Data selection and force field matrices

Data selection

The data selection based on individual standard deviations, with stepwise skipping of data using the following rules.

Data selection rules

  1. Improper base steps are skipped, i.e.
  2. Redundant base steps.
  3. Terminal base steps
  4. Base steps / coords deviating more than 3.0 standard deviation from the average.
  5. Generic base step: Base steps GC, CG, AT, and TA are counted twice in the symmetrized and non-symmetrized data set.

Coordinate statistics for each base pair step

StepNShift, ÅSlide, ÅRise, ÅTilt, degRoll, degTwist, deg
CG 22-0.25(1.10) 0.61(0.53) 3.34(0.33) 0.40(3.80) 3.40(6.50)35.10(6.00)
CA 86-0.03(0.56) 0.42(0.82) 3.33(0.28)-0.20(3.30) 4.80(5.50)36.10(4.80)
TA 62-0.02(0.56) 0.29(0.87) 3.36(0.29) 0.00(2.50) 1.20(6.90)37.90(6.30)
AG 72 0.07(0.66)-0.41(0.49) 3.36(0.27)-1.60(3.30) 5.10(4.70)31.80(4.30)
GG 78-0.03(0.65)-0.53(0.77) 3.46(0.29) 0.30(3.60) 4.30(4.80)32.20(4.80)
AA 118 0.00(0.50)-0.17(0.38) 3.28(0.21)-1.00(3.00)-0.20(4.60)35.90(3.50)
GA 68-0.29(0.47)-0.06(0.59) 3.30(0.23)-1.70(3.40) 2.20(4.30)36.00(4.70)
AT 47 0.15(0.53)-0.63(0.26) 3.25(0.26) 0.30(2.30) 0.50(4.60)30.90(3.30)
AC 91 0.15(0.57)-0.62(0.40) 3.32(0.22) 0.10(3.40) 0.90(4.50)32.00(3.50)
GC 27 0.01(0.82)-0.13(0.62) 3.30(0.20) 0.90(4.00) 0.60(5.00)35.60(4.30)
XX 590-0.01(0.65)-0.12(0.76) 3.33(0.26)-0.20(3.30) 1.80(5.70)34.60(5.40)

  • N is the number of base pairs of each type available in the database. The standard deviation of the coordinates are shown in parenthesis.
  • XX is the generic base step (applying above described selection rules).
  • Effective force field matrix for each base step


    CGShiftSlideRiseTiltRollTwist
    Shift 1.43-0.05-0.31-0.29-0.04 0.04
    Slide-0.05 3.73 1.26 0.03 0.02 0.04
    Rise-0.31 1.2610.70 0.35 0.02-0.04
    Tilt-0.29 0.03 0.35 0.15 0.03-0.01
    Roll-0.04 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.01
    Twist 0.04 0.04-0.04-0.01 0.01 0.03

    CAShiftSlideRiseTiltRollTwist
    Shift 3.81 0.38-0.53-0.20-0.02-0.09
    Slide 0.38 2.32 1.86 0.07 0.02-0.21
    Rise-0.53 1.8615.04 0.33 0.01-0.25
    Tilt-0.20 0.07 0.33 0.11 0.01-0.01
    Roll-0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.02
    Twist-0.09-0.21-0.25-0.01 0.02 0.07

    TAShiftSlideRiseTiltRollTwist
    Shift 3.51-0.32-1.96-0.11 0.06 0.04
    Slide-0.32 2.15 3.10 0.07-0.07-0.20
    Rise-1.96 3.1019.27-0.06-0.34-0.59
    Tilt-0.11 0.07-0.06 0.17 0.00 0.01
    Roll 0.06-0.07-0.34 0.00 0.04 0.03
    Twist 0.04-0.20-0.59 0.01 0.03 0.06

    AGShiftSlideRiseTiltRollTwist
    Shift 2.99 0.65 2.31-0.23 0.02 0.04
    Slide 0.65 4.57 2.18-0.03-0.11-0.06
    Rise 2.31 2.1823.17-0.72-0.26-0.65
    Tilt-0.23-0.03-0.72 0.12 0.00 0.01
    Roll 0.02-0.11-0.26 0.00 0.06 0.03
    Twist 0.04-0.06-0.65 0.01 0.03 0.09

    GGShiftSlideRiseTiltRollTwist
    Shift 3.71-0.05-0.78-0.29 0.07 0.18
    Slide-0.05 2.02 0.51 0.11 0.05-0.08
    Rise-0.78 0.5116.44-0.57 0.04-0.16
    Tilt-0.29 0.11-0.57 0.13 0.00-0.02
    Roll 0.07 0.05 0.04 0.00 0.05 0.01
    Twist 0.18-0.08-0.16-0.02 0.01 0.06

    AAShiftSlideRiseTiltRollTwist
    Shift 6.05 2.05 5.88-0.33-0.01 0.15
    Slide 2.05 8.08 1.57-0.06-0.14-0.14
    Rise 5.88 1.5731.12-0.79 0.22 0.14
    Tilt-0.33-0.06-0.79 0.14 0.01 0.00
    Roll-0.01-0.14 0.22 0.01 0.06 0.03
    Twist 0.15-0.14 0.14 0.00 0.03 0.10

    GAShiftSlideRiseTiltRollTwist
    Shift 6.34 1.43-0.56-0.22 0.06 0.20
    Slide 1.43 3.78-0.81 0.09-0.10-0.14
    Rise-0.56-0.8124.69-0.77-0.12-0.30
    Tilt-0.22 0.09-0.77 0.12-0.01-0.01
    Roll 0.06-0.10-0.12-0.01 0.09 0.05
    Twist 0.20-0.14-0.30-0.01 0.05 0.09

    ATShiftSlideRiseTiltRollTwist
    Shift 3.71 0.62-0.20-0.13-0.01 0.03
    Slide 0.6215.44 0.99 0.23 0.16 0.05
    Rise-0.20 0.9917.97 0.12-0.26-0.55
    Tilt-0.13 0.23 0.12 0.20 0.02 0.00
    Roll-0.01 0.16-0.26 0.02 0.06 0.03
    Twist 0.03 0.05-0.55 0.00 0.03 0.12

    ACShiftSlideRiseTiltRollTwist
    Shift 3.28 0.22-1.68-0.10-0.01 0.01
    Slide 0.22 6.78 3.43 0.01 0.04-0.03
    Rise-1.68 3.4324.35 0.13 0.06-0.23
    Tilt-0.10 0.01 0.13 0.09 0.01 0.00
    Roll-0.01 0.04 0.06 0.01 0.06 0.03
    Twist 0.01-0.03-0.23 0.00 0.03 0.10

    GCShiftSlideRiseTiltRollTwist
    Shift 2.78 0.59-6.96-0.36 0.00 0.12
    Slide 0.59 5.01 3.45-0.04 0.32-0.19
    Rise-6.96 3.4558.89 1.83 0.78-0.64
    Tilt-0.36-0.04 1.83 0.13 0.03 0.00
    Roll 0.00 0.32 0.78 0.03 0.09 0.03
    Twist 0.12-0.19-0.64 0.00 0.03 0.10