Abstract
The effect of replacing a G.C base-pair with an I.C base-pair on DNA stability was investigated for a related set of 14-mers. DNA melting analysis of the 14-mers was used to determine delta Hzero, delta Szero and delta G(zero)37 of the double to single stranded transition. All 14mers were shown to have B-DNA character by circular dichroism analysis. 14mers substituted with a single inosine in place of guanosine at different positions showed that consequences on DNA stability are sequence-dependent. Large changes in delta Hzero and delta Szero result when inosine is substituted within the trinucleotide sequence d(TCG).d(CGA) while substitution within d(TCC).d(GGA) causes minor changes in enthalpy and entropy. Moreover, some 14-mers with two inosine substitutions five base-pairs apart showed non-additive free energy changes for the double to single stranded transition. These results clearly indicate that the structural consequences of replacing a single guanosine with an inosine are transmitted over a significant distance.
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