Flexibility in RNA priming of Okazaki pieces at the E. coli replication fork.
AUTOR(ES)
Thomas, K R
RESUMO
We present results which suggest considerable flexibility in the RNA priming of Okazaki pieces at the E. coli replication fork. Using film lysates on cellophane discs, we have identified RNA at the 5' ends of Okazaki pieces. All four ribonucleotides are found to be present at the RNA-DNA junction if all four ribonucleoside triphosphates are used. However, if only ATP, or ATP and GTP are used, then only 2' (3')AMP, or 2' (3')AMP and 2' (3')GMP are found at the RNA-DNA junction. A nearest neighbor analysis of RNA associated with Okazaki pieces using alpha 32P-CTP as a probe shows a similar dependence of nearest neighbor composition on the ribonucleoside triphosphate composition of the incubation mixture. Thus, the nucleotide composition of the RNA primers at the ends of Okazaki pieces varies as a function of the ribonucleoside triphosphates available.
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