1.16

Unravelled nucleosomes, nucleosome beads and higher order structures of chromatin: influence of non-histone components and histone H1. J Mol Biol (1981) 1.15

Physical mapping of Qbeta replicase binding sites on Qbeta RNA. J Mol Biol (1976) 1.15

Superstructure of linear duplex DNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1976) 1.13

Electron microscope specimen preparation of rat liver chromatin by a modified Miller spreading technique. Eur J Cell Biol (1981) 1.11

Temperature dependence of the activity of DNA-modifying enzymes: endonucleases and DNA ligase. Eur J Biochem (1982) 1.11

Structure of helical RecA-DNA complexes. II. Local conformational changes visualized in bundles of RecA-ATP gamma S filaments. J Mol Biol (1988) 1.11

Psoralen-crosslinking of soluble and of H1-depleted soluble rat liver chromatin. J Mol Biol (1984) 1.11

Temperature-dependence of the kinetics of folding of chymotrypsinogen A. FEBS Lett (1976) 1.09

Unwinding of duplex DNA in complexes with recA protein. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol (1983) 1.09