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. 1975 Jun;72(6):1997–2001. doi: 10.1073/pnas.72.6.1997

Endonucleolytic incision of x-irradiated deoxyribonucleic acid by extracts of Escherichia coli.

G F Strniste, S S Wallace
PMCID: PMC432679  PMID: 1094450

Abstract

An enconuclease activity that reacts with x-irradiated DNA is present in extracts of E. coli. By using centrifugal methods to monitor the conversion of the supercoiled, circular double-stranded DNA for phage phi-x-174 (replicative form) or PM2 to the relaxed circular form it was possible to quantitate the rate of radiation induced endonuclease-sensitive sites in the DNA. For every single-strand break induced by x-rays under aerobic irradiation conditions, there is approximately one induced site sensitive to this endonuclease activity. Under irradiation conditions (addition OF Potassium iodide) that dramatically reduce rates of single-strand breaks and "alkalilabile" lesions, the number of endonuclease-sensitive sites relative to single-strand breaks increase approximatley 4-fold. This nuclease is present in several strains of E. coli B and K12, including mutants deficient in DNA polymerase I, recombination gene products (rec mutants), ultraviolet light incision enzyme (uvr A mutant), and endonuclease II. It is suggested that this endonuclease may be involved in an excision repair process for damages incurred in DNA by ionizing radiation.

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