Chromatin structure of the molecular ends of Oxytricha macronuclear DNA: phased nucleosomes and a telomeric complex - PubMed (original) (raw)
Chromatin structure of the molecular ends of Oxytricha macronuclear DNA: phased nucleosomes and a telomeric complex
D E Gottschling et al. Cell. 1984 Sep.
Abstract
Oxytricha macronuclear DNA exists as approximately 24 X 10(6) gene-sized molecules terminating with a C4A4 repeat. DNA-protein interactions at the ends of bulk macronuclear molecules were probed with micrococcal nuclease and methidiumpropyl-EDTA X Fe(II) (MPE X Fe[II]). The ends were indirectly labeled by hybridizing with (C4A4)2. Alternatively, a novel method using MPE X FE(II) as a probe and directly labeling the 3' ends with terminal transferase was implemented. A terminal complex involving approximately 100 bp with nucleosomes phased inward from the complex was found to be characteristic of most or all of the ends. Analysis of two specific genes confirmed the pattern and showed that the special structure was on both ends of each molecule. We conclude that a DNA-protein complex involving 100 bp and terminating with the C4A4 repeat can be sufficient to provide the fundamental functions of telomeres, allowing linear DNA replication and conferring stability of linear DNA.
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