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Science 17 October 1969:
Vol. 166. no. 3903, pp. 393 - 395
DOI: 10.1126/science.166.3903.393
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Enzyme from Calf Thymus Degrading the RNA Moiety of DNA-RNA Hybrids: Effect on DNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase

Hans Stein 1 and Peter Hausen 1

1 Max-Planck-Institut für Biologie, Abteilung Beermann, Tübingen, Spemannstrasse 34, West Germany

An enzyme present in extracts from calf thymus degrades specifically the RNA moiety of DNA-RNA hybrids. Other nucleic acids, such as single- or double-stranded DNA and single- or double-stranded RNA, are not affected to a comparable degree. If prepared free of the hybrid-degrading enzyme, RNA polymerase from calf thymus shows a fivefold increase in activity on denatured DNA as compared to native DNA.


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