scholarly journals Biochemical Characterization of Eight Genetic Variants of Human DNA Polymerase κ Involved in Error-Free Bypass across Bulky N2-Guanyl DNA Adducts

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 919-930 ◽  
Author(s):  
Insil Song ◽  
Eun-Jin Kim ◽  
In-Hyeok Kim ◽  
Eun-Mi Park ◽  
Kyung Eun Lee ◽  
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Parasitology ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 107 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Makioka ◽  
B. Stavros ◽  
J. T. Ellis ◽  
A. M. Johnson

SUMMARYA DNA polymerase activity has been detected and characterized in crude extracts from tachzoites of Toxoplasma gondii. The enzyme has a sedimentation coefficient of 6·4 S, corresponding to an approximate molecular weight of 150000 assuming a globular shape. Like mammalian DNA polymerase α, the DNA polymerase of T. gondii was sensitive to N-ethylmaleimide and inhibited by high ionic strength. However, the enzyme activity was not inhibited by aphidicolin which is an inhibitor of mammalian DNA polymerases α, δ and ε and also cytosine-β-D-arabinofuranoside-5′-triphosphate which is an inhibitor of α polymerase. The activity was inhibited by 2′,3′-dideoxythymidine-5′-triphosphate which is an inhibitor of mammalian DNA polymerase β and γ. Magnesium ions (Mg2+) were absolutely required for activity and its optimal concentration was 6 mM. The optimum potassium (K+) concentration was 50 mM and a higher concentration of K+ markedly inhibited the activity. Activity was optimal at pH 8. Monoclonal antibodies against human DNA polymerase did not bind to DNA polymerase of T. gondii. Thus the T. gondii enzyme differs from the human enzymes and may be a useful target for the design of toxoplasmacidal drugs.



PLoS ONE ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. e7290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria Terrados ◽  
Jean-Pascal Capp ◽  
Yvan Canitrot ◽  
Miguel García-Díaz ◽  
Katarzyna Bebenek ◽  
...  






2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 639-651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noriko Shimazaki ◽  
Kenta Yoshida ◽  
Toshiko Kobayashi ◽  
Shingo Toji ◽  
Katsuyuki Tamai ◽  
...  


2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huifang Zhu ◽  
Yanfeng Fan ◽  
Jing Shen ◽  
Hongyan Qi ◽  
Jimin Shao




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