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. 1993 Jun 11;21(11):2591–2598. doi: 10.1093/nar/21.11.2591

The adenovirus DNA binding protein enhances intermolecular DNA renaturation but inhibits intramolecular DNA renaturation.

D C Zijderveld 1, M H Stuiver 1, P C van der Vliet 1
PMCID: PMC309586  PMID: 8332457

Abstract

The Adenovirus DNA binding protein (DBP) imposes a regular, rigid and extended conformation on single stranded DNA (ssDNA) and removes secondary structure. Here we show that DBP promotes renaturation of complementary single DNA strands. Enhancement of intermolecular renaturation is sequence independent, can be observed over a broad range of ionic conditions and occurs only when the DNA strands are completely covered with DBP. When one strand of DNA is covered with DBP and its complementary strand with T4 gene 32 protein, renaturation is still enhanced compared to protein-free DNA, indicating that the structures of both protein-DNA complexes are compatible for renaturation. In contrast to promoting intermolecular renaturation, DBP strongly inhibits intramolecular renaturation required for the formation of a panhandle from an ssDNA molecule with an inverted terminal repeat. We explain this by the rigidity of an ssDNA-DBP complex. These results will be discussed in view of the crystal structure of DBP that has recently been determined.

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