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La alga azul-verde agmenellum quadruplicatum contiene círculos de ADN covalentemente cerrados
Cell
|December 1, 1976
Resumen
Los investigadores visualizaron por primera vez el ADN circular covalentemente cerrado en algas azul-verdes. Estas moléculas circulares de ADN en Agmenellum quadruplicatum varían de 3 a 80 millones de daltones.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Microbiología Microbiología.
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- Genética La genética.
Sus antecedentes:
- Las algas azul-verdes, también conocidas como cianobacterias, poseen un material genético complejo.
- Estudios anteriores han insinuado la presencia de elementos de ADN extracromosómico en los procariotas.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Proporcionar la primera visualización directa y caracterización del ADN circular covalentemente cerrado en una alga azul-verde.
- Para determinar el rango de tamaño y las propiedades de estas moléculas circulares de ADN.
Principales métodos:
- Se prepararon los lisados celulares de Agmenellum quadruplicatum.
- El ADN fue fraccionado utilizando gradientes de densidad de bromuro de etidio CsCl-ethidium.
- Se empleó microscopía electrónica y electroforesis en gel de agarosa para el análisis.
Principales resultados:
- Se visualizaron con éxito moléculas circulares de ADN cerradas covalentemente.
- Se aisló y analizó una banda menor de ADN circular.
- Las moléculas circulares de ADN comprendían clases de tamaño discretas, que iban desde 3 x 10^6 hasta 65-80 x 10^6 daltones.
Conclusiones:
- Este estudio presenta la evidencia directa inicial de ADN circular covalentemente cerrado y cerrado en Agmenellum quadruplicatum.
- La función biológica precisa de estos elementos circulares del ADN en las algas azul-verdes aún no se ha aclarado.
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