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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-12-5
pubmed:abstractText
We find that Type II DNA polymerases can catalyze pyrophosphorolysis, the reverse reaction of DNA polymerization. This property is applied utilizing pyrophosphorolysis-activated polymerization (PAP), a method of nucleic acid amplification using serial coupling of pyrophosphorolysis and polymerization. PAP can be used for ultrarare allele detection (detection of minimal residual disease and cancer risk assessment through measurement of mutation load) and for microarray-based scanning for unknown mutations. Herein, we show that Type II DNA polymerases efficiently catalyze template-dependent pyrophosphorolysis to activate oligonucleotides blocked at their 3' termini with acyclonucleotides in which a 2-hydroxyethoxymethyl group substitutes for the 2'-deoxyribofuranosyl sugar. Type II archeon DNA polymerases Vent (exo-) and Pfu (exo-) can be utilized for PAP or a bidirectional form of PAP with acyclonucleotide-blocked oligonucleotides, but not with dideoxynucleotide-blocked oligonucleotides. In contrast, a Type I DNA polymerase, TaqFS, can utilize either acyclonucleotide-blocked or dideoxynucleotide-blocked oligonucleotides. These findings expand the potential of nascent PAP technology.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0003-2697
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
324
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
22-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Pyrophosphorolysis by Type II DNA polymerases: implications for pyrophosphorolysis-activated polymerization.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Genetics and Department of Molecular Diagnosis, City of Hope National Medical Center, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010-3000, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article