title: DNA polymerase I (Klenow fragment): role of the structure and length of a template in enzyme recognition.
abstract: The values of Kd and Gibbs energy (delta G degrees) have been measured for complexes of the template site of DNA polymerase I Klenow fragment with the homo-oligonucleotides d(pC)n, d(pT)n, and d(pA)n and hetero-oligonucleotides of various structures and lengths. These parameters were evaluated from the protective effect of the oligonucleotide on enzyme inactivation by the affinity reagents d(Tp)2C[Pt2+ (NH3)2OH](pT)7 and d[(Tp2)C(Pt2+(NH3)2OH)p]3T of the template site. The present results and previously reported data [(1985) Biorg. Khim. 13, 357-369] indicate that the nucleoside components of the template form complexes as a result of their hydrophobic interactions with the enzyme. Only one template internucleotide phosphate forms an Me2+-dependent electrostatic contact and a hydrogen bond with the enzyme. The 19-20-nucleotide fragments of the template appear to interact with the protein molecule.
authors.affiliation: Novosibirsk Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Siberian Division of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR.
authors.forename: T I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Kolocheva
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Nevinsky
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Volchkova
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Levina
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Khomov
authors.forename: O I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Lavrik
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA; D004256:DNA Polymerase I; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase; D004563:Electrochemistry; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D007700:Kinetics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D013698:Templates, Genetic
chemical_list: D009841:Oligonucleotides; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D004247:DNA; D004256:DNA Polymerase I; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase