Crystal structure of a pentamidine-oligonucleotide complex: implications for DNA-binding properties.
Edwards, K.J., Jenkins, T.C., Neidle, S.(1992) Biochemistry 31: 7104-7109
- PubMed: 1643044 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bi00146a011
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1D64 - PubMed Abstract: 
The crystal structure of the complex formed between the dodecanucleotide d(CGCGAATTCGCG)2 and the drug pentamidine, which is active against the Pneumocystis carinii pathogen in AIDS patients, has been determined to a resolution of 2.1 A and an R-factor of 19.4%. Analysis of the structure has shown the drug to be bound in the 5'-AATT minor groove region of the duplex, with the amidinium groups H-bonded to adenine N3 atoms in an interstrand manner. The drug molecule adopts an extended conformation, and the immediate binding site spans four base pairs. Structural details of the drug-DNA interactions are discussed, and comparison is made with the dodecamer complex of the structurally similar berenil ligand.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Cancer Research Campaign Biomolecular Structure Unit, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, U.K.