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Atomic Force Microscopy Investigations of DNA Lesion Recognition in Nucleotide Excision Repair
Published on: May 24, 2017
Surface trapping and AFM detection of DNA topological intermediates generated from an oxidative chemical nuclease
R Mukhopadhyay1, S G Srivatsan, S Verma
1Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India. rupam@iitk.ac.in
Abstract:
Direct observation of DNA topological intermediates generated from a 'chemical nuclease' treatment has been made by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The intermediates were trapped at the mica-water interface and imaging was carried out in the dynamic force mode. Complete conversion from supercoiled circular state to relaxed circular/linear state has been observed over a time scale of 8 min. Implication of such studies in complementing gel electrophoresis data has been predicted.

