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Noncanonical DNA Cleavage by BamHI Endonuclease in Laterally Confined DNA Monolayers Is a Step Function of DNA Density and Sequence
Olulana, Abimbola F. Adedeji Choi, Dianne Inverso, Vincent Redhu, Shiv K. Vidonis, Marco Crevatin, Luca
Olulana, Abimbola F. Adedeji
Choi, Dianne
Inverso, Vincent
Redhu, Shiv K.
Vidonis, Marco
Crevatin, Luca
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2022-08-17
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules27165262
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Cleavage of DNA at noncanonical recognition sequences by restriction endonucleases (star activity) in bulk solution can be promoted by global experimental parameters, including enzyme or substrate concentration, temperature, pH, or buffer composition. To study the effect of nanoscale confinement on the noncanonical behaviour of BamHI, which cleaves a single unique sequence of 6 bp, we used AFM nanografting to generate laterally confined DNA monolayers (LCDM) at different densities, either in the form of small patches, several microns in width, or complete monolayers of thiol-modified DNA on a gold surface. We focused on two 44-bp DNAs, each containing a noncanonical BamHI site differing by 2 bp from the cognate recognition sequence. Topographic AFM imaging was used to monitor end-point reactions by measuring the decrease in the LCDM height with respect to the surrounding reference surface. At low DNA densities, BamHI efficiently cleaves only its cognate sequence while at intermediate DNA densities, noncanonical sequence cleavage occurs, and can be controlled in a stepwise (on/off) fashion by varying the DNA density and restriction site sequence. This study shows that endonuclease action on noncanonical sites in confined nanoarchitectures can be modulated by varying local physical parameters, independent of global chemical parameters.
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Adedeji Olulana, A.F.; Choi, D.; Inverso, V.; Redhu, S.K.; Vidonis, M.; Crevatin, L.; Nicholson, A.W.; Castronovo, M. Noncanonical DNA Cleavage by BamHI Endonuclease in Laterally Confined DNA Monolayers Is a Step Function of DNA Density and Sequence. Molecules 2022, 27, 5262. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27165262
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Molecules, Vol. 27, Iss. 16
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