Abstract
A soluble cell-free extract derived from stage 6 Xenopus laevis oocytes is described. From supercoiled simian virus 40 DNA the extract produces nicked circles (having a single-strand scission), linear molecules of full unit size, shorter length fragments, and various forms of complex DNA.
MeSH Terms
Animals
Cell Nucleus/metabolism
Cell-Free System
Cytoplasm/metabolism
DNA Replication
DNA, Circular/metabolism
DNA, Viral/metabolism
Deoxyribonucleotides/metabolism
Female
Guanine Nucleotides/metabolism
Microscopy, Electron
Nucleic Acid Conformation
Oocytes/metabolism,ultrastructure
Ovum/metabolism
Simian virus 40
Xenopus
Chemicals
DNA, Circular
DNA, Viral
Deoxyribonucleotides
Guanine Nucleotides
Authors & Affiliations
4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Gandini Attardi D
Martini G
Mattoccia E
Tocchini-Valentini G P
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