EXTENSION OF DNA TRIPLE-HELIX FORMATION TO A NEIGHBORING (AT)(N) SITE

被引:12
作者
CHANDLER, SP [1 ]
FOX, KR [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SOUTHAMPTON,DEPT PHYSIOL & PHARMACOL,SOUTHAMPTON SO16 7PX,HANTS,ENGLAND
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
DNA TRIPLE HELIX; G-CENTER-DOT-TA TRIPLET; DNA SEQUENCE RECOGNITION;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(95)00069-L
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have used DNase I footprinting to examine the formation of intermolecular triple helices at a fragment containing the target sequence A(11)(AT)(6) .(AT)(6)T-11, using oligonucleotides designed to form parallel T . AT and G . TA triplets, We find that, although (TG), does not form a complex with (AT)(6) .(AT)(6), T-11(TG)(6) forms a stable structure producing a clear footprint which includes the (AT)(6) portion of the target site, This complex is not formed in the presence of magnesium, but can be stabilised by either manganese or a tripler-binding ligand.,
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页数:5
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