189D

HYDRATION PATTERNS AND INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS IN A-DNA CRYSTAL STRUCTURES. IMPLICATIONS FOR DNA RECOGNITION

X-RAY DIFFRACTION

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Crystallization

Crystalization Experiments
ID	Method	pH	Temperature	Details
1	VAPOR DIFFUSION	7		pH 7.00, VAPOR DIFFUSION

Crystal Properties
Matthews coefficient	Solvent content
2.28	46.11

Crystal Data

Unit Cell
Length ( Å )	Angle ( ˚ )
a = 42.04	α = 90
b = 42.04	β = 90
c = 25.09	γ = 90

Symmetry
Space Group	P 43 21 2

Diffraction

Diffraction Experiment
ID #	Crystal ID	Scattering Type	Data Collection Temperature	Detector	Detector Type	Details	Collection Date	Monochromator	Protocol
1	1	x-ray	288	DIFFRACTOMETER	NICOLET

Radiation Source
ID #	Source	Type	Wavelength List	Synchrotron Site	Beamline
1

Refinement

Statistics
Diffraction ID	Structure Solution Method	Resolution (High)	Resolution (Low)	Cut-off Sigma (F)	Number Reflections (Observed)	Number Reflections (R-Free)	Percent Reflections (Observed)	R-Factor (Observed)	R-Work	R-Free	Mean Isotropic B
X-RAY DIFFRACTION		2.1	8	2	1388			0.152

Temperature Factor Modeling
Anisotropic B[1][1]	Anisotropic B[1][2]	Anisotropic B[1][3]	Anisotropic B[2][2]	Anisotropic B[2][3]	Anisotropic B[3][3]

RMS Deviations
Key	Refinement Restraint Deviation
n_phos_angle_it	2.745
n_sugar_angle_it	2.542
n_phos_bond_it	2.134
n_sugar_bond_it	1.683
n_multtor_nbd	0.138
n_singtor_nbd	0.084
n_phos_bond_angle_d	0.05
n_angle_d	0.021
n_phos_bond_d	0.018
n_chiral_restr	0.009
n_bond_d	0.007
n_plane_restr	0.007
n_planar_d
n_hb_or_metal_coord
n_bond_angle_restr
n_dihedral_angle_restr
n_impr_tor
n_sugar_bond_d
n_sugar_bond_angle_d
n_xhyhbond_nbd

Non-Hydrogen Atoms Used in Refinement
Non-Hydrogen Atoms	Number
Protein Atoms
Nucleic Acid Atoms	161
Solvent Atoms	40
Heterogen Atoms

Software

Software
Software Name	Purpose
NUCLSQ	refinement