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DNA trapping electrophoresis.

L Ulanovsky1, G Drouin, W Gilbert

  • 1Department of Cellular and Developmental Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138.

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|January 11, 1990
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Attaching streptavidin to single-stranded DNA significantly improves DNA size separation in polyacrylamide gels. This protein modification enhances band resolution in field-inversion gel electrophoresis (FIGE) by altering DNA mobility.

Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Biophysics

Background:

  • Field-inversion gel electrophoresis (FIGE) is used for DNA size separation.
  • Previous attempts to improve single-stranded DNA separation using FIGE have had limited success.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effect of attaching a neutral globular protein (streptavidin) to single-stranded DNA on its electrophoretic mobility.
  • To enhance DNA band separation and resolution in polyacrylamide gels.

Main Methods:

  • Modification of single-stranded DNA by attaching streptavidin to one end.
  • Electrophoresis in polyacrylamide gels under constant electric field and field-inversion conditions.
  • Analysis of DNA mobility patterns, threshold, and cut-off sizes at varying voltages and pulse times.

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Main Results:

  • Streptavidin attachment profoundly altered DNA mobility, increasing band separation manifold.
  • In constant fields, modified DNA showed size-dependent retardation, with threshold and cut-off sizes decreasing at higher voltages.
  • In FIGE, longer reverse pulses allowed larger modified DNA fragments to enter the gel.

Conclusions:

  • Protein-DNA interactions, specifically trapping of the attached streptavidin by the gel matrix, govern DNA mobility.
  • The release probability of trapped protein-DNA complexes depends on the electric field strength and thermal motion.
  • This method offers a novel approach for enhanced size separation of single-stranded DNA.