The anomalous gel migration of a stable cruciform: temperature and salt dependence, and some comparisons with curved DNA.
AUTOR(ES)
Diekmann, S
RESUMO
We have made an analysis of the gel electrophoretic properties of a pseudo-cruciform fragment, a linear DNA molecule containing a stable cruciform. The migration of this construct was analysed in polyacrylamide gels at a various temperatures in the range 5 degrees to 55 degrees C, and in the presence of NaCl, MgCl2 or ethidium bromide. The magnitude of the anomalous migration (retardation) was almost temperature independent up to 40 degrees C, but decreased strongly beyond this point, extrapolating to normal migration at 70 degrees C. Addition of salts reduced the anomaly. This took the form of a continuous reduction in anomalous migration with the addition of NaCl up to 60 mM, while with MgCl2 there was a sharp reduction in the anomaly to a constant value which is reached by 10 mM. Under these conditions, moreover, the migration of the fragment became almost temperature-independent over the entire range. These results have been interpreted to reflect the influence of ion binding at the four-way junction on the relative disposition of the cruciform arms. The detailed electrophoretic properties of the pseudo-cruciform are in marked contrast to those of sequence-directed curved DNA fragments. In particular, the response to the addition of 1 microgram/ml ethidium bromide offers a convenient method for distinguishing between anomalous retardation arising from curvature (greatly reduced anomaly) or a cruciform junction (enhanced anomaly).
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