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Electrophoretic Mobility Assay to Separate Supercoiled, Catenated, and Knotted DNA Molecules
- Source :
- Bio-Protocol, Vol 14, Iss 9 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Bio-protocol LLC, 2024.
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Abstract
- Two-dimensional (2D) agarose gel electrophoresis is the method of choice to analyze DNA topology. The possibility to use E. coli strains with different genetic backgrounds in combination with nicking enzymes and different concentrations of norfloxacin improves the resolution of 2D gels to study the electrophoretic behavior of three different families of DNA topoisomers: supercoiled DNA molecules, post-replicative catenanes, and knotted DNA molecules. Here, we describe the materials and procedures required to optimize their separation by 2D gels. Understanding the differences in their electrophoretic behavior can help explain some important physical characteristics of these different types of DNA topoisomers.
- Subjects :
- Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23318325
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Bio-Protocol
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.7da02e98eae1494dbca313da4903254f
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.21769/BioProtoc.4983