L1 sequences in HeLa extrachromosomal circular DNA: evidence for circularization by homologous recombination.
- 1 April 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 82 (7) , 1989-1993
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.82.7.1989
Abstract
Subcloned probes of the L1 family of repetitive elements were used to isolate L1-carrying clones from a plasmid library of HeLa cell extrachromosomal circular DNA. One clone was analyzed in detail by restriction mapping, cross-hybridization to L1 probes, and base sequence analysis. In addition to approximately the 3' half of a full-sized L1 element, this clone carried 390 base pairs of non-L1 sequence that is single copy in the HeLa genome. A HeLa genomic clone of this unique chromosomal region was isolated and the sequence organization of the circle clone was compared with the linear chromosomal region from which it was ultimately derived. We discuss possible mechanisms of circular DNA formation and propose homologous intrachromosomal recombination between 9-base-pair direct repeats to be most likely in this case.This publication has 47 references indexed in Scilit:
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