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EcoP15I is a type III restriction enzyme that requires two recognition sites in a defined orientation separated by up to 3.5 kbp to efficiently cleave DNA. The mechanism through which site- bound EcoP15I enzymes communicate between the two sites is unclear. Here, we use atomic force microscopy to study EcoP15I-DNA pre-cleavage complexes. From the number and size distribution of loops formed, we conclude that the loops observed do not result from translocation, but are instead formed by a contact between site- bound EcoP15I and a nonspecific region of DNA. This conclusion is confirmed by a theoretical polymer model. It is further shown that translocation must play some role, because when translocation is blocked by a Lac repressor protein, DNA cleavage is similarly blocked. On the basis of these results, we present a model for restriction by type III restriction enzymes and highlight the similarities between this and other classes of restriction enzymes.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Additional Information: | Copyright of this article belongs to Nature Publishing Group. |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Biological Sciences > Biochemistry |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jun 2010 10:27 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Jun 2010 10:27 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/id/eprint/26160 |
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