Repetitive sequences in DNA molecules, some of which are palindromic, tend to form stable cruciforms. These are frequently located in promoter regions of a specific operon and origin of replication. Temperature gradient gel electrophoresis can be used to distinguish among various supercoiled DNA topoisomers and to ascertain whether or not the cruciform motif has been extruded. In the current study, this technique is implemented for the first time to address the role of temperature in cruciform extrusion from plasmids

Detection of cruciform extrusion in DNA by temperature-gradient gel electrophoresis

2005

Abstract

Repetitive sequences in DNA molecules, some of which are palindromic, tend to form stable cruciforms. These are frequently located in promoter regions of a specific operon and origin of replication. Temperature gradient gel electrophoresis can be used to distinguish among various supercoiled DNA topoisomers and to ascertain whether or not the cruciform motif has been extruded. In the current study, this technique is implemented for the first time to address the role of temperature in cruciform extrusion from plasmids
2005
Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati - ISMN
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