Branch migration through DNA sequence heterology
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- DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1769
Branch migration through DNA sequence heterology
Abstract
Branch migration of a DNA Holliday junction is a key step in genetic recombination. Previously, it was shown that a single base-pair heterology between two otherwise identical DNA sequences is a substantial barrier to passage of a Holliday junction during spontaneous branch migration. Here, we exploit this inhibitory effect of sequence heterology to estimate the step size of branch migration. We also devise a simulation of branch migration through mismatched base-pairs to arrive at the underlying molecular basis for the block to branch migration imposed by sequence heterology. Based on the observation that two adjacent sequence heterologies exert their effects on branch migration more or less independently, we conclude that the step size of branch migration is quite small, of the order of one or two base-pairs per migratory step. Comparison of branch migration experiments through a single base-pair heterology with simulations of a random walk through sequence heterology suggests that the inhibition of branch migration is largely attributable to a thermodynamic barrier arising from the formation of unpaired or mispaired bases in heteroduplex DNAs.
Copyright 1998 Academic Press Limited.
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