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Substrate properties of 25-nt parallel-stranded linear DNA duplexes.

K Rippe1, T M Jovin

  • 1Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, FRG.

Biochemistry
|November 28, 1989
PubMed
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Parallel stranded DNA duplexes exhibit altered enzyme activity compared to antiparallel structures. Certain nucleases show increased activity on parallel DNA, while others are inhibited, impacting DNA processing and ligation.

Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Nucleic Acid Chemistry

Background:

  • Oligonucleotides with dA and dT sequences were synthesized to form parallel stranded (ps) and antiparallel stranded (aps) duplexes.
  • Previous research established the formation of these distinct duplex structures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the differential susceptibility of ps and aps DNA duplexes to various DNA processing enzymes and chemical reagents.
  • To understand how DNA strand orientation affects enzymatic and chemical degradation and modification.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of four 25-nt dA/dT oligonucleotides (D1-4).
  • Formation of both parallel (D1.D2, D3.D4) and antiparallel (D1.D3, D2.D4) duplexes.
  • Incubation of duplexes with restriction endonucleases (DraI, SspI, MseI), nucleases (DNase I, Exonuclease III, S1 nuclease, micrococcal nuclease, phage lambda 5'-exonuclease, E. coli DNA polymerase I nucleases, Bal 31 nuclease), chemical nucleases ([(OP)2Cu+]), and a metal complex (iron(II)-EDTA).

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  • Assessment of DNA ligation by T4 DNA ligase.

    • Main Results:

    • Restriction enzymes DraI, SspI, and MseI did not cleave ps duplexes.
    • DNase I and Exonuclease III showed significantly reduced activity on ps duplexes.
    • S1 nuclease, micrococcal nuclease, phage lambda 5'-exonuclease, and E. coli DNA polymerase I nucleases exhibited higher activity on ps duplexes compared to aps duplexes.
    • Bal 31 nuclease and [(OP)2Cu+] degraded both ps and aps DNA similarly but showed sequence preference only in aps DNA.
    • Iron(II)-EDTA displayed equivalent nuclease activity on both duplex types.
    • Phage T4 DNA ligase did not ligate ps duplexes.

    Conclusions:

    • Parallel stranded DNA duplexes exhibit distinct substrate properties compared to antiparallel duplexes.
    • The structural differences between ps and aps DNA significantly influence their recognition and processing by various DNA-modifying enzymes and chemical agents.
    • These findings highlight the importance of DNA strand orientation in DNA-protein and DNA-chemical interactions.