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ArticleScientific reports2016

Fluorescently labeled circular DNA molecules for DNA topology and topoisomerases.

Maxwell Gu, Andrea Berrido, Walter G Gonzalez, Jaroslava Miksovska, Jeremy W Chambers, Fenfei Leng

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maxwell GuBiomolecular Science Institute, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199.
Andrea BerridoBiomolecular Science Institute, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199.
Walter G GonzalezBiomolecular Science Institute, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199.
Jaroslava MiksovskaBiomolecular Science Institute, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199.
Jeremy W ChambersBiomolecular Science Institute, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199.
Fenfei LengBiomolecular Science Institute, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199.
Florida International University · US

Funding

MBRS RESEARCH INITIATIVE FOR SCIENTIFIC ENHANCEMENTR25GM061347 · NIGMS · FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY · PI LICKLITER, ROBERT E · 2000 to 2016
$14.7M
Targeting transcription-coupled DNA supercoiling for discovering antibiotics against bacterial DNA gyraseR21AI125973 · NIAID · FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY · PI LENG, FENFEI · 2017 to 2018
$478k
Transcription-Coupled DNA SupercoilingR15GM109254 · NIGMS · FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY · PI LENG, FENFEI · 2014 to 2014
$317k
NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI125973NIGMS NIH HHS R15 GM109254NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM061347
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA topology plays essential roles in several fundamental biological processes, such as DNA replication, recombination, and transcription. Typically agarose gel electrophoresis is employed to study DNA topology. Since gel electrophoresis is time-consuming and labor intensive, it is desirable to develop other methods, such as fluorescence-based methods, for such studies. In this paper we report the synthesis of a type of unique fluorescence-labeled DNA molecules that can be used to study DNA topology and topoisomerases by fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). Specifically, we inserted an 82 nt. synthetic DNA oligomer FL905 carrying a 42 nt. AT sequence with fluorescein and dabcyl labels into a gapped DNA molecule to generate relaxed and supercoiled pAB1_FL905. Since the fluorescence intensity of pAB1_FL905 is dependent on its supercoiling status, pAB1_FL905 is a powerful tool to study DNA topology and topoisomerases by FRET. pAB1_FL905 can also be developed into rapid and efficient high-throughput screening assays to identify inhibitors that target various DNA topoisomerases.

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Base SequenceDNA, CircularDNA GyraseDNA, SuperhelicalDNA Topoisomerases, Type IFluoresceinFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferNucleic Acid Conformationp-DimethylaminoazobenzenePlasmids4-(4-dimethylaminophenylazo)benzoic acidDNA, CircularDNA GyraseDNA, SuperhelicalDNA Topoisomerases, Type IFluoresceinp-Dimethylaminoazobenzene

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PMID27796331
PMCPMC5087112
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