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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-11-5
pubmed:abstractText
Unrepaired replication-blocking DNA lesions are bypassed by specialized DNA polymerases, members of the Y super-family. In Escherichia coli the major lesion bypass DNA polymerase is pol V, whereas the function of its homologue, pol IV, is not fully understood. In vivo analysis showed that pol V has a major role in bypass across an abasic site analog, with little or no involvement of pol IV. This can result from the inability of pol IV to bypass the abasic site, or from in vivo regulation of its activity. In vitro analysis revealed that purified pol IV, in the presence of the beta subunit DNA sliding clamp, and the gamma complex clamp loader, bypassed a synthetic abasic site with very high efficiency, reaching 73% in 2 min. Bypass was observed also in the absence of the processivity proteins, albeit at a 10- to 20-fold lower rate. DNA sequence analysis revealed that pol IV skips over the abasic site, producing primarily small deletions. The RecA protein inhibited bypass by pol IV, but this inhibition was alleviated by single-strand binding protein (SSB). The fact that the in vitro bypass ability of pol IV is not manifested under in vivo conditions suggests the presence of a regulatory factor, which might be involved in controlling the access of the bypass polymerases to the damaged site in DNA.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1568-7864
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1227-38
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Analysis of translesion replication across an abasic site by DNA polymerase IV of Escherichia coli.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't