Sugino A, Okazaki R
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1973 Jan;70(1):88-92. doi: 10.1073/pnas.70.1.88.
RNA-linked DNA fragments are intermediates in DNA replication in Escherichia coli cells made permeable to nucleoside triphosphates by treatment with toluene. Covalent linkage of a short RNA stretch to the 5' end of the DNA is proved by transfer of (32)P from [alpha-(32)P]dNTP to ribonucleotides upon digestion with alkali or pancreatic RNase, and by a small decrease in the molecular size upon alkaline hydrolysis. The (32)P transfer experiments reveal a unique structure...p(rPy)p(rA)p(rU or rC)p(dC)p... at the RNA-DNA junction.
RNA连接的DNA片段是经甲苯处理后可渗透核苷三磷酸的大肠杆菌细胞中DNA复制的中间体。通过用碱或胰核糖核酸酶消化后,[α-(32)P]dNTP中的(32)P转移至核糖核苷酸,以及通过碱性水解后分子大小的小幅减小,证明了短RNA片段与DNA 5'端的共价连接。(32)P转移实验揭示了RNA-DNA连接处的独特结构……p(rPy)p(rA)p(rU或rC)p(dC)p……