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"Accuracy of thymine-thymine dimer bypass by Saccharomyces cerevisiae DNA polymerase eta." |
Washington MT, Johnson RE, Prakash S, Prakash L |
Published March 28, 2000 in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A volume 97 .
Pubmed ID: 10725365
Abstract:
| The Saccharomyces cerevisiae RAD30 gene functions in error-free replication of UV-damaged DNA. RAD30 encodes a DNA polymerase, Pol eta, which inserts two adenines opposite the two thymines of a cis-syn thymine-thymine (T-T) dimer. Here we use steady-state kinetics to determine the accuracy of DNA synthesis opposite the T-T dimer. Surprisingly, the accuracy of DNA synthesis opposite the damaged DNA is nearly indistinguishable from that opposite nondamaged DNA, with frequencies of misincorporation of about 10(-2) to 10(-3). These studies support the hypothesis that unlike most DNA polymerases, Pol eta is able to tolerate distortions in DNA resulting from damage, which then enables the polymerase to utilize the intrinsic base pairing ability of the T-T dimer. |
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Last modification of this entry: Oct. 6, 2010
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