Publication Date:
1988-07-22
Description:
A 27-base-long DNA oligonucleotide was designed that binds to duplex DNA at a single site within the 5' end of the human c-myc gene, 115 base pairs upstream from the transcription origin P1. On the basis of the physical properties of its bound complex, it was concluded that the oligonucleotide forms a colinear triplex with the duplex binding site. By means of an in vitro assay system, it was possible to show a correlation between triplex formation at -115 base pairs and repression of c-myc transcription. The possibility is discussed that triplex formation (site-specific RNA binding to a DNA duplex) could serve as the basis for an alternative program of gene control in vivo.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Cooney, M -- Czernuszewicz, G -- Postel, E H -- Flint, S J -- Hogan, M E -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Jul 22;241(4864):456-9.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, NJ 08544.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3293213" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Electrophoresis
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Gene Expression Regulation
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Humans
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In Vitro Techniques
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Nucleic Acid Hybridization
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Oligodeoxyribonucleotides/*pharmacology
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Proto-Oncogene Proteins/*genetics
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*Proto-Oncogenes
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*Transcription, Genetic/drug effects
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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