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. 1990 Jul 11;18(13):3881-5.
doi: 10.1093/nar/18.13.3881.

A non-curved chicken lysozyme 5' matrix attachment site is 3' followed by a strongly curved DNA sequence

J P von Kries  1 , L Phi-Van, S Diekmann, W H Strätling
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A non-curved chicken lysozyme 5' matrix attachment site is 3' followed by a strongly curved DNA sequence

J P von Kries et al. Nucleic Acids Res. .
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Abstract

Matrix attachment regions (MARs) partition the genome into functional and structural loop-domains. Here, we determined the relative matrix affinity of cloned fragments of the chicken lysozyme 5' MAR. We show that this region contains a non-curved high-affinity binding site, which is 3' followed by a strongly curved DNA sequence that exhibits weak matrix binding. DNA curvature is not a physical property required for strong matrix binding. Possible biological functions of this sequence arrangement, particularly of the strongly curved DNA, are discussed.

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