Figure 2. Exceptional nuclease resistance of PX DNA.
(a) Degradation of DNA motifs treated with 0.1 unit of DNase I enzyme. (b, c, d) Degradation of structures treated with RecBCD (exonuclease V), T7 exonuclease and T5 exonuclease, respectively. The known activity of the tested enzymes on duplex DNA is shown as a cartoon in the corresponding figure panels. (e) Activity of different nucleases on PX DNA. (f) Biostability enhancement factor (fold-increase) of PX DNA as compared to duplex and DX. Error bars are standard deviations calculated from experiments performed in triplicates.