Polynucleotide sequences in eukaryotic DNA and RNA that form ribonuclease-resistant complexes with polyuridylic acid |
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Authors: | J O Bishop M Rosbash |
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Institution: | Department of Genetics University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland;Department of Biochemistry University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland |
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Abstract: | When annealed with synthetic polynucleotides and treated with ribonuclease under appropriate conditions, poly(U) forms the ribonuclease-resistant complexes poly(rA) · poly(U) (1:1), poly(dA) · 2poly(U) (1:2) and poly · (dA)poly(dT) · poly(U) (1:1:1). This forms the basis of a quantitative assay of poly(rA), poly(dA) and poly(dA) · poly(dT) sequences in unlabelled nucleic acids. Using this assay, duck haemoglobin messenger RNA is shown to contain a poly(rA) sequence approximately 100 nucleotides long.Eukaryotic DNAs contain small amounts of sequences that react with poly(U). In the case of duck DNA, these sequences are considerably shorter than the mRNA-associated sequences and are interspersed widely with other sequences. It is concluded that if duck DNA does contain poly(dA) sequences corresponding to mRNA-associated poly(rA) sequences, there are fewer than 8000 of these per haploid genome. |
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