RECA-CENTER-DOT-OLIGONUCLEOTIDE FILAMENTS BIND IN THE MINOR-GROOVE OF DOUBLE-STRANDED DNA

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作者
BALIGA, R [1 ]
SINGLETON, JW [1 ]
DERVAN, PB [1 ]
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[1] CALTECH, DIV CHEM & CHEM ENGN, PASADENA, CA 91125 USA
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10.1073/pnas.92.22.10393
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Escherichia coli RecA protein, in the presence of ATP or its analog adenosine 5'-[gamma-thio]triphosphate, polymerizes on single-stranded DNA to form nucleoprotein filaments that can then bind to homologous sequences on duplex DNA. The three-stranded joint molecule formed as a result of this binding event is a key intermediate in general recombination. We have used affinity cleavage to examine this three-stranded joint by incorporating a single thymidine-EDTA . Fe (T*) into the oligonucleotide part of the filament. Our analysis of the cleavage patterns from the joint molecule reveals that the nncleoprotein filament binds in the mirror groove of an extended Watson-Crick duplex.
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