Abstract
A discontinuous-pH polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis system is described. An increase in the pH differential between the gel and the running buffer enhances the separation of low molecular weight circular and linear RNA molecules. Highly purified preparations of the circular form of viroids can be obtained with this procedure. Since all the linear RNAs of similar molecular weight migrate with the front, a relatively clean background can be obtained even when crude extracts are used. This facilitates an improved separation and identification of similarly sized viroid-like RNAs. The conditions of electrophoresis in low salt and 8 m urea also permit the effective transfer of RNA molecules directly to nylon-based membranes without any additional denaturation treatment.
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