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Two-dimensional intact mitochondrial DNA agarose electrophoresis reveals the structural complexity of the mammalian mitochondrial genome
The mitochondrial genome exists in numerous structural conformations, complicating the study of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) metabolism. Here, we describe the development of 2D intact mtDNA agarose gel electrophoresis (2D-IMAGE) for the separation and detection of approximately two-dozen distinct topoi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3575812/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23275548 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gks1324 |
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author | Kolesar, Jill E. Wang, Catherine Y. Taguchi, Yumiko V. Chou, Shih-Hsuan Kaufman, Brett A. |
author_facet | Kolesar, Jill E. Wang, Catherine Y. Taguchi, Yumiko V. Chou, Shih-Hsuan Kaufman, Brett A. |
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description | The mitochondrial genome exists in numerous structural conformations, complicating the study of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) metabolism. Here, we describe the development of 2D intact mtDNA agarose gel electrophoresis (2D-IMAGE) for the separation and detection of approximately two-dozen distinct topoisomers. Although the major topoisomers were well conserved across many cell and tissue types, unique differences in certain cells and tissues were also observed. RNase treatment revealed that partially hybridized RNAs associated primarily with covalently closed circular DNA, consistent with this structure being the template for transcription. Circular structures composed of RNA:DNA hybrids contained only heavy-strand DNA sequences, implicating them as lagging-strand replication intermediates. During recovery from replicative arrest, 2D-IMAGE showed changes in both template selection and replication products. These studies suggest that discrete topoisomers are associated with specific mtDNA-directed processes. Because of the increased resolution, 2D-IMAGE has the potential to identify novel mtDNA intermediates involved in replication or transcription, or pathology including oxidative linearization, deletions or depletion. |
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spelling | pubmed-35758122013-02-19 Two-dimensional intact mitochondrial DNA agarose electrophoresis reveals the structural complexity of the mammalian mitochondrial genome Kolesar, Jill E. Wang, Catherine Y. Taguchi, Yumiko V. Chou, Shih-Hsuan Kaufman, Brett A. Nucleic Acids Res Methods Online The mitochondrial genome exists in numerous structural conformations, complicating the study of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) metabolism. Here, we describe the development of 2D intact mtDNA agarose gel electrophoresis (2D-IMAGE) for the separation and detection of approximately two-dozen distinct topoisomers. Although the major topoisomers were well conserved across many cell and tissue types, unique differences in certain cells and tissues were also observed. RNase treatment revealed that partially hybridized RNAs associated primarily with covalently closed circular DNA, consistent with this structure being the template for transcription. Circular structures composed of RNA:DNA hybrids contained only heavy-strand DNA sequences, implicating them as lagging-strand replication intermediates. During recovery from replicative arrest, 2D-IMAGE showed changes in both template selection and replication products. These studies suggest that discrete topoisomers are associated with specific mtDNA-directed processes. Because of the increased resolution, 2D-IMAGE has the potential to identify novel mtDNA intermediates involved in replication or transcription, or pathology including oxidative linearization, deletions or depletion. Oxford University Press 2013-02 2012-12-25 /pmc/articles/PMC3575812/ /pubmed/23275548 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gks1324 Text en © The Author(s) 2012. Published by Oxford University Press. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), which permits non-commercial reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com. |
spellingShingle | Methods Online Kolesar, Jill E. Wang, Catherine Y. Taguchi, Yumiko V. Chou, Shih-Hsuan Kaufman, Brett A. Two-dimensional intact mitochondrial DNA agarose electrophoresis reveals the structural complexity of the mammalian mitochondrial genome |
title | Two-dimensional intact mitochondrial DNA agarose electrophoresis reveals the structural complexity of the mammalian mitochondrial genome |
title_full | Two-dimensional intact mitochondrial DNA agarose electrophoresis reveals the structural complexity of the mammalian mitochondrial genome |
title_fullStr | Two-dimensional intact mitochondrial DNA agarose electrophoresis reveals the structural complexity of the mammalian mitochondrial genome |
title_full_unstemmed | Two-dimensional intact mitochondrial DNA agarose electrophoresis reveals the structural complexity of the mammalian mitochondrial genome |
title_short | Two-dimensional intact mitochondrial DNA agarose electrophoresis reveals the structural complexity of the mammalian mitochondrial genome |
title_sort | two-dimensional intact mitochondrial dna agarose electrophoresis reveals the structural complexity of the mammalian mitochondrial genome |
topic | Methods Online |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3575812/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23275548 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gks1324 |
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