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. 1979 Dec 20;7(8):2469–2482. doi: 10.1093/nar/7.8.2469

An improved rapid enzymatic method of RNA sequencing using chemical modification.

A M Mazo, T D Mashkova, T A Avdonina, N S Ambartsumyan, L L Kisselev
PMCID: PMC342397  PMID: 392472

Abstract

A version of rapid gel sequencing procedure based on the analysis of partial endonuclease hydrolizates of chemically modified 5'-32P-labelled RNA is suggested. Complete and selective modification of cytidilic residues by a methoxyamine-bisulfite mixture leads to the unfolding of the RNA secondary structure and, due to this effect, to the generation of a more uniform set of fragments after partial RNAase hydrolysis. The position of cytidines in an RNA sequence can be determined by restricting the hydrolysis of phosphodiester bonds between the modified CMP residues and their 3'-neighbours with T2 and A RNAases. The method was verified with tRNATrp (yeast) and 5S RNA (rat liver and yeast).

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