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. 1985 Aug 12;13(15):5563–5584. doi: 10.1093/nar/13.15.5563

Interspersed repetitive and tandemly repetitive sequences are differentially represented in extrachromosomal covalently closed circular DNA of human diploid fibroblasts.

K Riabowol, R J Shmookler Reis, S Goldstein
PMCID: PMC321890  PMID: 2994003

Abstract

Extrachromosomal covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) was isolated from human diploid fibroblasts by alkaline denaturation/renaturation and CsCl-ethidium bromide isopycnic centrifugation. Probing across these gradient fractions showed a higher proportion of cccDNA sequences homologous to the interspersed highly repetitive Alu I and Kpn I sequences than to the human tandemly-repetitive Eco RI (alphoid) DNA. Cloning of these cccDNAs was then carried out following digestion with restriction endonucleases Hind III, Bam HI or Pst I, and ligation into plasmid pBR322. Many isolated recombinant clones were unstable as seen by a high rate of loss over four cycles of antibiotic selection, and frequent plasmid modifications including deletions adjoining the site of insertion. Of 107 cloned sequences which appeared relatively stable, i.e., survived four cycles of antibiotic selection without incurring detectable deletions, 28% and 11% showed homology to Alu I and Kpn I families, respectively, while 4% contained sequences homologous to both. In contrast, less than one percent hybridized to probes for tandemly-repetitive sequences, Eco RI and Satellite III. The average insert size of cloned cccDNA derived from human fibroblasts, 2.52 Kbp, was larger than previously reported for similar clones derived from genetically less stable permanent lines, which may reflect differences in the process of cccDNA generation.

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