Kremer W, Klenin K, Diekmann S, Langowski J
EMBL, Grenoble Outstation, France.
EMBO J. 1993 Nov;12(11):4407-12. doi: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1993.tb06125.x.
We present evidence that short curved DNA segments can act as mediators for the ordering of large domains in superhelical DNA. Using a non-invasive solution method (dynamic light scattering), we investigated the effect of permanently curved inserts on the solution structure and on the internal motions of superhelical plasmid DNA. We find that the dynamics of superhelical DNA are strongly influenced by sequence- or protein-induced bending: in superhelical plasmids containing curved inserts the amplitude of the internal motion is lower than that of non-curved controls. Furthermore, the relative arrangement of curved sequences in the plasmids can influence the overall shape of the superhelical DNA. On linearized forms of the plasmids, these effects are not observed.
我们提供的证据表明,短的弯曲DNA片段可以作为超螺旋DNA中大片段有序排列的介质。使用一种非侵入性的溶液方法(动态光散射),我们研究了永久性弯曲插入片段对溶液结构以及超螺旋质粒DNA内部运动的影响。我们发现,超螺旋DNA的动力学受到序列或蛋白质诱导弯曲的强烈影响:在含有弯曲插入片段的超螺旋质粒中,内部运动的幅度低于非弯曲对照。此外,质粒中弯曲序列的相对排列会影响超螺旋DNA的整体形状。在质粒的线性化形式上,未观察到这些效应。