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Determination of the recognition site for adenine-specific methylase of Shigella sonnei 47 by hydazinolysis of DNA, followed by separation of the purine oligonucleotides by thin-layer chromatography on DEAE-cellulose

Journal Article · · Biochemistry (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5722359
A method has been developed for the separation of oligopurine units according to length and composition by two-dimensional thin-layer chromatography on plates with DEAE-cellulose, permitting a comparative analysis of the content of various purine isopliths in DNA of different origin. In the case of the analysis of methylated DNA, the method permits a comparison of the substrate specificity of various enzymes of methylation of the adenine residues in DNA. In conjunction with enzymatic treatment of labeled methylated isopliths, the method permits determination of the methylatable sequence and in a number of cases an ascertainment of the recognition site for adenine-specific methylase as a whole. The proposed method was used to establish the fact that the methylase Ssol recognizes the sequence 5'...G-A-A-T-T-C...3' and methylates the adenine residue closest to its 5'-end.
Research Organization:
Scientific-Research Institute of Medical Enzymology, Moscow, USSR
OSTI ID:
5722359
Journal Information:
Biochemistry (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Biochemistry (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 50:3; ISSN BIORA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English