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Although it was demonstrated that polynucleotide kinase phosphatase can transfer phosphates at nicks in DNA, the transfer occurred through two independent reactions which could be catalyzed by two different proteins and thus provided no evidence that rationalizes the presence of the two activities on the same polypeptide chain. These results also suggest that the model proposed for the physiological function of polynucleotide kinase phophatase is incorrect.","The relationship between the active sites of the two activities of polynucleotide kinase phosphatase was examined by treating the enzyme with two chemical modification reagents and three proteases. In every case, conditions were found where one of the two activities could be eliminated without significantly reducing the other activity. Taken together, these results indicate that the two activities have different active sites that are located in independent domains on the polypeptide chain. 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