کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1980722 | 1061876 | 2010 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: Functions of base selection step in human DNA polymerase α Functions of base selection step in human DNA polymerase α](/preview/png/1980722.png)
Recent studies have revealed that the base selection step of DNA polymerases (pol) plays a role in prevention of DNA replication errors. We investigated whether base selection is required for the DNA replication fidelity of pol α and genomic stability in human cells. We introduced an Leu864 to Phe substitution (L864F) into human pol α and performed an in vitroLacZα forward mutation assay. Our results showed that the overall mutation rate was increased by 180-fold as compared to that of the wild-type. Furthermore, steady state kinetics analyses consistently showed that L864F pol α had a decreased discrimination ability between correct and incorrect nucleotide incorporation, as well as between matched and mismatched primer termini. L864F pol α also exhibited increased translesion activity over the abasic, etheno-A, O4-methyl-T, and O6-methyl-G sites. In addition, our steady state kinetics analyses supported the finding of increased translesion activity of L864F pol α over O6-methyl-G. We also established stable clones transfected with pola1L864F utilizing the human cancer cell line HCT116. Using the HPRT gene as a reporter, the spontaneous mutation rate of pola1L864F cells was determined to be 2.4-fold greater than that of wild-type cells. Mutation assays were also carried out using cells transiently transfected with the wild-type or pola1L864F, and increased mutant frequencies were observed in pola1L864F cells under both spontaneous and methyl methanesulfonate-induced conditions. Together, our results indicate that the base selection step in human pol α functions to prevent DNA replication errors and maintain genomic integrity in HCT116 cells.
Journal: DNA Repair - Volume 9, Issue 5, 4 May 2010, Pages 534–541