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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 277, Issue 14, 11625-11628, April 5, 2002

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p53 Binds Telomeric Single Strand Overhangs and t-Loop Junctions in Vitro^*

Rachel M. Stansel, Deepa Subramanian, and Jack D. Griffith^§

From the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7295

The interaction of p53 with a human model telomere in vitro was examined by electron microscopy. p53 demonstrated a sequence-independent affinity for telomeric DNA in vitro, localizing to the 3' single strand overhang and the t-loop junction both in the presence and absence of associated TRF2. Binding was not observed above background along the duplex telomeric repeats. However, the efficiency of TRF2-catalyzed t-loop formation on the model DNA was increased 2-fold in the presence of p53 although a variety of single strand or Holliday junction-binding proteins did not facilitate t-loop formation. These results suggest that p53 has an active role in telomere maintenance and structure through association with the t-loop junction.

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