Relative stability of AT and GC pairs in parallel DNA duplex formed by a natural sequence

The low-cooperative melting of parallel DNA formed by a natural 40 bp long sequence from Drosophila: 5′-d(TGATTGATCGATTGTTTGCATGCACACGTTTTTGTGAGCG)-3′ 5′-d(ACTAACTAGCTAACAAACGTACGTGTGCAAAAACACTCGC)-3′ that possesses a normal nucleotide content was studied by using the special method of measuring the...

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Published inFEBS letters Vol. 322; no. 3; pp. 304 - 306
Main Authors Borisova, O.F., Shchyolkina, A.K., Chernov, B.K., Tchurikov, N.A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier B.V 17.05.1993
Subjects
acridine orange
acriflavine
Animals
Base Composition
Base Sequence
DNA - chemistry
Drosophila
Molecular Sequence Data
Nucleic Acid Denaturation
Nucleic Acid Hybridization
Parallel stranded DNA
Stability of GC pairs
Temperature
Stability of GC pairs
Parallel stranded DNA
AF
AO
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Summary:The low-cooperative melting of parallel DNA formed by a natural 40 bp long sequence from Drosophila: 5′-d(TGATTGATCGATTGTTTGCATGCACACGTTTTTGTGAGCG)-3′ 5′-d(ACTAACTAGCTAACAAACGTACGTGTGCAAAAACACTCGC)-3′ that possesses a normal nucleotide content was studied by using the special method of measuring the fluorescence of its complex with acriflavine as well as by conventional thermal denaturation. Acriflavine allows discrimination of the melting of AT and GC pairs because its fluorescence is quenched by neighbouring G bases. We have observed that about 40% of AT pairs melt at 14°C while the remainder melt at 42°C. The GC pairs remain stable up to ∼ 40°C and melt at 54°C. The higher stability of GC pairs suggests the formation of cis Watson-Crick pairs in parallel DNA.
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ISSN:0014-5793
1873-3468
DOI:10.1016/0014-5793(93)81591-M