The relationship between two murine DNA-dependent DNA polymerases from the cytosol and the low molecular weight DNA polymerase.
After aqueous subcellular fractionation and partial purification by phosphocellulose chromatography, murine cells are found to contain a low molecular weight DNA-dependent DNA polymerase (beta) in the nuclear fraction and two distinguishable DNA-dependent DNA polymerases (C-I and C-II) in the cytosol. Both C-I and C-II are found in testis, liver, and regenerating liver; the amount of C-I being several fold increased in the regenerating liver and in immature testis. C-I and C-II are distinguishable by the criteria of salt sensitivity, inhibition by single-stranded DNA, elution from phosphocellulose, inhibition by 0.3 mM N-ethylmaleimide, template preference, and sedimentation coefficient. C-II is dissociated by 0.25 M KC1 to an active form of DNA polymerase of sedimentation coefficient 3.5 S while C-I is not dissociated, maintaining its sedimentation coefficient of 7.2 S. Many similar chemical and physical properties of C-II and the low molecular weight nuclear DNA polymerase (beta) suggest that C-II may represent an aggregate state of beta monomers, The size, reaction properties and the increase in enzyme activity under conditions of rapid cellular proliferation suggest C-I is analogous to the alpha DNA polymerase.
D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000201:enzymology; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D003600:Cytosol / Q000201:enzymology; D004247:DNA; D004254:DNA Nucleotidyltransferases / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D008115:Liver Regeneration; D008274:Magnesium / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008623:Mercaptoethanol / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D013698:Templates, Genetic; D013737:Testis / Q000201:enzymology*
D008623:Mercaptoethanol; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D004247:DNA; D004254:DNA Nucleotidyltransferases; D008274:Magnesium