Purification and properties of a nuclear DNA endonuclease from HeLa S3 cells

Autor: George P. Studzinski, Gary J. Fischman, Muriel W. Lambert
Rok vydání: 1979
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Zdroj: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Enzymology. 567:464-471
ISSN: 0005-2744
DOI: 10.1016/0005-2744(79)90132-3
Popis: An endonuclease that can act on calf thymus DNA and circular double-stranded phage PM2 DNA has been isolated from HeLa S3 cell chromatin. Approximately 200-fold purification was achieved by a sequence of subcellular fractionation, differential NaCl solubility and chromatography on CM-Sephadex, DEAE-cellulose and hydroxyapatite, and isoelectric focusing. The pH optimum of the enzyme is 7.0 ± 0.5 and the isoelectric point is pH 5.1 ± 0.2 . Divalent cations are necessary for its activity and the enzyme is heat inactivated at 60°C. The enzyme activity is sensitive to caffene and sulfhydryl reacting compounds. The molecular weight, determined by gel filtration and SDS gel electrophoresis, is approx. 22 000.
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