title: Interactions of the EcoRV restriction endonuclease with fluorescent oligodeoxynucleotides.
abstract: A self-complementary dodecadeoxyribonucleotide that contains the recognition sequence for the R.EcoRV ENase was synthesised with a primary amino group at its 5' terminus. The 5' amino function was labeled with the fluorescent dye 5-[dimethylamino] napthalene-1-sulfonyl chloride. The labeled oligodeoxyribonucleotide in its duplex form was shown to be a suitable substrate for kinetic studies on the ENase and that no significant dye-DNA or dye-protein interactions occurred. Finally, the binding of R.EcoRV to the labeled DNA was followed by detecting the fluorescence resonance energy transfer between the tryptophans of the protein and the fluorescent labels of the DNA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Erskine
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Halford
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D003619:Dansyl Compounds; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007700:Kinetics; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D003619:Dansyl Compounds; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; C027440:GATATC-specific type II deoxyribonucleases