title: Mechanism of DNA replication fidelity for three mutants of DNA polymerase I: Klenow fragment KF(exo+), KF(polA5), and KF(exo-).
abstract: Inhibition of the pre-steady-state burst of nucleotide incorporation by a single incorrect nucleotide (nucleotide discrimination) was measured with the Klenow fragment of DNA polymerase I [KF(exo+)]. For the eight mispairs studied on three DNA sequences, only low levels of discrimination ranging from none to 23-fold were found. The kinetics of dNTP incorporation into the 9/20-mer at low nucleotide concentrations was also determined. A limit of greater than or equal to 250 s-1 was placed on the nucleotide off-rate from the KF(exo+)-9/20-dTTP complex in accord with nucleotide binding being at equilibrium in the overall kinetic sequence. The influence of the relatively short length of the 9/20-mer on the mechanism of DNA replication fidelity was determined by remeasuring important kinetic parameters on a 30/M13-mer with high homology to the 9/20-mer. Pre-steady-state data on the nucleotide turnover rates, the dATP(alpha S) elemental effect, and the burst of dAMP misincorporation into the 30/M13-mer demonstrated that the kinetics were not affected by the length of the DNA primer/template. The effects on fidelity of two site-specific mutations, KF(polA5) and KF(exo-), were also examined. KF(polA5) showed an increased rate of DNA dissociation and a decreased rate of polymerization resulting in less processive DNA synthesis. Nevertheless, with at least one misincorporation event, that of dAMP into the 9/20-mer, KF(polA5) displays an increased replication fidelity.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802.
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Eger
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Kuchta
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Benkovic
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Dahlberg
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Joyce
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Benkovic
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004256:DNA Polymerase I / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004261:DNA Replication; D003854:Deoxyribonucleotides / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008345:Manganese / Q000494:pharmacology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016296:Mutagenesis; D009154:Mutation; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013698:Templates, Genetic; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D003854:Deoxyribonucleotides; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D008345:Manganese; D004256:DNA Polymerase I