Two DNA polymerases of Escherichia coli display distinct misinsertion specificities for 2-hydroxy-dATP during DNA synthesis |
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Authors: | Kamiya H Maki H Kasai H |
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Affiliation: | Department of Environmental Oncology, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan. |
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Abstract: | The insertion specificities of an oxidized dATP analogue, 2-hydroxydeoxyadenosine 5'-triphosphate (2-OH-dATP), were determined using the alpha (catalytic) subunit of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase III and the exonuclease-deficient Klenow fragment of DNA polymerase I. In contrast to our previous observation that mammalian DNA polymerase alpha incorporated the oxidized nucleotide opposite T and C, these two E. coli DNA polymerases incorporated 2-OH-dATP opposite T and G on the DNA template. Steady-state kinetic studies indicated that the alpha subunit incorporated 2-OH-dATP 10 times more frequently opposite T than opposite G. On the other hand, the incorporation of 2-OH-dATP opposite T by the exonuclease-deficient Klenow fragment was 2 orders of magnitude more efficient than that opposite G. These results indicate that the misinsertion specificity of 2-OH-dATP differs between replicative and repair-type DNA polymerases, and provide a biochemical basis for the mutations induced by 2-OH-dATP in E. coli. |
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