Nucleic Acids Research, 1979, Vol. 6, No. 6 2125-2132
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Direct detection of methylated cytosine in DNA by use of the restriction enzyme Mspl
*Departrnent of Molecular Biolog, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School Jerusalem, Israel 91000 +Department of Cellular Biochemistry, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School Jerusalem, Israel 91000
Received February 1, 1979. The extent of methylation of the internal C in the sequence CCGG in DNA from various eukaryotic sources has been determined using the restriction enzyme MspI known to be specific for this sequence. The methylation.of the CCGG sequence is reflected in the restriction pattern obtained by DNA treated with MspI and its isoschizomer HpaII and analyzed by gel electrophoresis. A direct method for detection of 5-methylcytosine in the sequence CCGG has been deviced. DNA fragments obtained with MspI were radioactively labeled at their 5' ends and subsequently degraded to the corresponding 5'-deoxyribonucleoside monophosphates. 5 methylcytidylic acid has been found in most of the 5' ends of MspI fragments of calf thyms DNA (about 90%) indicating heavy methylation of the sequence CCGG in calf thymus DNA. The results also reveal a symmetric nethylation of both strands at this sequence in calf thymus DNA. In contrast, the CCGG sequence in other eukaryotic DNAs from organisms like Neurospora, Drosophila and Herpes virus proved to be undermethylated at this sequence.
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