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XB-ART-24525
Gene 1991 Sep 30;1061:121-4.
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Native yeast telomeres are sufficient to stabilize linear DNA in Xenopus laevis oocytes.

Schmid M , Steinbeisser H , Ascenzioni F , Trendelenburg MF , Lipps HJ .


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We have constructed a linear plasmid in yeast containing the entire bovine papillomavirus genome and tested its physical stability following microinjection into stage VI oocytes of Xenopus laevis. Our results show that unmodified telomeres, in contrast to the yeast-passaged telomeres, drastically affect the stability of the injected linear plasmid. Plasmids carrying unmodified Tetrahymena thermophila telomeric sequences are rapidly degraded in oocytes. When these plasmids are passed through yeast, the telomere ends become modified by the addition of yeast telomeric sequences. These plasmids are stably maintained in X. laevis oocytes, demonstrating that yeast-modified telomeres are sufficient to prevent linear DNA degradation.

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