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Interaction of DNA polymerase δ, proliferating cell nuclear antigen, and synthetic oligonucleotide template-primers: Analysis by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis-band mobility shift assay

  • Lily Ng
  • , Maeve McConnell
  • , Cheng Keat Tan
  • , Kathleen M. Downey
  • , Paul A. Fisher
  • Stony Brook University
  • University of Miami

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Abstract

A polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis band-mobility shift assay was developed to study the binding of synthetic oligonucleotides by DNA polymerase δ (pol δ) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). As measured by this assay, neither calf thymus pol δ core enzyme nor PCNA alone bind DNA stably. However, mammalian PCNA but not Drosophila PCNA promotes the formation of a distinct pol δ·PCNA·template-primer complex. Appearance of this complex is primer-dependent but does not require Mg2+. Complex stability is also influenced by the presence or absence of individual dNTPs. A model for the ordered sequential interaction of pol δ, PCNA, and DNA template-primers is proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13571-13576
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Biological Chemistry
Volume268
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 25 1993

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