Publications
2009
Burnouf D. Y., Wagner J. E.
Kinetics of deoxy-CTP incorporation opposite a dG-C8-N-2-aminofluorene adduct by a high-fidelity DNA polymerase Journal Article
In: J Mol Biol, vol. 386, no. 4, pp. 951-61, 2009, (1089-8638 (Electronic) Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't).
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Adducts, Bacillus, Catalytic, Cytidine, Deoxyguanosine/*metabolism, DNA, DNA-Directed, Domain, DUMAS, Elements, Fluorenes/*metabolism, Guanine, Kinetics, Oligonucleotides/metabolism, Phosphorothioate, Polymerase/*metabolism, Specificity, stearothermophilus/enzymology, Substrate, Titrimetry, Triphosphate/*metabolism
@article{,
title = {Kinetics of deoxy-CTP incorporation opposite a dG-C8-N-2-aminofluorene adduct by a high-fidelity DNA polymerase},
author = { D. Y. Burnouf and J. E. Wagner},
year = {2009},
date = {2009-01-01},
journal = {J Mol Biol},
volume = {386},
number = {4},
pages = {951-61},
abstract = {The model carcinogen N-2-acetylaminofluorene covalently binds to the C8 position of guanine to form two adducts, the N-(2'-deoxyguanosine-8-yl)-aminofluorene (G-AF) and the N-2-(2'-deoxyguanosine-8-yl)-acetylaminofluorene (G-AAF). Although they are chemically closely related, their biological effects are strongly different and they are processed by different damage tolerance pathways. G-AF is bypassed by replicative and high-fidelity polymerases, while specialized polymerases ensure synthesis past of G-AAF. We used the DNA polymerase I fragment of a Bacillus stearothermophilus strain as a model for a high-fidelity polymerase to study the kinetics of incorporation of deoxy-CTP (dCTP) opposite a single G-AF. Pre-steady-state kinetic experiments revealed a drastic reduction in dCTP incorporation performed by the G-AF-modified ternary complex. Two populations of these ternary complexes were identified: (i) a minor productive fraction (20%) that readily incorporates dCTP opposite the G-AF adduct with a rate similar to that measured for the adduct-free ternary complexes and (ii) a major fraction of unproductive complexes (80%) that slowly evolve into productive ones. In the light of structural data, we suggest that this slow rate reflects the translocation of the modified base within the active site, from the pre-insertion site into the insertion site. By making this translocation rate limiting, the G-AF lesion reveals a novel kinetic step occurring after dNTP binding and before chemistry.},
note = {1089-8638 (Electronic)
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't},
keywords = {Adducts, Bacillus, Catalytic, Cytidine, Deoxyguanosine/*metabolism, DNA, DNA-Directed, Domain, DUMAS, Elements, Fluorenes/*metabolism, Guanine, Kinetics, Oligonucleotides/metabolism, Phosphorothioate, Polymerase/*metabolism, Specificity, stearothermophilus/enzymology, Substrate, Titrimetry, Triphosphate/*metabolism},
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}
2001
Boutabout M., Wilhelm M., Wilhelm F. X.
DNA synthesis fidelity by the reverse transcriptase of the yeast retrotransposon Ty1 Journal Article
In: Nucleic Acids Res, vol. 29, no. 11, pp. 2217-22, 2001, (1362-4962 Journal Article).
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: cerevisiae/*genetics/metabolism, DNA, Fungal/genetics, Fungal/genetics/*metabolism, Genetic, Gov't, Kinetics, Non-U.S., Nucleotides/genetics/metabolism, Polymerase/*metabolism, Retroelements/*genetics, RNA, RNA-Directed, Saccharomyces, Support, Templates
@article{,
title = {DNA synthesis fidelity by the reverse transcriptase of the yeast retrotransposon Ty1},
author = { M. Boutabout and M. Wilhelm and F. X. Wilhelm},
year = {2001},
date = {2001-01-01},
journal = {Nucleic Acids Res},
volume = {29},
number = {11},
pages = {2217-22},
abstract = {The fidelity of the yeast retrotransposon Ty1 reverse transcriptase (RT) was determined by an assay based on gel electrophoresis. Steady-state kinetics analyses of deoxyribonucleotide (dNTP) incorporation at a defined primer-template site indicate that Ty1 RT misincorporates dNTP at a frequency of 0.45 x 10(-5) for the A(t):A mispair in which dATP is misincorporated opposite a template A to 6.27 x 10(-5) for the C(t):A mispair. The G(t):G and T(t):T mispairs are formed with very low efficiency. The fidelity parameters of Ty1 RT do not depend on whether RNA or DNA are copied. Relative to lentiviral RTs (HIV-1, HIV-2 or EIAV) Ty1 RT is approximately 10-fold less error prone. Our data also show that the Ty1 RT is able to recapitulate two error-generating mechanisms: extension of mismatches and non-templated addition of nucleotides at the end of a blunt-end primer-template.},
note = {1362-4962
Journal Article},
keywords = {cerevisiae/*genetics/metabolism, DNA, Fungal/genetics, Fungal/genetics/*metabolism, Genetic, Gov't, Kinetics, Non-U.S., Nucleotides/genetics/metabolism, Polymerase/*metabolism, Retroelements/*genetics, RNA, RNA-Directed, Saccharomyces, Support, Templates},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}