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. 1991 Sep 11;19(17):4675–4680. doi: 10.1093/nar/19.17.4675

Selection of sequences recognized by a DNA binding protein using a preparative southwestern blot.

A D Keller 1, T Maniatis 1
PMCID: PMC328708  PMID: 1891359

Abstract

We have tested the feasibility of using a preparative scale Southwestern blot to select DNA sequences specifically recognized by a DNA binding protein. We constructed a library of random 15-mer oligonucleotides and screened it using a preparative Southwestern blot with the transcriptional repressor, PRDI-BF1. Several sequences specifically recognized by PRDI-BF1 were isolated. All of these sequences are similar to PRDI, a regulatory element previously demonstrated to bind PRDI-BF1.

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