Figure 3.
Effects of Rv1495 on the single-stranded DNA cleavage activity of MtbTopA. 5′-end-labeled 32-mer oligonucleotide (5′-CAGTGAGCGAGCTTCCGCTTGACATCCC AATA-3′) (27) was used as a specific single-stranded DNA substrate. DNA-binding and cleavage assays of MtbTopA were performed as described under ‘Materials and Methods’ section. (A) DNA-binding activity assays for MtbTopA, Rv1495 and Rv0054 (a positive control). The protein concentrations were indicated on top of the panels. (B) ssDNA cleavage assays for MtbtopA (left panel) and the effects of Rv1495 (right panel). The 32-mer substrates and 19-mer cleavage products were indicated by arrows. (C) The effects of the denatured Rv1495 protein (left panel) or GST (right panel) on the cleavage activity of MtbTopA.