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Telomere Structure In Euplotes Crassus: Characterization Of Dna-Protein Interactions And Isolation Of A Telomere-Binding Protein, Carolyn M. Price
Telomere Structure In Euplotes Crassus: Characterization Of Dna-Protein Interactions And Isolation Of A Telomere-Binding Protein, Carolyn M. Price
Chemistry Department: Faculty Publications
The nucleoprotein structure of telomeres from Euplotes crassus was studied by using nuclease and chemical footprinting. The macronuclear telomeres were found to exist as DNA-protein complexes that are resistant to micrococcal nuclease digestion. Each complex encompassed 85 to 130 base pairs of macronuclear DNA and appeared to consist of two structural domains that are characterized by dissimilar DNA-protein interactions. Dimethyl sulfate footprinting demonstrated that very sequence-specific and salt-stable interactions occur in the most terminal region of each complex. DNase I footprinting indicated that DNA in the region 30 to 120 base-pairs from the 5' end lies on a protein surface; …