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Diepoxybutane and diepoxyoctane interstrand cross-linking of the 5S DNA nucleosomal core particle.
Diepoxyalkanes form interstrand cross-links in DNA oligomers preferentially at 5'-GNC sites. We have examined cross-linking by 1,2,3,4-diepoxybutane (DEB) and 1,2,7,8-diepoxyoctane (DEO) within a fragment of the 5S RNA gene of Xenopus borealis in both the free and nucleosomal states. Sites and efficiencies of interstrand cross-linking were probed through denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and quantitative phosphorimagery. Both agents targeted 5'-GNC sites for cross-linking in the restriction fragment in its free state, and DEO also targeted 5'-GNNC sites. Monoalkylation occurred at all deoxyguanosines. The sites for both monoalkylation and interstrand cross-linking were similar in nucleosomal and free DNA, and cross-linked DNA was cleanly incorporated into the core particle structure. These findings suggest that the 5S core particle is able to tolerate any structural abnormalities induced by diepoxide cross-linking.[1]References
- Diepoxybutane and diepoxyoctane interstrand cross-linking of the 5S DNA nucleosomal core particle. Millard, J.T., Wilkes, E.E. Biochemistry (2001) [Pubmed]
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