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Enzymatic recognition of radiation-produced oxidative DNA lesion; Molecular dynamics approach

Pinak, M.

Results of molecular dynamics (MD) studies of several lesions on DNA and their respective repair enzymes are presented. Main focus is to describe structural and energy changes in DNA molecule with the respect to proper recognition of the lesion by respective repair enzyme. Pyrimidine and purine lesions were studied using MD simulation code Amber and respective force field modified for each lesion. The significant structural changes as breaking of hydrogen bonds network opening and bending the DNA double helix were observed. This collapsing of the double helical structure around the lesion is considered to facilitate docking of the repair enzyme into the DNA. Specific values of electrostatic interaction energy that enables repair enzyme to discriminate lesion from non-damaged site were also detected at several lesion sites.

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