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Nucleic Acids Research, 1994, Vol. 22, No. 24 5289-5295
© 1994

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Identification of two mismatch-binding activities in protein extracts of Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Oliver Fleck*, Primo Schaär+ and Jurg Kohli

Institute of General Microbiology, University of Bern Baltzer-Strasse 4, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland

*To whom correspondence should be addressed

+Present address: Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Cute Hall Laboratories, South Mimins, Hens EN6 3LD, UK

Received September 5, 1994. Accepted November 3, 1994.

We have performed band-shift assays to identify mismatch-binding proteins In cell extracts of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. By testing heteroduplex DNA containing either a T/G or a C/C mismatch, two distinct band shifts were produced in the gels. A low mobility complex was observed with the T/G substrate, while a high mobility complex was present with C/C. Further analysis of the mismatch - binding specificities revealed that the T/G binding activity also binds to T/C, C/T, T/T, II-, A/-, C/-, G/-, G/G, A/A, A/C, A/G, G/T, G/A, and C/A substrates with varying efficiencies, but not binds to C/C. The C/C binding activity efficiently binds to C/C, T/C, C/T, C/A, A/C, C/-, and weakly also to T/T, while all other mispairs are not recognized. Protein extracts of a mutant strain, defective In the mutS homologue swi4, displayed both mismatch-binding activities. Thus, swl4 does not encode for either one of the mismatch-binding proteins.


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