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Kinetics of DNA strand transfer between polymerase and proofreading exonuclease active sites regulates error correction during high-fidelity replication. J Biol Chem 2022; 299:102744. [PMID: 36436560 PMCID: PMC9800556 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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We show that T7 DNA polymerase (pol) and exonuclease (exo) domains contribute to selective error correction during DNA replication by regulating bidirectional strand transfer between the two active sites. To explore the kinetic basis for selective removal of mismatches, we used a fluorescent cytosine analog (1,3-diaza-2-oxophenoxazine) to monitor the kinetics of DNA transfer between the exo and pol sites. We globally fit stopped-flow fluorescence and base excision kinetic data and compared results obtained with ssDNA versus duplex DNA to resolve how DNA transfer governs exo specificity. We performed parallel studies using hydrolysis-resistant phosphorothioate oligonucleotides to monitor DNA transfer to the exo site without hydrolysis. ssDNA binds to the exo site at the diffusion limit (109 M-1 s-1, Kd = 40 nM) followed by fast hydrolysis of the 3'-terminal nucleotide (>5000 s-1). Analysis using duplex DNA with a 3'-terminal mismatch or a buried mismatch exposed a unique intermediate state between pol and exo active sites and revealed that transfer via the intermediate to the exo site is stimulated by free nucleoside triphosphates. Transfer from the exo site back to the pol site after cleavage is fast and efficient. We propose a model to explain why buried mismatches are removed faster than single 3'-terminal mismatches and thereby provide an additional opportunity for error correction. Our data provide the first comprehensive model to explain how DNA transfer from pol to exo active sites and back again after base excision allow efficient selective mismatch removal during DNA replication to improve fidelity by more than 1000-fold.
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Dziuba D. Environmentally sensitive fluorescent nucleoside analogues as probes for nucleic acid - protein interactions: molecular design and biosensing applications. Methods Appl Fluoresc 2022; 10. [PMID: 35738250 DOI: 10.1088/2050-6120/ac7bd8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Fluorescent nucleoside analogues (FNAs) are indispensable in studying the interactions of nucleic acids with nucleic acid-binding proteins. By replacing one of the poorly emissive natural nucleosides, FNAs enable real-time optical monitoring of the binding interactions in solutions, under physiologically relevant conditions, with high sensitivity. Besides that, FNAs are widely used to probe conformational dynamics of biomolecular complexes using time-resolved fluorescence methods. Because of that, FNAs are tools of high utility for fundamental biological research, with potential applications in molecular diagnostics and drug discovery. Here I review the structural and physical factors that can be used for the conversion of the molecular binding events into a detectable fluorescence output. Typical environmentally sensitive FNAs, their properties and applications, and future challenges in the field are discussed.
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- Dmytro Dziuba
- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 74 Route du Rhin, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, Grand Est, 67401, FRANCE
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Carvajal-Maldonado D, Drogalis Beckham L, Wood RD, Doublié S. When DNA Polymerases Multitask: Functions Beyond Nucleotidyl Transfer. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 8:815845. [PMID: 35071329 PMCID: PMC8782244 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.815845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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DNA polymerases catalyze nucleotidyl transfer, the central reaction in synthesis of DNA polynucleotide chains. They function not only in DNA replication, but also in diverse aspects of DNA repair and recombination. Some DNA polymerases can perform translesion DNA synthesis, facilitating damage tolerance and leading to mutagenesis. In addition to these functions, many DNA polymerases conduct biochemically distinct reactions. This review presents examples of DNA polymerases that carry out nuclease (3'-5' exonuclease, 5' nuclease, or end-trimming nuclease) or lyase (5' dRP lyase) extracurricular activities. The discussion underscores how DNA polymerases have a remarkable ability to manipulate DNA strands, sometimes involving relatively large intramolecular movement.
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- Denisse Carvajal-Maldonado
- Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States
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- Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States
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Dangerfield TL, Kirmizialtin S, Johnson KA. Substrate specificity and proposed structure of the proofreading complex of T7 DNA polymerase. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:101627. [PMID: 35074426 PMCID: PMC8867116 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Faithful replication of genomic DNA by high-fidelity DNA polymerases is crucial for the survival of most living organisms. While high-fidelity DNA polymerases favor canonical base pairs over mismatches by a factor of ∼1 × 105, fidelity is further enhanced several orders of magnitude by a 3′–5′ proofreading exonuclease that selectively removes mispaired bases in the primer strand. Despite the importance of proofreading to maintaining genome stability, it remains much less studied than the fidelity mechanisms employed at the polymerase active site. Here we characterize the substrate specificity for the proofreading exonuclease of a high-fidelity DNA polymerase by investigating the proofreading kinetics on various DNA substrates. The contribution of the exonuclease to net fidelity is a function of the kinetic partitioning between extension and excision. We show that while proofreading of a terminal mismatch is efficient, proofreading a mismatch buried by one or two correct bases is even more efficient. Because the polymerase stalls after incorporation of a mismatch and after incorporation of one or two correct bases on top of a mismatch, the net contribution of the exonuclease is a function of multiple opportunities to correct mistakes. We also characterize the exonuclease stereospecificity using phosphorothioate-modified DNA, provide a homology model for the DNA primer strand in the exonuclease active site, and propose a dynamic structural model for the transfer of DNA from the polymerase to the exonuclease active site based on MD simulations.
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- Tyler L Dangerfield
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA
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- Chemistry Program, Science Division, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA.
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Ciesielska EJ, Kim S, Bisimwa HGM, Grier C, Rahman MM, Young CKJ, Young MJ, Oliveira MT, Ciesielski GL. Remdesivir triphosphate blocks DNA synthesis and increases exonucleolysis by the replicative mitochondrial DNA polymerase, Pol γ. Mitochondrion 2021; 61:147-158. [PMID: 34619353 PMCID: PMC8595818 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2021.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic prompted the FDA to authorize a new nucleoside analogue, remdesivir, for emergency use in affected individuals. We examined the effects of its active metabolite, remdesivir triphosphate (RTP), on the activity of the replicative mitochondrial DNA polymerase, Pol γ. We found that while RTP is not incorporated by Pol γ into a nascent DNA strand, it remains associated with the enzyme impeding its synthetic activity and stimulating exonucleolysis. In spite of that, we found no evidence for deleterious effects of remdesivir treatment on the integrity of the mitochondrial genome in human cells in culture.
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- Elena J Ciesielska
- Department of Chemistry, Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL 36117, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL 36117, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL 36117, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, IL 62901, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, IL 62901, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, IL 62901, United States
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- Departamento de Tecnologia, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL 36117, United States.
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Dziuba D, Didier P, Ciaco S, Barth A, Seidel CAM, Mély Y. Fundamental photophysics of isomorphic and expanded fluorescent nucleoside analogues. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:7062-7107. [PMID: 33956014 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00194a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Fluorescent nucleoside analogues (FNAs) are structurally diverse mimics of the natural essentially non-fluorescent nucleosides which have found numerous applications in probing the structure and dynamics of nucleic acids as well as their interactions with various biomolecules. In order to minimize disturbance in the labelled nucleic acid sequences, the FNA chromophoric groups should resemble the natural nucleobases in size and hydrogen-bonding patterns. Isomorphic and expanded FNAs are the two groups that best meet the criteria of non-perturbing fluorescent labels for DNA and RNA. Significant progress has been made over the past decades in understanding the fundamental photophysics that governs the spectroscopic and environmentally sensitive properties of these FNAs. Herein, we review recent advances in the spectroscopic and computational studies of selected isomorphic and expanded FNAs. We also show how this information can be used as a rational basis to design new FNAs, select appropriate sequences for optimal spectroscopic response and interpret fluorescence data in FNA applications.
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- Dmytro Dziuba
- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021, Université de Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France.
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021, Université de Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France.
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021, Université de Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France. and Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Lehrstuhl für Molekulare Physikalische Chemie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Lehrstuhl für Molekulare Physikalische Chemie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021, Université de Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France.
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Pavlov YI, Zhuk AS, Stepchenkova EI. DNA Polymerases at the Eukaryotic Replication Fork Thirty Years after: Connection to Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:E3489. [PMID: 33255191 PMCID: PMC7760166 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12123489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Recent studies on tumor genomes revealed that mutations in genes of replicative DNA polymerases cause a predisposition for cancer by increasing genome instability. The past 10 years have uncovered exciting details about the structure and function of replicative DNA polymerases and the replication fork organization. The principal idea of participation of different polymerases in specific transactions at the fork proposed by Morrison and coauthors 30 years ago and later named "division of labor," remains standing, with an amendment of the broader role of polymerase δ in the replication of both the lagging and leading DNA strands. However, cancer-associated mutations predominantly affect the catalytic subunit of polymerase ε that participates in leading strand DNA synthesis. We analyze how new findings in the DNA replication field help elucidate the polymerase variants' effects on cancer.
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- Youri I. Pavlov
- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases and Buffett Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Saint-Petersburg State University, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia;
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- International Laboratory of Computer Technologies, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia;
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Saint-Petersburg State University, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia;
- Laboratory of Mutagenesis and Genetic Toxicology, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Saint-Petersburg Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Singh A, Pandey M, Nandakumar D, Raney KD, Yin YW, Patel SS. Excessive excision of correct nucleotides during DNA synthesis explained by replication hurdles. EMBO J 2020; 39:e103367. [PMID: 32037587 PMCID: PMC7073461 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2019103367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Revised: 12/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The proofreading exonuclease activity of replicative DNA polymerase excises misincorporated nucleotides during DNA synthesis, but these events are rare. Therefore, we were surprised to find that T7 replisome excised nearly 7% of correctly incorporated nucleotides during leading and lagging strand syntheses. Similar observations with two other DNA polymerases establish its generality. We show that excessive excision of correctly incorporated nucleotides is not due to events such as processive degradation of nascent DNA or spontaneous partitioning of primer‐end to the exonuclease site as a “cost of proofreading”. Instead, we show that replication hurdles, including secondary structures in template, slowed helicase, or uncoupled helicase–polymerase, increase DNA reannealing and polymerase backtracking, and generate frayed primer‐ends that are shuttled to the exonuclease site and excised efficiently. Our studies indicate that active‐site shuttling occurs at a high frequency, and we propose that it serves as a proofreading mechanism to protect primer‐ends from mutagenic extensions.
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- Anupam Singh
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sealy Center for Structural Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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Lelyveld VS, O'Flaherty DK, Zhou L, Izgu EC, Szostak JW. DNA polymerase activity on synthetic N3'→P5' phosphoramidate DNA templates. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:8941-8949. [PMID: 31428779 PMCID: PMC6755091 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2019] [Revised: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Genetic polymers that could plausibly govern life in the universe might inhabit a broad swath of chemical space. A subset of these genetic systems can exchange information with RNA and DNA and could therefore form the basis for model protocells in the laboratory. N3'→P5' phosphoramidate (NP) DNA is defined by a conservative linkage substitution and has shown promise as a protocellular genetic material, but much remains unknown about its functionality and fidelity due to limited enzymatic tools. Conveniently, we find widespread NP-DNA-dependent DNA polymerase activity among reverse transcriptases, an observation consistent with structural studies of the RNA-like conformation of NP-DNA duplexes. Here, we analyze the consequences of this unnatural template linkage on the kinetics and fidelity of DNA polymerization activity catalyzed by wild-type and variant reverse transcriptases. Template-associated deficits in kinetics and fidelity suggest that even highly conservative template modifications give rise to error-prone DNA polymerase activity. Enzymatic copying of NP-DNA sequences is nevertheless an important step toward the future study and engineering of this synthetic genetic polymer.
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- Victor S Lelyveld
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular Biology, and Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular Biology, and Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular Biology, and Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular Biology, and Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular Biology, and Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Increased Processivity, Misincorporation, and Nucleotide Incorporation Efficiency in Sulfolobus solfataricus Dpo4 Thumb Domain Mutants. Appl Environ Microbiol 2017; 83:AEM.01013-17. [PMID: 28710267 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01013-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The present study aimed to increase the processivity of Sulfolobus solfataricus DNA polymerase Dpo4. Protein engineering and bioinformatics were used to compile a library of potential Dpo4 mutation sites. Ten potential mutants were identified and constructed. A primer extension assay was used to evaluate the processivity of Dpo4 mutants. Thumb (A181D) and finger (E63K) domain mutants showed a processivity of 20 and 19 nucleotides (nt), respectively. A little finger domain mutant (I248Y) exhibited a processivity of 17 nt, only 1 nt more than wild-type Dpo4. Furthermore, the A181D mutant showed lower fidelity and higher nucleotide incorporation efficiency (4.74 × 10-4 s-1 μM-1) than E63K and I248Y mutants. When tasked with bypassing damage, the A181D mutant exhibited a 3.81-fold and 2.62-fold higher catalytic efficiency (kcat/Km ) at incorporating dCTP and dATP, respectively, than wild-type Dpo4. It also showed a 55% and 91.5% higher catalytic efficiency when moving beyond the damaged 8-oxoG:C and 8-oxoG:A base pairs, respectively, compared to wild-type Dpo4. Protein engineering and bioinformatics methods can effectively increase the processivity and translesion synthesis ability of Dpo4.IMPORTANCE DNA polymerases with poor fidelity can be exploited to store data and record changes in response to the intracellular environment. Sulfolobus solfataricus Dpo4 is such an enzyme, although its use is hindered by its low processivity. In this work, we used a bioinformatics and protein engineering approach to generate Dpo4 mutants with improved processivity. We identified the Dpo4 thumb domain as the most relevant in controlling processivity.
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Variants of sequence family B Thermococcus kodakaraensis DNA polymerase with increased mismatch extension selectivity. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0183623. [PMID: 28832623 PMCID: PMC5568139 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Accepted: 08/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Fidelity and selectivity of DNA polymerases are critical determinants for the biology of life, as well as important tools for biotechnological applications. DNA polymerases catalyze the formation of DNA strands by adding deoxynucleotides to a primer, which is complementarily bound to a template. To ensure the integrity of the genome, DNA polymerases select the correct nucleotide and further extend the nascent DNA strand. Thus, DNA polymerase fidelity is pivotal for ensuring that cells can replicate their genome with minimal error. DNA polymerases are, however, further optimized for more specific biotechnological or diagnostic applications. Here we report on the semi-rational design of mutant libraries derived by saturation mutagenesis at single sites of a 3’-5’-exonuclease deficient variant of Thermococcus kodakaraensis DNA polymerase (KOD pol) and the discovery for variants with enhanced mismatch extension selectivity by screening. Sites of potential interest for saturation mutagenesis were selected by their proximity to primer or template strands. The resulting libraries were screened via quantitative real-time PCR. We identified three variants with single amino acid exchanges—R501C, R606Q, and R606W—which exhibited increased mismatch extension selectivity. These variants were further characterized towards their potential in mismatch discrimination. Additionally, the identified enzymes were also able to differentiate between cytosine and 5-methylcytosine. Our results demonstrate the potential in characterizing and developing DNA polymerases for specific PCR based applications in DNA biotechnology and diagnostics.
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DNA binding strength increases the processivity and activity of a Y-Family DNA polymerase. Sci Rep 2017; 7:4756. [PMID: 28684739 PMCID: PMC5500549 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02578-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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DNA polymerase (pol) processivity, i.e., the bases a polymerase extends before falling off the DNA, and activity are important for copying difficult DNA sequences, including simple repeats. Y-family pols would be appealing for copying difficult DNA and incorporating non-natural dNTPs, due to their low fidelity and loose active site, but are limited by poor processivity and activity. In this study, the binding between Dbh and DNA was investigated to better understand how to rationally design enhanced processivity in a Y-family pol. Guided by structural simulation, a fused pol Sdbh with non-specific dsDNA binding protein Sso7d in the N-terminus was designed. This modification increased in vitro processivity 4-fold as compared to the wild-type Dbh. Additionally, bioinformatics was used to identify amino acid mutations that would increase stabilization of Dbh bound to DNA. The variant SdbhM76I further improved the processivity of Dbh by 10 fold. The variant SdbhKSKIP241–245RVRKS showed higher activity than Dbh on the incorporation of dCTP (correct) and dATP (incorrect) opposite the G (normal) or 8-oxoG(damaged) template base. These results demonstrate the capability to rationally design increases in pol processivity and catalytic efficiency through computational DNA binding predictions and the addition of non-specific DNA binding domains.
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Sensitivity of human cells expressing low-fidelity or weak-catalytic-activity variants of DNA polymerase ζ to genotoxic stresses. DNA Repair (Amst) 2016; 45:34-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2016.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Revised: 05/13/2016] [Accepted: 06/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Darmawan H, Harrison M, Reha-Krantz LJ. DNA polymerase 3'→5' exonuclease activity: Different roles of the beta hairpin structure in family-B DNA polymerases. DNA Repair (Amst) 2015; 29:36-46. [PMID: 25753811 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2015.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Revised: 02/12/2015] [Accepted: 02/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Proofreading by the bacteriophage T4 and RB69 DNA polymerases requires a β hairpin structure that resides in the exonuclease domain. Genetic, biochemical and structural studies demonstrate that the phage β hairpin acts as a wedge to separate the primer-end from the template strand in exonuclease complexes. Single amino acid substitutions in the tip of the hairpin or deletion of the hairpin prevent proofreading and create "mutator" DNA polymerases. There is little known, however, about the function of similar hairpin structures in other family B DNA polymerases. We present mutational analysis of the yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) DNA polymerase δ hairpin. Deletion of the DNA polymerase δ hairpin (hpΔ) did not significantly reduce DNA replication fidelity; thus, the β hairpin structure in yeast DNA polymerase δ is not essential for proofreading. However, replication efficiency was reduced as indicated by a slow growth phenotype. In contrast, the G447D amino acid substitution in the tip of the hairpin increased frameshift mutations and sensitivity to hydroxyurea (HU). A chimeric yeast DNA polymerase δ was constructed in which the T4 DNA polymerase hairpin (T4hp) replaced the yeast DNA polymerase δ hairpin; a strong increase in frameshift mutations was observed and the mutant strain was sensitive to HU and to the pyrophosphate analog, phosphonoacetic acid (PAA). But all phenotypes - slow growth, HU-sensitivity, PAA-sensitivity, and reduced fidelity, were observed only in the absence of mismatch repair (MMR), which implicates a role for MMR in mediating DNA polymerase δ replication problems. In comparison, another family B DNA polymerase, DNA polymerase ɛ, has only an atrophied hairpin with no apparent function. Thus, while family B DNA polymerases share conserved motifs and general structural features, the β hairpin has evolved to meet specific needs.
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- Hariyanto Darmawan
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E9
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E9
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E9.
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Doublié S, Zahn KE. Structural insights into eukaryotic DNA replication. Front Microbiol 2014; 5:444. [PMID: 25202305 PMCID: PMC4142720 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2014] [Accepted: 08/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Three DNA polymerases of the B family function at the replication fork in eukaryotic cells: DNA polymerases α, δ, and ε. DNA polymerase α, an heterotetramer composed of two primase subunits and two polymerase subunits, initiates replication. DNA polymerases δ and ε elongate the primers generated by pol α. The DNA polymerase from bacteriophage RB69 has served as a model for eukaryotic B family polymerases for some time. The recent crystal structures of pol δ, α, and ε revealed similarities but also a number of unexpected differences between the eukaryotic polymerases and their bacteriophage counterpart, and also among the three yeast polymerases. This review will focus on their shared structural elements as well as the features that are unique to each of these polymerases.
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- Sylvie Doublié
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Burlington, VT, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Burlington, VT, USA
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Richardson TT, Wu X, Keith BJ, Heslop P, Jones AC, Connolly BA. Unwinding of primer-templates by archaeal family-B DNA polymerases in response to template-strand uracil. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 41:2466-78. [PMID: 23303790 PMCID: PMC3575838 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks1364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Archaeal family-B DNA polymerases bind tightly to deaminated bases and stall replication on encountering uracil in template strands, four bases ahead of the primer-template junction. Should the polymerase progress further towards the uracil, for example, to position uracil only two bases in front of the junction, 3′–5′ proof-reading exonuclease activity becomes stimulated, trimming the primer and re-setting uracil to the +4 position. Uracil sensing prevents copying of the deaminated base and permanent mutation in 50% of the progeny. This publication uses both steady-state and time-resolved 2-aminopurine fluorescence to show pronounced unwinding of primer-templates with Pyrococcus furiosus (Pfu) polymerase–DNA complexes containing uracil at +2; much less strand separation is seen with uracil at +4. DNA unwinding has long been recognized as necessary for proof-reading exonuclease activity. The roles of M247 and Y261, amino acids suggested by structural studies to play a role in primer-template unwinding, have been probed. M247 appears to be unimportant, but 2-aminopurine fluorescence measurements show that Y261 plays a role in primer-template strand separation. Y261 is also required for full exonuclease activity and contributes to the fidelity of the polymerase.
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- Tomas T Richardson
- Institute of Cell and Molecular Biosciences (ICaMB), The University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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Fluorescent sensors that make use of DNA structures have become widely useful in monitoring enzymatic activities. Early studies focused primarily on enzymes that naturally use DNA or RNA as the substrate. However, recent advances in molecular design have enabled the development of nucleic acid sensors for a wider range of functions, including enzymes that do not normally bind DNA or RNA. Nucleic acid sensors present some potential advantages over classical small-molecule sensors, including water solubility and ease of synthesis. An overview of the multiple strategies under recent development is presented in this critical review, and expected future developments in microarrays, single molecule analysis, and in vivo sensing are discussed (160 references).
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- Nan Dai
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Reha-Krantz LJ, Hariharan C, Subuddhi U, Xia S, Zhao C, Beckman J, Christian T, Konigsberg W. Structure of the 2-aminopurine-cytosine base pair formed in the polymerase active site of the RB69 Y567A-DNA polymerase. Biochemistry 2011; 50:10136-49. [PMID: 22023103 PMCID: PMC3228362 DOI: 10.1021/bi2014618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The adenine base analogue 2-aminopurine (2AP) is a potent base substitution mutagen in prokaryotes because of its enhanceed ability to form a mutagenic base pair with an incoming dCTP. Despite more than 50 years of research, the structure of the 2AP-C base pair remains unclear. We report the structure of the 2AP-dCTP base pair formed within the polymerase active site of the RB69 Y567A-DNA polymerase. A modified wobble 2AP-C base pair was detected with one H-bond between N1 of 2AP and a proton from the C4 amino group of cytosine and an apparent bifurcated H-bond between a proton on the 2-amino group of 2-aminopurine and the ring N3 and O2 atoms of cytosine. Interestingly, a primer-terminal region rich in AT base pairs, compared to GC base pairs, facilitated dCTP binding opposite template 2AP. We propose that the increased flexibility of the nucleotide binding pocket formed in the Y567A-DNA polymerase and increased "breathing" at the primer-terminal junction of A+T-rich DNA facilitate dCTP binding opposite template 2AP. Thus, interactions between DNA polymerase residues with a dynamic primer-terminal junction play a role in determining base selectivity within the polymerase active site of RB69 DNA polymerase.
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- Linda J. Reha-Krantz
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. L.J.R-K.: Telephone: (780) 492-5383. Fax: (780) 494-9234. . W.H.K.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. L.J.R-K.: Telephone: (780) 492-5383. Fax: (780) 494-9234. . W.H.K.
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Aller P, Duclos S, Wallace SS, Doublié S. A crystallographic study of the role of sequence context in thymine glycol bypass by a replicative DNA polymerase serendipitously sheds light on the exonuclease complex. J Mol Biol 2011; 412:22-34. [PMID: 21781974 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2011] [Revised: 06/27/2011] [Accepted: 07/06/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Thymine glycol (Tg) is the most common oxidation product of thymine and is known to be a strong block to replicative DNA polymerases. A previously solved structure of the bacteriophage RB69 DNA polymerase (RB69 gp43) in complex with Tg in the sequence context 5'-G-Tg-G shed light on how Tg blocks primer elongation: The protruding methyl group of the oxidized thymine displaces the adjacent 5'-G, which can no longer serve as a template for primer elongation [Aller, P., Rould, M. A., Hogg, M, Wallace, S. S. & Doublié S. (2007). A structural rationale for stalling of a replicative DNA polymerase at the most common oxidative thymine lesion, thymine glycol. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 104, 814-818.]. Several studies showed that in the sequence context 5'-C-Tg-purine, Tg is more likely to be bypassed by Klenow fragment, an A-family DNA polymerase. We set out to investigate the role of sequence context in Tg bypass in a B-family polymerase and to solve the crystal structures of the bacteriophage RB69 DNA polymerase in complex with Tg-containing DNA in the three remaining sequence contexts: 5'-A-Tg-G, 5'-T-Tg-G, and 5'-C-Tg-G. A combination of several factors-including the associated exonuclease activity, the nature of the 3' and 5' bases surrounding Tg, and the cis-trans interconversion of Tg-influences Tg bypass. We also visualized for the first time the structure of a well-ordered exonuclease complex, allowing us to identify and confirm the role of key residues (Phe123, Met256, and Tyr257) in strand separation and in the stabilization of the primer strand in the exonuclease site.
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- Pierre Aller
- Department of Microbiology andMolecular Genetics, Stafford Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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Dierckx A, Dinér P, El-Sagheer AH, Kumar JD, Brown T, Grøtli M, Wilhelmsson LM. Characterization of photophysical and base-mimicking properties of a novel fluorescent adenine analogue in DNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2011; 39:4513-24. [PMID: 21278417 PMCID: PMC3105426 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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To increase the diversity of fluorescent base analogues with improved properties, we here present the straightforward click-chemistry-based synthesis of a novel fluorescent adenine-analogue triazole adenine (AT) and its photophysical characterization inside DNA. AT shows promising properties compared to the widely used adenine analogue 2-aminopurine. Quantum yields reach >20% and >5% in single- and double-stranded DNA, respectively, and show dependence on neighbouring bases. Moreover, AT shows only a minor destabilization of DNA duplexes, comparable to 2-aminopurine, and circular dichroism investigations suggest that AT only causes minimal structural perturbations to normal B-DNA. Furthermore, we find that AT shows favourable base-pairing properties with thymine and more surprisingly also with normal adenine. In conclusion, AT shows strong potential as a new fluorescent adenine analogue for monitoring changes within its microenvironment in DNA.
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- Anke Dierckx
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering/Physical Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, S-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Fogarty AC, Jones AC, Camp PJ. Extraction of lifetime distributions from fluorescence decays with application to DNA-base analogues. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011; 13:3819-30. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cp01779e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Dallmann A, Dehmel L, Peters T, Mügge C, Griesinger C, Tuma J, Ernsting NP. 2-Aminopurine incorporation perturbs the dynamics and structure of DNA. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2010; 49:5989-92. [PMID: 20632340 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201001312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- André Dallmann
- Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Chemie, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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Dallmann A, Dehmel L, Peters T, Mügge C, Griesinger C, Tuma J, Ernsting N. Der Einbau von 2-Aminopurin beeinflusst die Dynamik und Struktur von DNA. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201001312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Datta K, Johnson NP, LiCata VJ, von Hippel PH. Local conformations and competitive binding affinities of single- and double-stranded primer-template DNA at the polymerization and editing active sites of DNA polymerases. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:17180-17193. [PMID: 19411253 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.007641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In addition to their capacity for template-directed 5' --> 3' DNA synthesis at the polymerase (pol) site, DNA polymerases have a separate 3' --> 5' exonuclease (exo) editing activity that is involved in assuring the fidelity of DNA replication. Upon misincorporation of an incorrect nucleotide residue, the 3' terminus of the primer strand at the primer-template (P/T) junction is preferentially transferred to the exo site, where the faulty residue is excised, allowing the shortened primer to rebind to the template strand at the pol site and incorporate the correct dNTP. Here we describe the conformational changes that occur in the primer strand as it shuttles between the pol and exo sites of replication-competent Klenow and Klentaq DNA polymerase complexes in solution and use these conformational changes to measure the equilibrium distribution of the primer between these sites for P/T DNA constructs carrying both matched and mismatched primer termini. To this end, we have measured the fluorescence and circular dichroism spectra at wavelengths of >300 nm for conformational probes comprising pairs of 2-aminopurine bases site-specifically replacing adenine bases at various positions in the primer strand of P/T DNA constructs bound to DNA polymerases. Control experiments that compare primer conformations with available x-ray structures confirm the validity of this approach. These distributions and the conformational changes in the P/T DNA that occur during template-directed DNA synthesis in solution illuminate some of the mechanisms used by DNA polymerases to assure the fidelity of DNA synthesis.
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- Kausiki Datta
- From the Institute of Molecular Biology and Department of Chemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-1229
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, UMR 5089, CNRS, 205 Route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
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- From the Institute of Molecular Biology and Department of Chemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-1229.
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Stone JE, Kissling GE, Lujan SA, Rogozin IB, Stith CM, Burgers PMJ, Kunkel TA. Low-fidelity DNA synthesis by the L979F mutator derivative of Saccharomyces cerevisiae DNA polymerase zeta. Nucleic Acids Res 2009; 37:3774-87. [PMID: 19380376 PMCID: PMC2699522 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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To probe Pol ζ functions in vivo via its error signature, here we report the properties of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pol ζ in which phenyalanine was substituted for the conserved Leu-979 in the catalytic (Rev3) subunit. We show that purified L979F Pol ζ is 30% as active as wild-type Pol ζ when replicating undamaged DNA. L979F Pol ζ shares with wild-type Pol ζ the ability to perform moderately processive DNA synthesis. When copying undamaged DNA, L979F Pol ζ is error-prone compared to wild-type Pol ζ, providing a biochemical rationale for the observed mutator phenotype of rev3-L979F yeast strains. Errors generated by L979F Pol ζ in vitro include single-base insertions, deletions and substitutions, with the highest error rates involving stable misincorporation of dAMP and dGMP. L979F Pol ζ also generates multiple errors in close proximity to each other. The frequency of these events far exceeds that expected for independent single changes, indicating that the first error increases the probability of additional errors within 10 nucleotides. Thus L979F Pol ζ, and perhaps wild-type Pol ζ, which also generates clustered mutations at a lower but significant rate, performs short patches of processive, error-prone DNA synthesis. This may explain the origin of some multiple clustered mutations observed in vivo.
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- Jana E Stone
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Research, NIH, DHHS, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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Zhang L, Li H, Chen X, Cukier RI, Bu Y. Absorption and fluorescence emission spectroscopic characters of size-expanded yDNA bases and effect of deoxyribose and base pairing. J Phys Chem B 2009; 113:1173-81. [PMID: 19159339 DOI: 10.1021/jp8094648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We present an ab initio study of the optical absorption and emission spectra of size-expanded nucleic acid base analogues (yA, yT, yT-m, yG, yG-t2, and yC) obtained by benzo homologation (see Krueger, A. T.; Lu, H.; Lee, A. H. F.; Kool, E. T. Acc. Chem. Res. 2007, 40, 141 and references therein). Also examined were the effects of linking to deoxyribose and hydrogen bonding to their natural complementary bases (T, A, C, and G, respectively). The calculated excitation and emission energies are in good agreement with the measured data where experimental results are available. The geometries corresponding to the first excited singlet state of yA and yT are found to be quasi-planar, while those for yG and yC are nonplanar. In general, binding to deoxyribose will red shift the absorbance and fluorescence emission maxima of the y-bases. The ground-state geometries of the Watson-Crick analog base pairs (yAT, yTA, yGC, and yCG) are found to be planar, and the calculated interaction energies are very close to those of natural base pairs, indicating that the y-bases can pair with their natural complementary partners to generate stable base pairs. The base pairing has no significant effects on the fluorescence emission of yA, yC, and yT, but blue shifts the fluorescence emission of yG by 22 nm.
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- Laibin Zhang
- The Center for Modeling and Simulation Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, People's Republic of China
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Kunkel TA, Burgers PM. Dividing the workload at a eukaryotic replication fork. Trends Cell Biol 2008; 18:521-7. [PMID: 18824354 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2008.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2008] [Revised: 08/22/2008] [Accepted: 08/26/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Efficient and accurate replication of the eukaryotic nuclear genome requires DNA polymerases (Pols) alpha, delta and epsilon. In all current replication fork models, polymerase alpha initiates replication. However, several models have been proposed for the roles of Pol delta and Pol epsilon in subsequent chain elongation and the division of labor between these two polymerases is still unclear. Here, we revisit this issue, considering recent studies with diagnostic mutator polymerases that support a model wherein Pol epsilon is primarily responsible for copying the leading-strand template and Pol delta is primarily responsible for copying the lagging-strand template. We also review earlier studies in light of this model and then consider prospects for future investigations of possible variations on this simple division of labor.
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- Thomas A Kunkel
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Laboratory of Structural Biology, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute of Health, DHHS, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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Zhang L, Bu Y. Photophysical Characters of Rationally Designed Hetero-Ring-Expanded Guanine Analogues and Effect of Cytosine Pairing. J Phys Chem B 2008; 112:10723-31. [DOI: 10.1021/jp802556a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Laibin Zhang
- The Center for Modeling & Simulation Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- The Center for Modeling & Simulation Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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Kenfack CA, Piémont E, Ben Gaied N, Burger A, Mély Y. Time-resolved fluorescent properties of 8-vinyl-deoxyadenosine and 2-amino-deoxyribosylpurine exhibit different sensitivity to their opposite base in duplexes. J Phys Chem B 2008; 112:9736-45. [PMID: 18646799 DOI: 10.1021/jp8028243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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8-Vinyl-deoxyadenosine (8VA) has been recently introduced as a fluorescent analogue of adenosine that is less perturbing and less quenched than the well-established 2-amino-deoxyribosylpurine (2AP) probe when inserted in oligonucleotides. To further validate 8VA as a fluorescent substitute of A, we compared the ability of 8VA and 2AP in sequences of the type d(CGT TTT XNX TTT TGC) (with N=8VA or 2AP and X=T and C) to discriminate the nature of the opposite base (Y) in duplexes. For both probes, systematic variations in the amplitudes of the short- and long-lived lifetimes of the fluorescence intensity decays as well as in the amplitude of the fast rotational correlation time of the fluorescence anisotropy decays were observed as a function of the nature of Y. From these parameters, we inferred a stability order 8VA-T > 8VA-G > 8VA-A > 8VA-C, similar to the stability order with the native A base, but different from the stability order with 2AP. Using a combination of molecular mechanics and ab initio calculations, we found that the time-resolved parameters of 8VA, but not the 2AP ones, correlate well with the geometry and the strength of the A-Y base-pairing interaction. This may be rationalized by the smaller structural and electronic perturbations induced by the vinyl group in position 8 as compared to the amino group at position 2. As a consequence, substitution of A by 8VA in a base pair was found to only minimally modify the structure and interaction energy of the base pair. Thus, 8VA can be used as a fluorescent substitute of the natural A, to straightforwardly discriminate the nature of the opposite base. This may find interesting applications notably in the elucidation of the mechanisms and dynamics of the DNA mismatch repair system.
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- Cyril A Kenfack
- Photophysique des Interactions Biomoleculaires, UMR 7175 CNRS, Institut Gilbert Laustriat, Faculte de Pharmacie, Universite Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg 1, 74, Route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch Cedex, France.
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Zhong X, Pedersen LC, Kunkel TA. Characterization of a replicative DNA polymerase mutant with reduced fidelity and increased translesion synthesis capacity. Nucleic Acids Res 2008; 36:3892-904. [PMID: 18503083 PMCID: PMC2475618 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Changing a highly conserved amino acid in motif A of any of the four yeast family B DNA polymerases, DNA polymerase α, δ, ɛ or ζ, results in yeast strains with elevated mutation rates. In order to better understand this phenotype, we have performed structure–function studies of homologous mutants of RB69 DNA polymerase (RB69 pol), a structural model for family B members. When Leu415 in RB69 pol is replaced with phenylalanine or glycine, the mutant polymerases retain high-catalytic efficiency for correct nucleotide incorporation, yet have increased error rates due to increased misinsertion, increased mismatch extension and inefficient proofreading. The Leu415Phe mutant also has increased dNTP insertion efficiency opposite a template 8-oxoG and opposite an abasic site. The 2.5 Å crystal structure of a ternary complex of RB69 L415F pol with a correctly base-paired incoming dTTP reveals that the phenylalanine ring is accommodated within a cavity seen in the wild-type enzyme, without steric clash or major change in active site geometry, consistent with retention of high-catalytic efficiency for correct incorporation. In addition, slight structural differences were observed that could be relevant to the reduced fidelity of L415F RB69 pol.
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- Xuejun Zhong
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Laboratory of Structural Biology National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, DHHS Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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Subuddhi U, Hogg M, Reha-Krantz LJ. Use of 2-aminopurine fluorescence to study the role of the beta hairpin in the proofreading pathway catalyzed by the phage T4 and RB69 DNA polymerases. Biochemistry 2008; 47:6130-7. [PMID: 18481871 DOI: 10.1021/bi800211f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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For DNA polymerases to proofread a misincorporated nucleotide, the terminal 3-4 nucleotides of the primer strand must be separated from the template strand before being bound in the exonuclease active center. Genetic and biochemical studies of the bacteriophage T4 DNA polymerase revealed that a prominent beta-hairpin structure in the exonuclease domain is needed to efficiently form the strand-separated exonuclease complexes. We present here further mutational analysis of the loop region of the T4 DNA polymerase beta-hairpin structure, which provides additional evidence that residues in the loop, namely, Y254 and G255, are important for DNA replication fidelity. The mechanism of strand separation was probed in in vitro reactions using the fluorescence of the base analogue 2-aminopurine (2AP) and mutant RB69 DNA polymerases that have modifications to the beta hairpin, to the exonuclease active site, or to both. We propose from these studies that the beta hairpin in the exonuclease domain of the T4 and RB69 DNA polymerases functions to facilitate strand separation, but residues in the exonuclease active center are required to capture the 3' end of the primer strand following strand separation.
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- Usharani Subuddhi
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E9, Canada
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Mitić N, Smith SJ, Neves A, Guddat LW, Gahan LR, Schenk G. The catalytic mechanisms of binuclear metallohydrolases. Chem Rev 2007; 106:3338-63. [PMID: 16895331 DOI: 10.1021/cr050318f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 352] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Natasa Mitić
- School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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Pursell ZF, Isoz I, Lundström EB, Johansson E, Kunkel TA. Regulation of B family DNA polymerase fidelity by a conserved active site residue: characterization of M644W, M644L and M644F mutants of yeast DNA polymerase epsilon. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 35:3076-86. [PMID: 17452367 PMCID: PMC1888828 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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To better understand the functions and fidelity of DNA polymerase ε (Pol ε), we report here on the fidelity of yeast Pol ε mutants with leucine, tryptophan or phenylalanine replacing Met644. The Met644 side chain interacts with an invariant tyrosine that contacts the sugar of the incoming dNTP. M644W and M644L Pol ε synthesize DNA with high fidelity, but M644F Pol ε has reduced fidelity resulting from strongly increased misinsertion rates. When Msh6-dependent repair of replication errors is defective, the mutation rate of a pol2-M644F strain is 16-fold higher than that of a strain with wild-type Pol ε. In conjunction with earlier studies of low-fidelity mutants with replacements for the homologous amino acid in yeast Pol α (L868M/F) and Pol δ (L612M), these data indicate that the active site location occupied by Met644 in Pol ε is a key determinant of replication fidelity by all three B family replicative polymerases. Interestingly, error specificity of M644F Pol ε is distinct from that of L868M/F Pol α or L612M Pol δ, implying that each polymerase has different active site geometry, and suggesting that these polymerase alleles may generate distinctive mutational signatures for probing functions in vivo.
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- Zachary F. Pursell
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Laboratory of Structural Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, DHHS, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, SE-901 87, Umeå, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Laboratory of Structural Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, DHHS, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, SE-901 87, Umeå, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Laboratory of Structural Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, DHHS, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, SE-901 87, Umeå, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Laboratory of Structural Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, DHHS, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, SE-901 87, Umeå, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Laboratory of Structural Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, DHHS, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, SE-901 87, Umeå, Sweden
- *To whom correspondence should be addressed. +1-9195412644+1-9195417613
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Hawkins ME. Synthesis, purification and sample experiment for fluorescent pteridine-containing DNA: tools for studying DNA interactive systems. Nat Protoc 2007; 2:1013-21. [PMID: 17446875 DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2007.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Fluorescent nucleoside analogs provide a means to study DNA interactive systems through direct measurement of fluorescence properties. As integrated parts of DNA, these probes provide opportunities for monitoring subtle changes in DNA structure as it meets and reacts with other molecules. This protocol describes modifications to standard DNA synthesis to efficiently use smaller volumes of the probe phosphoramidite, purification of pteridine-containing sequences and a deprotection procedure specific for 6MI-containing sequences. Yields for probe incorporation in DNA synthesis are comparable to those for standard phosphoramidites. Examples of the fluorescence signals one can expect are described. Automated synthesis, which is dependent on the length of the sequence, takes about 4-5 h for a 20-mer. The deprotection of 6MI-containing sequences takes approximately 6-7 h before the standard ammonium hydroxide overnight incubation. Purification through polyacrylamide gels, electroelution and ethanol precipitation can be accomplished in 6-8 h.
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- Mary E Hawkins
- National Cancer Institute, NIH, Pediatric Oncology Branch, 10 Center Drive, CRC 1-3872, Bethesda, Maryland 20854, USA.
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Synthesis and fluorescence properties of dimethylaminonaphthalene–deoxyuridine conjugates as polarity-sensitive probes. Tetrahedron 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2006.09.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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D'Souza F, Gadde S, Islam DMS, Pang SC, Schumacher AL, Zandler ME, Horie R, Araki Y, Ito O. Photoinduced electron transfer in a Watson–Crick base-paired, 2-aminopurine∶uracil-C60hydrogen bonding conjugate. Chem Commun (Camb) 2007:480-2. [PMID: 17252101 DOI: 10.1039/b611217j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A fluorescent reporter molecule, 2-aminopurine was self-assembled via Watson-Crick base-pairing to a uracil appended fullerene to form a donor-acceptor conjugate; efficient photoinduced charge separation was confirmed by time-resolved emission and transient absorption spectral studies.
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- Francis D'Souza
- Department of Chemistry, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount, Wichita, KS 67260-0051, USA.
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Nick McElhinny SA, Stith CM, Burgers PMJ, Kunkel TA. Inefficient proofreading and biased error rates during inaccurate DNA synthesis by a mutant derivative of Saccharomyces cerevisiae DNA polymerase delta. J Biol Chem 2006; 282:2324-32. [PMID: 17121822 PMCID: PMC1839876 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m609591200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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DNA polymerase delta (pol delta) is a high fidelity eukaryotic enzyme that participates in DNA repair and is essential for DNA replication. Toward the goal of dissecting its multiple biological functions, here we describe the biochemical properties of Saccharomyces cerevisiae pol delta with a methionine replacing conserved leucine 612 at the polymerase active site. Compared with wild type pol delta, L612M pol delta has normal processivity and slightly higher polymerase specific activity. L612M pol delta also has normal 3' exonuclease activity, yet it is impaired in partitioning mismatches to the exonuclease active site, thereby reducing DNA synthesis fidelity. Error rates in vitro for L612M pol delta are elevated for both base substitutions and single base deletions but in a highly biased manner. For each of the six possible pairs of reciprocal mismatches that could arise during replication of complementary DNA strands to account for any particular base substitution in vivo (e.g. T-dGMP or A-dCMP for T to C transitions), L612M pol delta error rates are substantially higher for one mismatch than the other. These results provide a biochemical explanation for our observation, which confirms earlier genetic studies, that a haploid pol3-L612M S. cerevisiae strain has an elevated spontaneous mutation rate that is likely due to reduced replication fidelity in vivo.
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- Stephanie A Nick McElhinny
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, NIEHS, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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Zhang X, Lee I, Berdis AJ. A potential chemotherapeutic strategy for the selective inhibition of promutagenic DNA synthesis by nonnatural nucleotides. Biochemistry 2005; 44:13111-21. [PMID: 16185079 DOI: 10.1021/bi050584n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This manuscript reports the development of nonnatural nucleotide analogues that are preferentially incorporated opposite an abasic site, a common form of DNA damage. Competition experiments confirm that all of the nonnatural nucleotides tested are poorly incorporated into unmodified DNA. However, two analogues that contain extensive pi-electron density (5-nitro-indolyl-2'deoxyriboside triphosphate (5-NITP) and 5-phenyl-indolyl-2'deoxyriboside triphosphate (5-PhITP)) are selectively inserted opposite an abasic site and can prevent the incorporation of natural dNTPs. We demonstrate that the DNA polymerase is unable to extend beyond the incorporated nonnatural nucleotide, a result that provides direct evidence for their unique chain termination capabilities. Furthermore, these nonnatural analogues are more slowly excised once inserted opposite the DNA lesion compared to natural dNTPs. The rate of excision becomes significantly faster when the nonnatural analogues are paired opposite natural templating positions, a result that provides additional evidence for their preferential insertion opposite the DNA lesion. Moreover, idle turnover measurements confirm that the bacteriophage T4 polymerase more stably incorporates 5-NIMP and 5-PhIMP opposite damaged DNA compared to natural dNTPs. The reduced idle turnover of these analogues reflects favorable insertion kinetics coupled with reduced exonuclease-proofreading capacity. Collectively, these data demonstrate the ability to selectively inhibit translesion DNA synthesis in vitro. A novel strategy is proposed to potentially use these nucleoside analogues to enhance the chemotherapeutic effects of DNA damaging agents as well as a possible chemopreventive strategy to inhibit promutagenic DNA replication.
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- Xuemei Zhang
- Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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Neely RK, Daujotyte D, Grazulis S, Magennis SW, Dryden DTF, Klimašauskas S, Jones AC. Time-resolved fluorescence of 2-aminopurine as a probe of base flipping in M.HhaI-DNA complexes. Nucleic Acids Res 2005; 33:6953-60. [PMID: 16340006 PMCID: PMC1310896 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gki995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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DNA base flipping is an important mechanism in molecular enzymology, but its study is limited by the lack of an accessible and reliable diagnostic technique. A series of crystalline complexes of a DNA methyltransferase, M.HhaI, and its cognate DNA, in which a fluorescent nucleobase analogue, 2-aminopurine (AP), occupies defined positions with respect the target flipped base, have been prepared and their structures determined at higher than 2 Å resolution. From time-resolved fluorescence measurements of these single crystals, we have established that the fluorescence decay function of AP shows a pronounced, characteristic response to base flipping: the loss of the very short (∼100 ps) decay component and the large increase in the amplitude of the long (∼10 ns) component. When AP is positioned at sites other than the target site, this response is not seen. Most significantly, we have shown that the same clear response is apparent when M.HhaI complexes with DNA in solution, giving an unambiguous signal of base flipping. Analysis of the AP fluorescence decay function reveals conformational heterogeneity in the DNA–enzyme complexes that cannot be discerned from the present X-ray structures.
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- Robert K. Neely
- School of Chemistry, The University of EdinburghWest Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ, UK
- Collaborative Optical Spectroscopy, Micromanipulation and Imaging Centre (COSMIC), The University of EdinburghWest Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, UK
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- Laboratory of Biological DNA Modification, Institute of BiotechnologyLT-02241 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Laboratory of DNA–Protein Interactions, Institute of BiotechnologyLT-02241 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Collaborative Optical Spectroscopy, Micromanipulation and Imaging Centre (COSMIC), The University of EdinburghWest Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, UK
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- School of Chemistry, The University of EdinburghWest Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ, UK
- Collaborative Optical Spectroscopy, Micromanipulation and Imaging Centre (COSMIC), The University of EdinburghWest Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, UK
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- Laboratory of Biological DNA Modification, Institute of BiotechnologyLT-02241 Vilnius, Lithuania
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vilnius UniversityLT-2009 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- School of Chemistry, The University of EdinburghWest Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ, UK
- Collaborative Optical Spectroscopy, Micromanipulation and Imaging Centre (COSMIC), The University of EdinburghWest Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, UK
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +44 131 6506449; Fax: +44 131 6504743;
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Li L, Murphy KM, Kanevets U, Reha-Krantz LJ. Sensitivity to phosphonoacetic acid: a new phenotype to probe DNA polymerase delta in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 2005; 170:569-80. [PMID: 15802517 PMCID: PMC1450396 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.104.040295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2004] [Accepted: 02/23/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A mutant allele (pol3-L612M) of the DNA polymerase delta gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae that confers sensitivity to the antiviral drug phosphonoacetic acid (PAA) was constructed. We report that PAA-sensitivity tagging DNA polymerases is a useful method for selectively and reversibly inhibiting one type of DNA polymerase. Our initial studies reveal that replication by the L612M-DNA pol delta requires Rad27 flap endonuclease activity since the pol3-L612M strain is not viable in the absence of RAD27 function. The L612M-DNA pol delta also strongly depends on mismatch repair (MMR). Reduced viability is observed in the absence of any of the core MMR proteins-Msh2, Mlh1, or Pms1-and severe sensitivity to PAA is observed in the absence of the core proteins Msh6 or Exo1, but not Msh3. We propose that pol3-L612M cells need the Rad27 flap endonuclease and MMR complexes composed of Msh2/Msh6, Mlh1/Pms1, and Exo1 for correct processing of Okazaki fragments.
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- Lei Li
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Gaied NB, Glasser N, Ramalanjaona N, Beltz H, Wolff P, Marquet R, Burger A, Mély Y. 8-vinyl-deoxyadenosine, an alternative fluorescent nucleoside analog to 2'-deoxyribosyl-2-aminopurine with improved properties. Nucleic Acids Res 2005; 33:1031-9. [PMID: 15718302 PMCID: PMC549415 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gki253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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We report here the synthesis and the spectroscopic characterization of 8-vinyl-deoxyadenosine (8vdA), a new fluorescent analog of deoxyadenosine. 8vdA was found to absorb and emit in the same wavelength range as 2′-deoxyribosyl-2-aminopurine (2AP), the most frequently used fluorescent nucleoside analog. Though the quantum yield of 8vdA is similar to that of 2AP, its molar absorption coefficient is about twice, enabling a more sensitive detection. Moreover, the fluorescence of 8vdA was found to be sensitive to temperature and solvent but not to pH (around neutrality) or coupling to phosphate groups. Though 8vdA is base sensitive and susceptible to depurination, the corresponding phosphoramidite was successfully prepared and incorporated in oligonucleotides of the type d(CGT TTT XNX TTT TGC) where N = 8vdA and X = A, T or C. The 8vdA-labeled oligonucleotides gave more stable duplexes than the corresponding 2AP-labeled sequences when X = A or T, indicating that 8vdA is less perturbing than 2AP and probably adopts an anti conformation to preserve the Watson–Crick H-bonding. In addition, the quantum yield of 8vdA is significantly higher than 2AP in all tested oligonucleotides in both their single strand and duplex states. The steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence parameters of 8vdA and 2AP were found to depend similarly on the nature of their flanking residues and on base pairing, suggesting that their photophysics are governed by similar mechanisms. Taken together, our data suggest that 8vdA is a non perturbing nucleoside analog that may be used with improved sensitivity for the same applications as 2AP.
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- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie et Physico-chimie des interactions cellulaires et moléculaires, UMR 7034 du CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Louis Pasteur74 Route du Rhin, BP 24, 67401 Illkirch cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie et Physico-chimie des interactions cellulaires et moléculaires, UMR 7034 du CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Louis Pasteur74 Route du Rhin, BP 24, 67401 Illkirch cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie et Physico-chimie des interactions cellulaires et moléculaires, UMR 7034 du CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Louis Pasteur74 Route du Rhin, BP 24, 67401 Illkirch cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Structure des Macromolécules Biologiques et Mécanismes de Reconnaissance, UPR 9002 du CNRS conventionnée à l'Université Louis Pasteur15 rue René Descartes, 67084 Strasbourg cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Structure des Macromolécules Biologiques et Mécanismes de Reconnaissance, UPR 9002 du CNRS conventionnée à l'Université Louis Pasteur15 rue René Descartes, 67084 Strasbourg cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie et Physico-chimie des interactions cellulaires et moléculaires, UMR 7034 du CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Louis Pasteur74 Route du Rhin, BP 24, 67401 Illkirch cedex, France
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +33 3 90 24 42 63; Fax: +33 3 90 24 43 12;
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Su TJ, Connolly BA, Darlington C, Mallin R, Dryden DTF. Unusual 2-aminopurine fluorescence from a complex of DNA and the EcoKI methyltransferase. Nucleic Acids Res 2004; 32:2223-30. [PMID: 15107490 PMCID: PMC407817 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkh531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The methyltransferase, M.EcoKI, recognizes the DNA sequence 5'-AACNNNNNNGTGC-3' and methylates adenine at the underlined positions. DNA methylation has been shown by crystallography to occur via a base flipping mechanism and is believed to be a general mechanism for all methyltransferases. If no structure is available, the fluorescence of 2-aminopurine is often used as a signal for base flipping as it shows enhanced fluorescence when its environment is perturbed. We find that 2-aminopurine gives enhanced fluorescence emission not only when it is placed at the M.EcoKI methylation sites but also at a location adjacent to the target adenine. Thus it appears that 2-aminopurine fluorescence intensity is not a clear indicator of base flipping but is a more general measure of DNA distortion. Upon addition of the cofactor S-adenosyl-methionine to the M.EcoKI:DNA complex, the 2-aminopurine fluorescence changes to that of a new species showing excitation at 345 nm and emission at 450 nm. This change requires a fully active enzyme, the correct cofactor and the 2-aminopurine located at the methylation site. However, the new fluorescent species is not a covalently modified form of 2-aminopurine and we suggest that it represents a hitherto undetected physicochemical form of 2-aminopurine.
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- T-J Su
- School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ, UK
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Miller ES, Kutter E, Mosig G, Arisaka F, Kunisawa T, Rüger W. Bacteriophage T4 genome. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2003; 67:86-156, table of contents. [PMID: 12626685 PMCID: PMC150520 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.67.1.86-156.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 562] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Phage T4 has provided countless contributions to the paradigms of genetics and biochemistry. Its complete genome sequence of 168,903 bp encodes about 300 gene products. T4 biology and its genomic sequence provide the best-understood model for modern functional genomics and proteomics. Variations on gene expression, including overlapping genes, internal translation initiation, spliced genes, translational bypassing, and RNA processing, alert us to the caveats of purely computational methods. The T4 transcriptional pattern reflects its dependence on the host RNA polymerase and the use of phage-encoded proteins that sequentially modify RNA polymerase; transcriptional activator proteins, a phage sigma factor, anti-sigma, and sigma decoy proteins also act to specify early, middle, and late promoter recognition. Posttranscriptional controls by T4 provide excellent systems for the study of RNA-dependent processes, particularly at the structural level. The redundancy of DNA replication and recombination systems of T4 reveals how phage and other genomes are stably replicated and repaired in different environments, providing insight into genome evolution and adaptations to new hosts and growth environments. Moreover, genomic sequence analysis has provided new insights into tail fiber variation, lysis, gene duplications, and membrane localization of proteins, while high-resolution structural determination of the "cell-puncturing device," combined with the three-dimensional image reconstruction of the baseplate, has revealed the mechanism of penetration during infection. Despite these advances, nearly 130 potential T4 genes remain uncharacterized. Current phage-sequencing initiatives are now revealing the similarities and differences among members of the T4 family, including those that infect bacteria other than Escherichia coli. T4 functional genomics will aid in the interpretation of these newly sequenced T4-related genomes and in broadening our understanding of the complex evolution and ecology of phages-the most abundant and among the most ancient biological entities on Earth.
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- Eric S Miller
- Department of Microbiology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7615, USA.
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Jean JM, Hall KB. 2-Aminopurine electronic structure and fluorescence properties in DNA. Biochemistry 2002; 41:13152-61. [PMID: 12403616 DOI: 10.1021/bi020308y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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2-Aminopurine (2AP) fluorescence intensity and decay lifetimes have been used as indicators of nucleic acid geometry and dynamics. To characterize 2AP photophysics in the context of a DNA strand, time-dependent density functional theory is applied to 2AP stacked with two flanking nucleobases. Calculations show that 2AP in the trimers suffers a reduction in the oscillator strength of its low-lying pi-pi* 2AP-like allowed transition, manifested in a reduction of its radiative rate. Trimers also exhibit two or three lower-energy excited states (charge transfer states) that are predicted to facilitate nonradiative transitions from the fluorescent excited state.
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- John M Jean
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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Kobayashi S, Valentine MR, Pham P, O'Donnell M, Goodman MF. Fidelity of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase IV. Preferential generation of small deletion mutations by dNTP-stabilized misalignment. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:34198-207. [PMID: 12097328 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m204826200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Escherichia coli DNA polymerase IV (pol IV), a member of the error-prone Y family, predominantly generates -1 frameshifts when copying DNA in vitro. T-->G transversions and T-->C transitions are the most frequent base substitutions observed. The in vitro data agree with mutational spectra obtained when pol IV is overexpressed in vivo. Single base deletion and base substitution rates measured in the lacZalpha gene in vitro are, on average, 2 x 10(-4) and 5 x 10(-5), respectively. The range of misincorporation and mismatch extension efficiencies determined kinetically are 10(-3) to 10(-5). The presence of beta sliding clamp and gamma-complex clamp loading proteins strongly enhance pol IV processivity but have no discernible influence on fidelity. By analyzing changes in fluorescence of a 2-aminopurine template base undergoing replication in real time, we show that a "dNTP-stabilized" misalignment mechanism is responsible for making -1 frameshift mutations on undamaged DNA. In this mechanism, a dNTP substrate is paired "correctly" opposite a downstream template base, on a "looped out" template strand instead of mispairing opposite a next available template base. By using the same mechanism, pol IV "skips" past an abasic template lesion to generate a -1 frameshift. A crystal structure depicting dNTP-stabilized misalignment was reported recently for Sulfolubus solfataricus Dpo4, a Y family homolog of Escherichia coli pol IV.
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- Sawami Kobayashi
- Department of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, Hedco Molecular Biology Laboratories, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1340, USA
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Sugaya Y, Ihara K, Masuda Y, Ohtsubo E, Maki H. Hyper-processive and slower DNA chain elongation catalysed by DNA polymerase III holoenzyme purified from the dnaE173 mutator mutant of Escherichia coli. Genes Cells 2002; 7:385-99. [PMID: 11952835 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2443.2002.00527.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND A strong mutator mutation, dnaE173, leads to a Glu612 --> Lys amino acid change in the alpha subunit of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase III (PolIII) holoenzyme and abolishes the proofreading function of the replicative enzyme without affecting the 3' --> 5' exonuclease activity of the epsilon subunit. The dnaE173 mutator is unique in its ability to induce sequence-substitution mutations, suggesting that an unknown function of the alpha subunit is hampered by the dnaE173 mutation. RESULTS A PolIII holoenzyme reconstituted from dnaE173 PolIII* (DNA polymerase III holoenzyme lacking the beta clamp subunit) and the beta subunit showed a strong resistance to replication-pausing on the template DNA and readily promoted strand-displacement DNA synthesis. Unlike wild-type PolIII*, dnaE173 PolIII* was able to catalyse highly processive DNA synthesis without the aid of the beta-clamp subunit. The rate of chain elongation by the dnaE173 holoenzyme was reduced to one-third of that determined for the wild-type enzyme. In contrast, an exonuclease-deficient PolIII holoenzyme was vastly prone to pausing, but had the same rate of chain elongation as the wild-type. CONCLUSIONS The hyper-processivity and slower DNA chain elongation rate of the dnaE173 holoenzyme are distinct effects caused by the dnaE173 mutation and are likely to be involved in the sequence-substitution mutagenesis. A link between the proofreading and chain elongation processes was suggested.
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- Yutaka Sugaya
- Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0101, Japan
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Ramanathan S, Chary KV, Rao BJ. Incoming nucleotide binds to Klenow ternary complex leading to stable physical sequestration of preceding dNTP on DNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2001; 29:2097-105. [PMID: 11353079 PMCID: PMC55446 DOI: 10.1093/nar/29.10.2097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Klenow-DNA complex is known to undergo a rate-limiting, protein conformational transition from an 'open' to 'closed' state, upon binding of the 'correct' dNTP at the active site. In the 'closed' state, Mg(2+) mediates a rapid chemical step involving nucleophilic displacement of pyrophosphate by the 3' hydroxyl of the primer terminus. The enzyme returns to the 'open' state upon the release of PPi and translocation permits the next round of reaction. To determine whether Klenow can translocate to the next site on the addition of the next dNTP, without the preceding chemical step, we studied the ternary complex (Klenow-DNA-dNTP) in the absence of Mg(2+). While the ternary complex is proficient in chemical addition of dNTPs in Mg(2+), as revealed by primer extensions, the same in Mg(2+)-deficient conditions lead to non-covalent (physical) sequestration of first two 'correct' dNTPs in the ternary complex. Moreover, the second dNTP traps the first one in the DNA-helix of the ternary complex. Such a dNTP-DNA complex is found to be stable even after the dissociation of KLENOW: This reveals the novel state of the dNTP-DNA complex where the complementary base is stacked in a DNA-helix non-covalently, without the phosphodiester linkage. Further, shuttling of the DNA between the polymerase and the exonuclease site mediates the release of such a DNA complex. Interestingly, Klenow in such a Mg(2+)-deficient ternary complex exhibits a 'closed' conformation.
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- S Ramanathan
- Department of Chemical Sciences and Department of Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai-400 005, India
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DNA replication fidelity is a key determinant of genome stability and is central to the evolution of species and to the origins of human diseases. Here we review our current understanding of replication fidelity, with emphasis on structural and biochemical studies of DNA polymerases that provide new insights into the importance of hydrogen bonding, base pair geometry, and substrate-induced conformational changes to fidelity. These studies also reveal polymerase interactions with the DNA minor groove at and upstream of the active site that influence nucleotide selectivity, the efficiency of exonucleolytic proofreading, and the rate of forming errors via strand misalignments. We highlight common features that are relevant to the fidelity of any DNA synthesis reaction, and consider why fidelity varies depending on the enzymes, the error, and the local sequence environment.
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- T A Kunkel
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Laboratory of Structural Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA.
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