错配修复研究新进展

错配修复是细胞复制后的一种修复机制,对维修细胞遗传稳定定重要作用。近年来,对错配修复的研究进展飞速。本主要介绍近年来错配修复研究的一些新进展。     

MNNG诱发的遗传不稳定vero细胞中错配修复功能的研究

在MNNG诱发的延迟发生的,以非定标性突变形成为特征的遗传不稳定vero细胞抽提物中,应用凝胶阻滞和体外错配修复技术,发现仍存在特异性针对G·T的错配结合蛋白,能选择性识别并结合DNA中的G·T错配;同时发现在该细胞核抽提物中G·T错配能被有效、特异地修复成G·C。经与正常vero细胞比较,证实二者功能均无缺陷。从而排除了MNNG通过对错配结合蛋白及G·T错配修复功能的损伤而诱发细胞遗传不稳定的可能机制。     

真核细胞DNA聚合酶

近年来,真核细胞ＤＮＡ体外复制模型的建立及蛋白纯化技术的提高,ＤＮＡ聚合酶基因的克隆,真核细胞ＤＮＡ聚合酶研究取得了很大进展。     

pZ189质粒DNA体外复制系统的建立

报道了含SV40复制起点的质粒DNA在真核细胞抽提物中进行复制的DNA体外复制系统的建立. 在外源性蛋白质SV40大T抗原(SV40 Tag)的参与下,穿梭质粒pZ189能在猴肾vero细胞胞浆抽提物中,利用其中参与体内DNA复制所需的蛋白质成分,有效地进行体外DNA复制. 从而为研究真核细胞DNA复制系统的结构与功能提供了简单、有效的模型.     

MNNG诱发的遗传不稳定vero细胞中错配修复功能的研究

Gel retardation analysis and in vitro DNA mismatch repair system were used to examine whether there were mismatch repair deficiency in MNNG-induced genetically unstable vero cell, which was manifested by a delayed and highly increased rate of non-targeted mutation. A mismatch binding protein which could selectively bind to G.T mispair in DNA was identified in its whole-cell extracts. It was also identified that G.T mispair could be specifically and effectively corrected into G.C pair in its nuclear extracts. Compared with normal vero cell, there were no functional deficiency of the above mismatch repair mechanisms. So it could be excluded the possibility that the functional deficiency of mismatch binding protein or G.T mismatch repair pathway participated in the induction of genetic instability in vero cell by MNNG.