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. 1990 Sep;10(9):4685–4689. doi: 10.1128/mcb.10.9.4685

Mapping an origin of DNA replication at a single-copy locus in exponentially proliferating mammalian cells.

L T Vassilev 1, W C Burhans 1, M L DePamphilis 1
PMCID: PMC361058  PMID: 2388621

Abstract

A general method for determining the physical location of an origin of bidirectional DNA replication has been developed recently and shown to be capable of correctly identifying the simian virus 40 origin of replication (L. Vassilev and E. M. Johnson, Nucleic Acids Res. 17:7693-7705, 1989). The advantage of this method over others previously reported is that it avoids the use of metabolic inhibitors, the requirement for cell synchronization, and the need for multiple copies of the origin sequence. Application of this method to exponentially growing Chinese hamster ovary cells containing the nonamplified, single-copy dihydrofolate reductase gene locus revealed that DNA replication begins bidirectionally in an initiation zone approximately 2.5 kilobases long centered about 17 kilobases downstream of the DHFR gene, coinciding with previously described early replicating sequences. These results demonstrate the utility of this mapping protocol for identifying cellular origins of replication and suggest that the same cellular origin is used in both the normal and the amplified DHFR locus.

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