Specifically unmethylated cytidylic-guanylate sites in Herpesvirus saimiri DNA in tumor cells
- 1 August 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Virology
- Vol. 43 (2), 427-435
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.43.2.427-435.1982
Abstract
The restriction endonucleases MspI (CCGG), HPaII (CCGG), FnuDII (CGCG) and HaeIII (GGCC) were used to study the methylation of Herpesvirus saimiri DNA in tumor cells taken directly from tumor-bearing animals. No evidence was found for methylation of the 5'' terminal C in the sequence CCGG or of the internal C in the sequence GGCC, but extensive methylation of CG was detected. Fifteen HpaII sites and 17 FnuDII sites were detected in the unique DNA region of the H. saimiri strain used. Of the 32 sites, 28 were methylated in > 90% of the viral DNA molecules in tumor cells, but the remaining 4 sites were unmethylated in > 95% of the viral DNA molecules in tumor cells. The locations of the 4 specifically unmethylated sites were mapped and appeared to be identical in the 4 different induced leukemias examined (1 owl monkey and 3 white-lipped marmosets). The nonproducer 1670 tumor cell line, in continuous passage for > 7 yr, contained 4 similar specifically unmethylated sites. Possibilities for the physiological significance of the unmethylated sites are discussed.This publication has 22 references indexed in Scilit:
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