Bacteriophage T4 DNA polymerase determines the amount and specificity of ultraviolet mutagenesis |
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Authors: | John W Drake |
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Institution: | (1) Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, PO Box 12233, 27709 Research Triangle Park, NC, USA |
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Abstract: | Summary Ultraviolet mutagenesis in bacteriophage T4 proceeds via error-prone repair (EPR) and requires the functional integrity of the uvsWXY system which mediates genetic recombination, recombinational repair, and mutability by diverse DNA damaging agents. Current opinion holds that mutagens acting through EPR generate DNA damage which blocks the progress of the replication complex and that EPR consists of the facilitated bypass of such inaccurate, damaged templates. This notion predicts that the T4 DNA polymerase (encoded by gene 43) mediates EPR in UV irradiated phage T4. This prediction is verified by the discovery that gene 43 mutations often enhance or reduce UV mutagenesis (which is scored by the induction of r mutants) and sometimes change its specificity. |
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Keywords: | Bacteriophage T4 Ultraviolet mutagenesis Error-prone repair DNA polymerase Mutator mutations |
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