Basepairs involving WatsonCrick(W) edge of Uracil and WatsonCrick(W) edge of Uracil is shown. Highlighted examples are found from RNA crystal structures obtained from PDB.

Base pairs stabilized by N-H...N/O type hydrogen bonds only

Basepair

(type & Orientation)

*Frequency

Example

Hydrogen bonding atoms with their precursors

U:U W:W Cis

84

Residue Nos. 1856(B)-1886(B) PDB ID 2QAO

C6-N3...O4-C5

C1'-O2...N3-C6

U:U W:W Trans (1)

1

Optimized Model Structure

C5-O4...N3-C6

C6-N3...O4-C5

U:U W:W Trans (2)

20

Residue Nos. 956(A)-960(A) PDB ID 2J02

C1'-O2...N3-C6

C6-N3...O2-C1'

* 1st and 2nd numbers in Frequency column represent the numbers of occurences as base pairs and as base triplets, respectively.