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A consensus repeat sequence from the human insulin gene linked polymorphic region adopts multiple quadriplex DNA structures in vitro
Author(s) -
Hammond-Kosack Michael C.U.,
Docherty Keyin
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/0014-5793(92)80214-2
Subject(s) - hypervariable region , consensus sequence , genetics , oligonucleotide , biology , gene , dna , sequence (biology) , base pair , dna sequencing , microbiology and biotechnology , peptide sequence
A hypervariable region consisting of repeats of a 14 base pair (bp) consensus sequence ACAGGGGT(G/C)(T/C)GGGG is located 363 bp upstream of the human insulin gene. Different repeat numbers if this oligonucleotide give rise to a polymorphism, and so this region is commonly known as the insulin gene linked polymorphic region (ILPR). Here we present evidence, based on the mobility in non‐denaturing polyacrylamide gels of two dissimilarly sized oligonucleotides containing the ILPR consensus sequence, that this sequence can adopt a number of quadriplex DNA structures in vitro.