Abstract
DNA replication in mammalian chromosomes takes place as a unit of replicon clusters. Here we show a powerful method to detect replication origins and fork movement on DNA fibers from mammalian cells. Cells were loaded with nucleotide analogs, DNA fibers were prepared, and replicated DNA was detected. Using this approach, we could detect origins as close as 10 kb apart and found that the average size of replicon is smaller (∼46 kb) than previously estimated. In addition, the procedure visualizes the complex structure of replicon clusters, e.g. sequential activation of origins in a cluster and flexible initiation sites in different cell cycles. Combined with fluorescence in situ hybridization, replication origins can be mapped in genomic loci including repetitive DNA and a single-copy gene.
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