Detection of interaction of binding affinity of aromatic hydrocarbon receptor to the specific DNA by exonuclease protection mediated PCR assay / 华中科技大学学报(医学)(英德文版)
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences)
;
(6): 104-6, 2005.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-634233
ABSTRACT
A novel exonuclease protection mediated PCR assay (EPM-PCR) to detect the interaction of protein and DNA at a dioxin-responsive enhancer (DRE) upstream of the CYP1A1 gene in rat hepatic cytosol was established. A double-stranded DNA fragment containing two binding sites was designed and incubated with the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) transformed by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p dioxin (TCDD) to generate TCDD AhR DNA complex which could protect receptor-binding DNA against exonuclease II (Exo III) digestion. With Exo III treatment, free DNAs were digested and receptor-bound DNAs remained that could be amplified by PCR. By agarose gel electrophoreses a clear band (285bp) was detected using TCDD-treated sample, while nothing with control samples. To detect transformed AhR-DRE complex, 2 fmol DNAs and 3 ug cytosol proteins were found to be sufficient in the experiment. Compared with gel retardation assay, this new method is more sensitive for monitoring the Ah receptor-enhancer interaction without radioactive pollution.
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Main subject:
Binding Sites
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon
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Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1
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Cytosol
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DNA-Binding Proteins
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Exodeoxyribonucleases
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Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins
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Liver
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences)
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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