DNA polymerase epsilon: The latest member in the family of mammalian DNA polymerases

BioEssays ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 533-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juhani E. Syväoja
Keyword(s):  
Dna Polymerase ◽  
Dna Polymerases ◽  
Dna Polymerase Epsilon ◽  
The Family ◽  
Polymerase Epsilon

scholarly journals Analysis of APOBEC-induced mutations in yeast strains with low levels of replicative DNA polymerases

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 (17) ◽  
pp. 9440-9450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Sui ◽  
Lei Qi ◽  
Ke Zhang ◽  
Natalie Saini ◽  
Leszek J. Klimczak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Polymerase ◽  
Dna Polymerases ◽  
Induced Mutations ◽  
Single Stranded Dna ◽  
Dna Polymerase Epsilon ◽  
Dna Polymerase Alpha ◽  
Yeast Strains ◽  
Polymerase Epsilon ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Lagging Strand

Yeast strains with low levels of the replicative DNA polymerases (alpha, delta, and epsilon) have high levels of chromosome deletions, duplications, and translocations. By examining the patterns of mutations induced in strains with low levels of DNA polymerase by the human protein APOBEC3B (a protein that deaminates cytosine in single-stranded DNA), we show dramatically elevated amounts of single-stranded DNA relative to a wild-type strain. During DNA replication, one strand (defined as the leading strand) is replicated processively by DNA polymerase epsilon and the other (the lagging strand) is replicated as short fragments initiated by DNA polymerase alpha and extended by DNA polymerase delta. In the low DNA polymerase alpha and delta strains, the APOBEC-induced mutations are concentrated on the lagging-strand template, whereas in the low DNA polymerase epsilon strain, mutations occur on the leading- and lagging-strand templates with similar frequencies. In addition, for most genes, the transcribed strand is mutagenized more frequently than the nontranscribed strand. Lastly, some of the APOBEC-induced clusters in strains with low levels of DNA polymerase alpha or delta are greater than 10 kb in length.

scholarly journals A sulphoquinovosyl diacylglycerol is a DNA polymerase epsilon inhibitor

2003 ◽  
Vol 370 (1) ◽  
pp. 299-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiyuki MIZUSHINA ◽  
Xianai XU ◽  
Hitomi ASAHARA ◽  
Ryo TAKEUCHI ◽  
Masahiko OSHIGE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Polymerase ◽  
Dna Polymerases ◽  
Specific Inhibitor ◽  
Immunosuppressive Agent ◽  
Biochemical Properties ◽  
Selective Inhibitor ◽  
Dna Polymerase Epsilon ◽  
Eukaryotic Dna ◽  
Polymerase Epsilon

Sulphoquinovosyl diacylglycerol (SQDG) was reported as a selective inhibitor of eukaryotic DNA polymerases α and β [Hanashima, Mizushina, Ohta, Yamazaki, Sugawara and Sakaguchi (2000) Jpn. J. Cancer Res. 91, 1073—1083] and an immunosuppressive agent [Matsumoto, Sahara, Fujita, Shimozawa, Takenouchi, Torigoe, Hanashima, Yamazaki, Takahashi, Sugawara et al. (2002) Transplantation 74, 261—267]. The purpose of this paper is to elucidate the biochemical properties of the inhibition more precisely. As expected, SQDG could inhibit the activities of mammalian DNA polymerases such as α, Δ, η and κ in vitro in the range of 2—5μM, and β and λ in vitro in the range of 20—45μM. However, SQDG could inhibit only mammalian DNA polymerases ∊ (pol ∊) activity at less than 0.04μM. SQDG bound more tightly to mammalian pol ∊ than the other mammalian polymerases tested. Moreover, SQDG could inhibit the activities of all the polymerases from animals such as fish and insect, but not of the polymerases from plant and prokaryotes. SQDG should, therefore, be called a mammalian pol ∊-specific inhibitor or animal polymerase-specific inhibitor. To our knowledge, this represents the first report about an inhibitor specific to mammalian pol ∊.

scholarly journals DNA polymerases delta and epsilon are required for chromosomal replication in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

1993 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 496-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
M E Budd ◽  
J L Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Dna Replication ◽  
Dna Synthesis ◽  
Dna Polymerase ◽  
Dna Polymerases ◽  
Nonpermissive Temperature ◽  
Dna Polymerase Delta ◽  
Dna Polymerase Epsilon ◽  
Dna Polymerase Alpha ◽  
Polymerase Epsilon

Three DNA polymerases, alpha, delta, and epsilon are required for viability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We have investigated whether DNA polymerases epsilon and delta are required for DNA replication. Two temperature-sensitive mutations in the POL2 gene, encoding DNA polymerase epsilon, have been identified by using the plasmid shuffle technique. Alkaline sucrose gradient analysis of DNA synthesis products in the mutant strains shows that no chromosomal-size DNA is formed after shift of an asynchronous culture to the nonpermissive temperature. The only DNA synthesis observed is a reduced quantity of short DNA fragments. The DNA profiles of replication intermediates from these mutants are similar to those observed with DNA synthesized in mutants deficient in DNA polymerase alpha under the same conditions. The finding that DNA replication stops upon shift to the nonpermissive temperature in both DNA polymerase alpha- and DNA polymerase epsilon- deficient strains shows that both DNA polymerases are involved in elongation. By contrast, previous studies on pol3 mutants, deficient in DNA polymerase delta, suggested that there was considerable residual DNA synthesis at the nonpermissive temperature. We have reinvestigated the nature of DNA synthesis in pol3 mutants. We find that pol3 strains are defective in the synthesis of chromosomal-size DNA at the restrictive temperature after release from a hydroxyurea block. These results demonstrate that yeast DNA polymerase delta is also required at the replication fork.

scholarly journals DNA polymerases delta and epsilon are required for chromosomal replication in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

1993 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 496-505
Author(s):  
M E Budd ◽  
J L Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Dna Replication ◽  
Dna Synthesis ◽  
Dna Polymerase ◽  
Dna Polymerases ◽  
Nonpermissive Temperature ◽  
Dna Polymerase Delta ◽  
Dna Polymerase Epsilon ◽  
Dna Polymerase Alpha ◽  
Polymerase Epsilon

Three DNA polymerases, alpha, delta, and epsilon are required for viability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We have investigated whether DNA polymerases epsilon and delta are required for DNA replication. Two temperature-sensitive mutations in the POL2 gene, encoding DNA polymerase epsilon, have been identified by using the plasmid shuffle technique. Alkaline sucrose gradient analysis of DNA synthesis products in the mutant strains shows that no chromosomal-size DNA is formed after shift of an asynchronous culture to the nonpermissive temperature. The only DNA synthesis observed is a reduced quantity of short DNA fragments. The DNA profiles of replication intermediates from these mutants are similar to those observed with DNA synthesized in mutants deficient in DNA polymerase alpha under the same conditions. The finding that DNA replication stops upon shift to the nonpermissive temperature in both DNA polymerase alpha- and DNA polymerase epsilon- deficient strains shows that both DNA polymerases are involved in elongation. By contrast, previous studies on pol3 mutants, deficient in DNA polymerase delta, suggested that there was considerable residual DNA synthesis at the nonpermissive temperature. We have reinvestigated the nature of DNA synthesis in pol3 mutants. We find that pol3 strains are defective in the synthesis of chromosomal-size DNA at the restrictive temperature after release from a hydroxyurea block. These results demonstrate that yeast DNA polymerase delta is also required at the replication fork.

Effects of the anticancer drug cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) on the activities of calf thymus DNA polymerase .epsilon.

Biochemistry ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 841-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Huang ◽  
John J. Turchi ◽  
Alan F. Wahl ◽  
Robert A. Bambara
Keyword(s):  
Dna Polymerase ◽  
Anticancer Drug ◽  
Calf Thymus Dna ◽  
Dna Polymerase Epsilon ◽  
Calf Thymus ◽  
Polymerase Epsilon
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