Nucleic Acids Research Advance Access published online on December 10, 2007
Nucleic Acids Research, doi:10.1093/nar/gkm1063
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Quantitative telomeric overhang determination using a double-strand specific nuclease
Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Received September 17, 2007. Revised November 6, 2007. Accepted November 8, 2007.
Telomeres terminate in 3' overhangs that function in end protection and the formation of t-loops. Determining the steps and factors involved in overhang processing is compromised by the inability to easily and accurately determine overhang size in the presence of many kilobases of double-stranded telomeric DNA. We here describe the use of a double-strand specific nuclease (DSN) that entirely digests double-stranded DNA including telomeres, leaving the overhangs intact so that they can be measured.
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