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ArticleNucleic acids research2008

Template-directed addition of nucleosides to DNA by the BfiI restriction enzyme.

Giedrius Sasnauskas, Bernard A Connolly, Stephen E Halford, Virginijus Siksnys

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Giedrius SasnauskasInstitute of Biotechnology, Graiciuno 8, Vilnius, LT-02241, Lithuania.
Bernard A Connolly
Stephen E Halford
Virginijus Siksnys
University of Bristol · GBCzech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology · CZ

Funding

Wellcome Trust 074498/Z/04
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Restriction endonucleases catalyse DNA cleavage at specific sites. The BfiI endonuclease cuts DNA to give staggered ends with 1-nt 3'-extensions. We show here that BfiI can also fill in the staggered ends: while cleaving DNA, it can add a 2'-deoxynucleoside to the reaction product to yield directly a blunt-ended DNA. We propose that nucleoside incorporation proceeds through a two-step reaction, in which BfiI first cleaves the DNA to make a covalent enzyme-DNA intermediate and then resolves it by a nucleophilic attack of the 3'-hydroxyl group of the incoming nucleoside, to yield a transesterification product. We demonstrate that base pairing of the incoming nucleoside with the protruding DNA end serves as a template for the incorporation and governs the yield of the elongated product. The efficiency of the template-directed process has been exploited by using BfiI for the site-specific modification of DNA 5'-termini with an amino group using a 5'-amino-5'-deoxythymidine.

Indexed as

Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-SpecificDeoxyribonucleosidesDNASpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationTemplates, GeneticDeoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-SpecificDeoxyribonucleosidesDNAendodeoxyribonuclease BfiI

Identifiers

PMID18515343
PMCPMC2475615
OpenAlexW2142777914

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