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We describe a direct procedure for screening genomic recombinant DNA libraries or restriction fragments of cloned DNA regions for RNA polymerase II promoters. Cellular polyadenylated mRNA is chemically de-capped by beta-elimination reaction and enzymatically re-capped with [alpha-32P]GTP by vaccinia guanylyl transferase. Since this enzyme only accepts di- or triphosphorylated 5' termini as a substrate, the mRNAs are labeled exclusively at the first nucleotide, irrespective of whether the mRNA was intact or fragmented before in vitro capping. By using in vitro-capped mRNA as a hybridization probe, recombinant DNA molecules or restriction fragments that carry a cap site (and thus likely an RNA polymerase II promoter) can directly be identified. Here, we demonstrate the applicability of this procedure by the isolation and characterization of several genomic DNA clones containing RNA polymerase II promoter sequences, that are highly active in liver.
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