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Biophys J, June 2002, p. 2860-2875, Vol. 82, No. 6

On the Competition between Water, Sodium Ions, and Spermine in Binding to DNA: A Molecular Dynamics Computer Simulation Study

Nikolay Korolev, Alexander P. Lyubartsev, Aatto Laaksonen, and Lars Nordenskiöld

Division of Physical Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, S 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden

The interaction of DNA with the polyamine spermine4+ (Spm4+), sodium ions, and water molecules has been studied using molecular dynamics computer simulations in a system modeling a DNA crystal. The simulation model consisted of three B-DNA decamers in a periodic hexagonal cell, containing 1200 water molecules, 8 Spm4+, 32 Na+, and 4 Cl- ions. The present paper gives a more detailed account of a recently published report of this system and compares results on this mixed Spm4+/Na+-cation system with an molecular dynamics simulation carried out for the same DNA decamer under similar conditions with only sodium counterions (Korolev et al., 2001, J. Mol. Biol. 308:907). The presence of Spm4+ makes significant influence on the DNA hydration and on the interaction of the sodium ions with DNA. Spermine pushes water molecules out of the minor groove, whereas Na+ attracts and organizes water around DNA. The major binding site of the Spm4+ amino groups and the Na+ ions is the phosphate group of DNA. The flexible polyamine spermine displays a high presence in the minor groove but does not form long-lived and structurally defined complexes. Sodium ions compete with Spm4+ for binding to the DNA bases in the minor groove. Sodium ions also have several strong binding sites in the major groove. The ability of water molecules, Spm4+, and Na+ to modulate the local structure of the DNA double helix is discussed.

Biophys J, June 2002, p. 2860-2875, Vol. 82, No. 6
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