Achey P M, Courtney D G
Biophys J. 1973 Jan;13(1):72-9. doi: 10.1016/s0006-3495(73)85970-3.
The supertwisted, double-stranded, replicative intermediate of øX174 DNA (RFI) has been used to determine whether one of the two strands of the double helix is uniquely sensitive to induction of single-strand breaks by ionizing radiation. This could result from a particularly sensitive base sequence or a transfer of energy to a specific location of the DNA molecule. The results indicate that both strands of the double helix are equally broken, even though their base compositions are significantly different. If there are "hot spots" in the strands, then they are present in equal amounts in each strand.
噬菌体φX174 DNA的超螺旋双链复制中间体(RFI)已被用于确定双螺旋的两条链中是否有一条对电离辐射诱导的单链断裂具有独特的敏感性。这可能是由于特定敏感的碱基序列,或者是能量转移到DNA分子的特定位置所致。结果表明,双螺旋的两条链被等量切断,尽管它们的碱基组成有显著差异。如果链中存在“热点”,那么每条链中的“热点”数量相等。