Bacteriophage phi29 terminal protein: its association with the 5' termini of the phi29 genome.
AUTOR(ES)
Ito, J
RESUMO
The location of the protein bound to bacteriophage phi29 DNA has been studied with restriction endonucleases, exonucleases, and polynucleotide kinase. The protein is invariably associated with the two terminal DNA fragments generated by restriction endonucleases. The phi29 DNA prepared with or without proteinase K treatment is resistant to the action of the 5'-terminal-specific exonucleases, lambda-exonuclease and T7 exonuclease. The phi29 DNA is also inaccessible to phosphorylation by polynucleotide kinase even after treatment with alkaline phosphatase. On the other hand, phi29 DNA is sensitive to exonuclease III, and the 3' termini of the DNA can be labeled by incubating with alpha-[32P]ATP and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase. The protein remains associated with the phi29 DNA after treatment with various chaotropic agents, including 8 M urea, 6 M guanidine-hydrochloride, 4 M sodium perchlorate, 2 M sodium thiocyanate, and 2 M LiCl. These results are consistent with the notion that the protein is linked covalently to the 5' termini of the phi29 DNA.
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