P-loop catalytically assisting the enzymatic cleavage of single-stranded DNA. 2003

Akimitsu Okamoto, and Kazuhito Tanabe, and Isao Saito
Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University and SORST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, 606-8501, Kyoto, Japan.

We demonstrated that a P-loop, a looped complex formed inside duplex DNA by adding peptide nucleic acids (PNA), acts catalytically as a template for enzymatic cleavage of single-stranded probe oligodeoxynucleotides (ODN). A PD-loop complex formed from P-loop and probe ODN was digested efficiently by a restriction enzyme, and the truncated probe ODN was released. The P-loop nicked by the enzyme can form PD-loop again with another probe ODN, and then assisted the enzymatic cleavage of an excess of probe ODN. In addition, by using dumbbell-formed ODN as a probe ODN, the efficiency of the P-loop-assisted ODN cleavage was enhanced considerably as compared with that of linear ODN. Thus, the method utilizing P-loop will make it possible to amplify the sequence information of duplex DNA via a catalytic cleavage of probe ODNs.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D004277 DNA, Single-Stranded A single chain of deoxyribonucleotides that occurs in some bacteria and viruses. It usually exists as a covalently closed circle. Single-Stranded DNA,DNA, Single Stranded,Single Stranded DNA
D001483 Base Sequence The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence. DNA Sequence,Nucleotide Sequence,RNA Sequence,DNA Sequences,Base Sequences,Nucleotide Sequences,RNA Sequences,Sequence, Base,Sequence, DNA,Sequence, Nucleotide,Sequence, RNA,Sequences, Base,Sequences, DNA,Sequences, Nucleotide,Sequences, RNA
D001665 Binding Sites The parts of a macromolecule that directly participate in its specific combination with another molecule. Combining Site,Binding Site,Combining Sites,Site, Binding,Site, Combining,Sites, Binding,Sites, Combining
D015345 Oligonucleotide Probes Synthetic or natural oligonucleotides used in hybridization studies in order to identify and study specific nucleic acid fragments, e.g., DNA segments near or within a specific gene locus or gene. The probe hybridizes with a specific mRNA, if present. Conventional techniques used for testing for the hybridization product include dot blot assays, Southern blot assays, and DNA:RNA hybrid-specific antibody tests. Conventional labels for the probe include the radioisotope labels 32P and 125I and the chemical label biotin. Oligodeoxyribonucleotide Probes,Oligonucleotide Probe,Oligoribonucleotide Probes,Probe, Oligonucleotide,Probes, Oligodeoxyribonucleotide,Probes, Oligonucleotide,Probes, Oligoribonucleotide
D020134 Catalytic Domain The region of an enzyme that interacts with its substrate to cause the enzymatic reaction. Active Site,Catalytic Core,Catalytic Region,Catalytic Site,Catalytic Subunit,Reactive Site,Active Sites,Catalytic Cores,Catalytic Domains,Catalytic Regions,Catalytic Sites,Catalytic Subunits,Core, Catalytic,Cores, Catalytic,Domain, Catalytic,Domains, Catalytic,Reactive Sites,Region, Catalytic,Regions, Catalytic,Site, Active,Site, Catalytic,Site, Reactive,Sites, Active,Sites, Catalytic,Sites, Reactive,Subunit, Catalytic,Subunits, Catalytic
D020135 Peptide Nucleic Acids DNA analogs containing neutral amide backbone linkages composed of aminoethyl glycine units instead of the usual phosphodiester linkage of deoxyribose groups. Peptide nucleic acids have high biological stability and higher affinity for complementary DNA or RNA sequences than analogous DNA oligomers. Peptide Nucleic Acid,Acid, Peptide Nucleic,Acids, Peptide Nucleic,Nucleic Acid, Peptide,Nucleic Acids, Peptide

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