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. 1985 Jun;82(12):4023–4027. doi: 10.1073/pnas.82.12.4023

Mouse DNA polymerase alpha-primase terminates and reinitiates DNA synthesis 2-14 nucleotides upstream of C2A1-2(C2-3/T2) sequences on a minute virus of mice DNA template.

E A Faust, R Nagy, S K Davey
PMCID: PMC397926  PMID: 3858859

Abstract

The distribution of termination and initiation sites in a 5081-nucleotide minute virus of mice DNA template being copied by a highly purified mouse DNA polymerase alpha-DNA primase complex in the presence of GTP has been examined. The 3'-hydroxyl termini (17 in all) were clustered at six sites that were located 2-14 nucleotides upstream of C2A2C2, C2AC3, or C2A2T2 sequences. When either [alpha-32P]- or [gamma-32P]GTP was included in the DNA polymerase reaction mixtures, nascent DNA became radiolabeled. Analysis of the 32P-labeled material following treatment of the DNA with tobacco acid pyrophosphatase, bacterial alkaline phosphatase, or ribonuclease T1 revealed the presence of oligoribonucleotide chains averaging 5-7 nucleotides long and beginning with 5' GTP residues. Eight presumptive DNA primase initiation sites were located opposite C4 or C5 sequences 3-9 nucleotides upstream of one of the three closely related hexanucleotides C2A2C2, C2AC3, and C2A2T2. RNA-DNA junctions were found 3-10 nucleotides downstream of DNA primase initiation sites. The results indicate that hexanucleotides having the general formula C2A1-2(C2-3/T2), herein referred to as psi, are involved in promoting termination of DNA synthesis and/or de novo initiation of RNA-primed DNA chains by DNA polymerase alpha-primase.

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