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DNA of the IS-elements IS1 and IS2 was prepared by digestion of appropriate heteroduplex molecules with endonuclease S1, followed by sucrose gradient centrifugation or gel electrophoresis. The material obtained is homogeneous with regard to size. The length of IS1 DNA is 820±65 nucleotides, the length of IS2 DNA is 1.350±70 nucleotides. IS1 DNA is not cleaved by the restriction endonucleases Eco R1, Hind II or Hind III. IS2 DNA is cleaved once by each of the two latter enzymes. The buoyant density determined by equilibrium centrifugation of Hg-complexes in Cs2SO4 corresponds to a GC content of approximately 50%. Labelling with polynucleotide kinase indicates that both IS DNA's have a guanosyl residue at both of their 5′-termini.
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Schmidt, F., Besemer, J. & Starlinger, P. The isolation of IS1 and IS2 DNA. Molec. Gen. Genet. 145, 145–154 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00269586
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