PMID: 377026Apr 17, 1979Paper

"Nick translation" in Escherichia coli rep strains deficient in DNA polymerase I activities

Molecular & General Genetics : MGG
C Hours, D T Denhardt

Abstract

Using phiX1974 replicative form (RF) DNA as an in vivo probe, we have investigated the coordinated action of the 5' leads to 3' exonuclease and polymerase activities of DNA polymerase I in order to understand better its physiological role. We constructed double mutants containing the rep mutation (the replication of phiX174 RF does not occur in rep mutants) together with a mutation affecting DNA polymerase I, either polA12 or polA546ex. Using these mutants, which are believed to be thermosensitive in the polymerase function or the 5' leads to 3' exonuclease function respectively, we studied the kinetics of nick translation at the permissive and non-permissive temperatures in vivo. The substrate was the phiX174 replicative form DNA nicked by the phiX174 gene A protein. E. coli rep polA546ex gave the lowest rate of nick translation, although the ability to perform nick translation, at least as measured by our assay, was still present. E. coli rep polA12 showed a similar low rate at the non-permissive temperature but a rate close to the wild-type level at the permissive temperature. Formation of the parental replicative form molecule in either strain was affected little, even at the restrictive temperature. Our results suggest tha...Continue Reading

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Apr 6, 2006·FEMS Microbiology Reviews·Christoph Weigel, Harald Seitz
Feb 6, 2014·Mutation Research. Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis·Alexandra VaismanRoger Woodgate

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