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Evidence that DNA polymerase ? contributes to initiating leading strand DNA replication in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.


ABSTRACT: To investigate nuclear DNA replication enzymology in vivo, we have studied Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains containing a pol2-16 mutation that inactivates the catalytic activities of DNA polymerase ? (Pol ?). Although pol2-16 mutants survive, they present very tiny spore colonies, increased doubling time, larger than normal cells, aberrant nuclei, and rapid acquisition of suppressor mutations. These phenotypes reveal a severe growth defect that is distinct from that of strains that lack only Pol ? proofreading (pol2-4), consistent with the idea that Pol ? is the major leading-strand polymerase used for unstressed DNA replication. Ribonucleotides are incorporated into the pol2-16 genome in patterns consistent with leading-strand replication by Pol ? when Pol ? is absent. More importantly, ribonucleotide distributions at replication origins suggest that in strains encoding all three replicases, Pol ? contributes to initiation of leading-strand replication. We describe two possible models.

SUBMITTER: Garbacz MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829166 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Evidence that DNA polymerase δ contributes to initiating leading strand DNA replication in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Garbacz Marta A MA   Lujan Scott A SA   Burkholder Adam B AB   Cox Phillip B PB   Wu Qiuqin Q   Zhou Zhi-Xiong ZX   Haber James E JE   Kunkel Thomas A TA  

Nature communications 20180227 1


To investigate nuclear DNA replication enzymology in vivo, we have studied Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains containing a pol2-16 mutation that inactivates the catalytic activities of DNA polymerase ε (Pol ε). Although pol2-16 mutants survive, they present very tiny spore colonies, increased doubling time, larger than normal cells, aberrant nuclei, and rapid acquisition of suppressor mutations. These phenotypes reveal a severe growth defect that is distinct from that of strains that lack only Pol  ...[more]

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