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Sequence-specific fragmentation of macronuclear DNA in a holotrichous ciliate
Abstract:
Macronuclear DNA from the protozoan G. chattoni, a holotrichous ciliate, was analyzed. Most, if not all, of the macronuclear DNA is subchromosomal, ranging in size from above 100 kb down to 2.1 kb, with molecules in the lower molecular weight range being resolvable by gel electrophoresis into reproducible, specific, discrete size classes. A prominent class of linear 9.3 kb molecules consists of single free rRNA genes. Upon denaturation of total macronuclear DNA was found as single-stranded circles. Sequence analysis of showed that a minimum of 38 tandem repeats of the sequence CCCCAA is present in inverted orientation at each end of most or all Glaucoma macronuclear DNA molecules, including the rDNA. This sequence must therefore be recognized during site-specific fragmentation of chromosomes in macronuclear development.
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