Structure of the DNA Duplex d(ATTAAT)2 with Hoogsteen Hydrogen Bonds.
Acosta-Reyes, F.J., Alechaga, E., Subirana, J.A., Campos, J.L.(2015) PLoS One 10: e0120241-e0120241
- PubMed: 25781995 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120241
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4U9M - PubMed Abstract: 
The traditional Watson-Crick base pairs in DNA may occasionally adopt a Hoogsteen conformation, with a different organization of hydrogen bonds. Previous crystal structures have shown that the Hoogsteen conformation is favored in alternating AT sequences of DNA. Here we present new data for a different sequence, d(ATTAAT)2, which is also found in the Hoogsteen conformation. Thus we demonstrate that other all-AT sequences of DNA with a different sequence may be found in the Hoogsteen conformation. We conclude that any all-AT sequence might acquire this conformation under appropriate conditions. We also compare the detailed features of DNA in either the Hoogsteen or Watson-Crick conformations.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Diagonal 647, E-08028, Barcelona, Spain.