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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
44
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-12-9
pubmed:abstractText
The fidelity of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase III (pol III) is measured and the effects of beta, gamma processivity and epsilon proofreading subunits are evaluated using a gel kinetic assay. Pol III holoenzyme synthesizes DNA with extremely high fidelity, misincorporating dTMP, dAMP, and dGMP opposite a template G target with efficiencies finc = 5.6 x 10(-6), 4.2 x 10(-7), and 7 x 10(-7), respectively. Elevated dGMP.G and dTMP.G misincorporation efficiencies of 3.2 x 10(-5) and 5.8 x 10(-4), attributed to a "dNTP-stabilized" DNA misalignment mechanism, occur when C and A, respectively, are located one base downstream from the template target G. At least 92% of misinserted nucleotides are excised by pol III holoenzyme in the absence of a next correct "rescue" nucleotide. As rescue dNTP concentrations are increased, pol III holoenzyme suffers a maximum 8-fold reduction in fidelity as proofreading of mispaired primer termini are reduced in competition with incorporation of a next correct nucleotide. Compared with pol III holoenzyme, the alpha holoenzyme, which cannot proofread, has 47-, 32-, and 13-fold higher misincorporation rates for dGMP.G, dTMP.G, and dAMP.G mispairs. Both the beta, gamma complex and the downstream nucleotide have little effect on the fidelity of catalytic alpha subunit. An analysis of the gel kinetic fidelity assay when multiple polymerase-DNA encounters occur is presented in the "Appendix" (see Fygenson, D. K., and Goodman, M. F. (1997) J. Biol. Chem. 272, 27931-27935 (accompanying paper)).
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
31
pubmed:volume
272
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
27919-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Fidelity of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase III holoenzyme. The effects of beta, gamma complex processivity proteins and epsilon proofreading exonuclease on nucleotide misincorporation efficiencies.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biological Sciences, Hedco Molecular Biology Laboratories, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1340, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't