Synthesis of novel poly(dG)-poly(dG)-poly(dC) triplex structure by Klenow exo- fragment of DNA polymerase I |
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Authors: | Kotlyar Alexander Borovok Natalia Molotsky Tatiana Klinov Dmitry Dwir Benjamin Kapon Eli |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biochemistry, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, 69978 Israel. s2shak@post.tau.ac.il |
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Abstract: | The extension of the G-strand of long (700 bp) poly(dG)–poly(dC) by the Klenow exo− fragment of DNA polymerase I yields a complete triplex structure of the H-DNA type. High-performance liquid chromatography analysis demonstrates that the length of the G-strand is doubled during the polymerase synthesis. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer analysis shows that the 5′ ends of the G- and the C-strands, labeled with fluorescein and TAMRA, respectively, are positioned close to each other in the product of the synthesis. Atomic force microscopy morphology imaging shows that the synthesized structures lack single-stranded fragments and have approximately the same length as the parent 700 bp poly(dG)–poly(dC). CD spectrum of the polymer has a large negative peak at 278 nm, which is characteristic of the poly(dG)–poly(dG)–poly(dC) triplex. The polymer is resistant to DNase and interacts much more weakly with ethidium bromide as compared with the double-stranded DNA. |
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