title: DNA polymerase delta from embryos of Drosophila melanogaster.
abstract: We have purified a DNA polymerase activity from 0- to 2-hr embryos of Drosophila melanogaster to near homogeneity. The purified enzyme consists of a single 120-kDa polypeptide, which contains polymerase and 3'-->5' exonuclease activities. Exonuclease activity is inhibited by deoxynucleoside triphosphates, suggesting that the polymerase and exonuclease activities are coupled. The polymerase is more active with poly(dA-dT) than with activated DNA or poly(dA)/oligo(dT) as template. It shows a low degree of processivity with poly(dA)/oligo(dT). The polymerase is sensitive to aphidicolin and carbonyldiphosphonate but resistant to N2-[p-(n-butyl)phenyl]-2-deoxyguanosine triphosphate, 2-[p-(n-butyl)anilino]-2-deoxyadenosine triphosphate, and dideoxythymidine triphosphate. The 120-kDa polypeptide can be distinguished from the large subunit of Drosophila DNA polymerase alpha on the basis of the peptides generated by partial cleavage with N-chlorosuccinimide and by its failure to react with a monoclonal antibody directed against the large subunit of DNA polymerase alpha. The DNA polymerase is inhibited by 200 mM NaCl and is unable to use poly(rA)/oligo(dT) as a template, thus differentiating it from DNA polymerase gamma. On the basis of these properties, we propose that the DNA polymerase that we have purified from 0- to 2-hr Drosophila melanogaster embryos is DNA polymerase delta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Beckman Center, Stanford University, CA 94305.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Mitsis
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Lehman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002845:Chromatography / Q000379:methods; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity / Q000379:methods; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange / Q000379:methods; D004258:DNA Polymerase III; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000196:embryology / Q000201:enzymology*; D017886:Durapatite; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian / Q000201:enzymology; D007700:Kinetics; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010449:Peptide Mapping
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D017886:Durapatite; D004258:DNA Polymerase III; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase