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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-4-24
pubmed:abstractText
We propose a model for DNA polymerase fidelity in which free energy differences, delta delta G, between matched and mismatched nucleotides are magnified at the enzyme's active site. Both hydrogen bonding and stacking components of the interaction energy are amplified, with the most profound effect being on the magnitude of hydrogen-bonding interactions. Magnification in delta delta G values follows from the exclusion of water around base pairs in the active site cleft of the enzyme. After showing that base-pair dissociation energies calculated from hydrogen-bonding and base-stacking interactions in vacuo are greatly reduced by water, it is proposed that water removal results in a proportional restoration of these contributions to base pairing. Assuming approximately equal to 40% exclusion of surrounding water, one predicts magnified values of delta delta G sufficient to account for polymerase insertion and proofreading fidelity, thereby avoiding the need to postulate additional active site constraints in order to select or reject nucleotides.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0027-8424
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
83
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1559-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of nucleotide interactions in water, proteins, and vacuum: model for DNA polymerase fidelity.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.