Nicking of a synthetic HJ by rA22. Recombinant proteins were incubated for 30 min at 37°C with 0.2 pmol of HJ that was 5′-32P-end-labeled on strand 4. Reactions were stopped by addition of SDS and EDTA, and the products were analyzed by electrophoresis on a denaturing 12% polyacrylamide gel and visualized by autoradiography. Lanes: 1, no protein; 2–4, 0.30 to 3.0 μg of rA22; 5–7, 0.43 to 4.3 μg of rA22D30N; 8–10, 0.43 to 4.3 μg of rA22E81Q.