Figure 5.
2DNAGE analysis of RIs in cells induced to overexpress TFAM-stop or treated with ddC. (a) Diagrammatic map of human mtDNA, nomenclature as for Figure 2a. (b–e) 2DNAGE of mtDNA from uninduced cells, cells induced to express TFAM-stop for 48 h or HEK293T cells treated with ddC for the indicated times (72 + 2 h meaning 72 h of treatment followed by 2 h of recovery in fresh medium). Restriction digests and probes as indicated. All samples were treated with S1 nuclease before electrophoresis. Nomenclature as for Figure 2. See Supplementary Figure 5 for diagrammatic interpretations. Exposure times vary, as needed to reveal the main features of arcs of RIs. Note the similar effects of TFAM overexpression and ddC treatment: general enhancement of S1 nuclease-resistant RIs, suppression of termination intermediates. Panel vi of part (c) is a longer exposure of panel v.