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Unusual DNA secondary structures have been implicated in the expansion of trinucleotide repeat tracts that are associated with several human inherited disorders. We present evidence consistent with the folding of these trinucleotide repeats into hairpin loops at the center of a long DNA palindrome in vivo. Our assay utilizes a palindrome in bacteriophage lambda, the center of which determines its ability to inhibit plaque formation in a manner that is consistent with folding into a hairpin or cruciform structure. We show that central inserts of even numbers of d(CAG).d(CTG) repeats inhibit plaque formation more than do odd numbers. Both d(CAG)2.d(CTG)2 and d(CGG)2.d(CCG)2 central sequences behave like DNA sequences known to form two-base loops in vitro, suggesting that they may also form compact and stable loops. By contrast, repeats of d(GAC).d(GTC) do not show any evidence consistent with unusual loop stability. These results agree with in vitro evidence that the unstable repeats can form hairpin secondary structures and suggest a favored position of folding. We discuss the potential roles of secondary structures, DNA replication and recombination in models of repeat tract expansion.

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The effects of trinucleotide repeats found in human inherited disorders on palindrome inviability in Escherichia coli suggest hairpin folding preferences in vivo.