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. 1974 Feb;1(2):299–308. doi: 10.1093/nar/1.2.299

The purification and properties of hen oviduct form B DNA-dependent RNA polymerase

Michael Houghton 1, Ronald F Cox 1
PMCID: PMC343348  PMID: 4472377

Abstract

Hen oviduct form B DNA-dependent RNA polymerase has been extensively purified and its properties analysed. It seems likely to consist of a mixture of two forms of the type observed in tissues from other species. Furthermore using S1 nuclease to digest single-stranded DNA, we show that although form B can transcribe double-stranded DNA template it has a very strong preference for single-stranded regions. Also the rate of elongation on native DNA in vitro was measured and is an order of magnitude slower than that reported to be operative in vivo.

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