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  • Title: Spermidine and spermine stimulate the activity of T4-DNA ligase.
    Author: Pösö H, Kuosmanen M.
    Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun; 1983 Nov 30; 117(1):217-22. PubMed ID: 6362665.
    Abstract:
    When the ability of T4-DNA ligase from E. coli NM 989 to form higher molecular weight polymers from linearized plasmid pJDB 207 was followed, it was observed that physiological concentrations (0.5 to 1.0 mM) of spermidine and spermine greatly stimulated the formation of these polymers. The effect had a strict specificity since 1,3-diaminopropane, putrescine (1,4-diaminobutane) and N1-acetylspermidine neither stimulated nor inhibited this activity of DNA ligase. The structural analogues of spermidine, methyl bis(guanylhydrazone) and 1,1'-[(methylethanediylidene)dinitrilo]bis(3-aminoguanidine) totally abolished the stimulatory effect of spermidine on T4-DNA ligase without affecting the enzyme's basal activity.
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