The isolation of duplex DNA fragments containing (dG.dC) clusters by chromatography on poly(rC)-Sephadex.

AUTOR(ES)

Zuidema, D

RESUMO

Duplex DNA containing oligo(dG.dC)-rich clusters can be isolated by specific binding to poly(rC)-Sephadex. This binding, probably mediated by the formation of an oligo(dG.dC)rC+ triple helix, is optimal at pH 5 in 50% formamide, 2 M LiCl; the bound DNA is recovered by elution at pH 7.5. Using this method we find that the viral DNAs PM2, lambda and SV40 contain at least 1, 1 and 2 sites for binding to poly(rC)-Sephadex, respectively. These binding sites have been mapped in the case of SV40; the binding sites can in turn be used for physical mapping studies of DNAs containing (dG.dC) clusters. Inspection of the sequence of the bound fragments of SV40 DNA shows that a (dG.dC)6-7 tract is required for the binding of duplex DNA to poly(rC)-Sephadex. Although about 60% of rabbit DNA cleaved with restriction endonuclease KpnI binds to poly(rC)-Sephadex, no binding is observed for the 5.1 kb DNA fragment generated by KpnI digestion, which contains the rabbit beta-globin gene. This indicates that oligo(dG.dC) clusters are not found close to the rabbit beta-globin gene.

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