Single-strand DNA cleavages by eukaryotic topoisomerase II
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Abstract
A new purification method for eukaryotic type II DNA topoisomerase (EC 5.99.1.3) is described, and the avian enzyme has been purified and characterized. An analysis of the cleavage reaction has revealed that topoisomerase II can be trapped as a DNA-enzyme covalent complex containing DNA with double-stranded and single-stranded breaks. The data indicate that DNA cleavage by topoisomerase II proceeds by two asymmetric single-stranded cleavage and resealing steps on opposite strands (separated by 4 bp) with independent probabilities of being trapped upon addition of a protein denaturant. Single-strand cleavages were directly demonstrated at both strong and weak topoisomerase II sites. Thus, a match to the vertebrate topoisomerase II consensus sequence (sequence; see text) (N is any base, and cleavage occurs between -1 and +1) [Spitzner, J.R., & Muller, M.T. (1988) Nucleic Acids Res. 16, 5533-5556)] does not predict whether a cleavage site will be single stranded or double stranded; however, sites cleaved by topoisomerase II that contain two conserved consensus bases (G residue at +2 and T at +4) generally yield double-strand cleavage whereas recognition sites lacking these two consensus elements yield single-strand cleavages. Finally, single-strand cleavages with topoisomerase II do not appear to be an artifact caused by damaged enzyme molecules since topoisomerase II in freshly prepared, crude extracts also shows the property of single-strand cleavages.
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