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  • Title: Purification and properties of polynucleotide kinase of calf thymus.
    Author: Austin GE, Sirakoff D, Roop B, Moyer GH.
    Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta; 1978 Feb 10; 522(2):412-22. PubMed ID: 23843.
    Abstract:
    Polynucleotide kinase (ATP:5'-dephosphopolynucleotide 5'-phosphotransferase, EC 2.7.1.78) has been purified approx. 1500-fold from calf thymus. This enzyme phosphorylates 5'-hydroxyl termini in DNA using ATP as phosphate donor. RNA is phosphorylated at a much lower rate than DNA. The reaction requires the presence of a divalent cation, preferably Mg2+ or Mn2+ and is sensitive to sulfhydryl antagonists. The optimum pH for enzyme activity is 5.5. Enzyme activity is inhibited by low concentrations of inorganic sulfate and by some sulfate polymers. The kinase-catalyzed incorporation of the terminal phosphate of ATP into polynucleotides is inhibited by other nucleoside and deoxynucleoside triphosphates. The enzyme molecule has a molecular weight of about 70 000 and a Stokes radius of 4.3 nm. It has a frictional ratio of 1.44 indicating an asymmetrical structure. Calf thymus tissue should provide a useful alternative source for preparation of mammalian polynucleotide kinase.
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