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Millar DP. Conformational Dynamics of DNA Polymerases Revealed at the Single-Molecule Level. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:826593. [PMID: 35281261 PMCID: PMC8913937 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.826593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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DNA polymerases are intrinsically dynamic macromolecular machines. The purpose of this review is to describe the single-molecule Förster resonance energy transfer (smFRET) methods that are used to probe the conformational dynamics of DNA polymerases, focusing on E. coli DNA polymerase I. The studies reviewed here reveal the conformational dynamics underpinning the nucleotide selection, proofreading and 5′ nuclease activities of Pol I. Moreover, the mechanisms revealed for Pol I are likely employed across the DNA polymerase family. smFRET methods have also been used to examine other aspects of DNA polymerase activity.
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Interactions of replication versus repair DNA substrates with the Pol I DNA polymerases from Escherichia coli and Thermus aquaticus. Biophys Chem 2011; 159:188-93. [PMID: 21742429 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2011.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2011] [Revised: 06/12/2011] [Accepted: 06/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Different DNA polymerases partition differently between replication and repair pathways. In this study we examine if two Pol I family polymerases from evolutionarily distant organisms also differ in their preferences for replication versus repair substrates. The DNA binding preferences of Klenow and Klentaq DNA polymerases, from Escherichia coli and Thermus aquaticus respectively, have been studied using a fluorescence competition binding assay. Klenow polymerase binds primed-template DNA (the replication substrate) with up to 50× higher affinity than it binds to nicked DNA, DNA with a 2 base single-stranded gap, blunt-ended DNA, or to a DNA end with a 3' overhang. In contrast, Klentaq binds all of these DNAs almost identically, indicating that Klenow has a stronger ability to discriminate between replication and repair substrates than Klentaq. In contrast, both polymerases bind mismatched primed-template and blunt-ended DNA tighter than they bind matched primed-template DNA, suggesting that these two proteins may share a similar mechanism to identify mismatched DNA, despite the fact that Klentaq has no proofreading ability. In addition, the presence or absence of 5'- or 3'-phosphates has slightly different effects on DNA binding by the two polymerases, but again reinforce Klenow's more effective substrate discrimination capability.
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Lee YS, Johnson KA, Molineux IJ, Yin YW. A single mutation in human mitochondrial DNA polymerase Pol gammaA affects both polymerization and proofreading activities of only the holoenzyme. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:28105-16. [PMID: 20513922 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.122283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Common causes of human mitochondrial diseases are mutations affecting DNA polymerase (Pol) gamma, the sole polymerase responsible for DNA synthesis in mitochondria. Although the polymerase and exonuclease active sites are located on the catalytic subunit Pol gammaA, in holoenzyme both activities are regulated by the accessory subunit Pol gammaB. Several patients with severe neurological and muscular disorders were reported to carry the Pol gammaA substitutions R232G or R232H, which lie outside of either active site. We report that Arg(232) substitutions have no effect on independent Pol gammaA activities but show major defects in the Pol gammaA-Pol gammaB holoenzyme, including decreased polymerase and increased exonuclease activities, the latter with decreased selectivity for mismatches. We show that Pol gammaB facilitates distinguishing mismatched from base-paired primer termini and that Pol gammaA Arg(232) is essential for mediating this regulatory function of the accessory subunit. This study provides a molecular basis for the disease symptoms exhibited by patients carrying those substitutions.
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- Young-Sam Lee
- Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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Sandin P, Stengel G, Ljungdahl T, Börjesson K, Macao B, Wilhelmsson LM. Highly efficient incorporation of the fluorescent nucleotide analogs tC and tCO by Klenow fragment. Nucleic Acids Res 2009; 37:3924-33. [PMID: 19401439 PMCID: PMC2709563 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Studies of the mechanisms by which DNA polymerases select the correct nucleotide frequently employ fluorescently labeled DNA to monitor conformational rearrangements of the polymerase-DNA complex in response to incoming nucleotides. For this purpose, fluorescent base analogs play an increasingly important role because they interfere less with the DNA-protein interaction than do tethered fluorophores. Here we report the incorporation of the 5'-triphosphates of two exceptionally bright cytosine analogs, 1,3-diaza-2-oxo-phenothiazine (tC) and its oxo-homolog, 1,3-diaza-2-oxo-phenoxazine (tC(O)), into DNA by the Klenow fragment. Both nucleotide analogs are polymerized with slightly higher efficiency opposite guanine than cytosine triphosphate and are shown to bind with nanomolar affinity to the DNA polymerase active site, according to fluorescence anisotropy measurements. Using this method, we perform competitive binding experiments and show that they can be used to determine the dissociation constant of any given natural or unnatural nucleotide. The results demonstrate that the active site of the Klenow fragment is flexible enough to tolerate base pairs that are size-expanded in the major groove. In addition, the possibility to enzymatically polymerize a fluorescent nucleotide with high efficiency complements the tool box of biophysical probes available to study DNA replication.
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- Peter Sandin
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering/Physical Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, S-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Xie P. A possible mechanism for the dynamics of transition between polymerase and exonuclease sites in a high-fidelity DNA polymerase. J Theor Biol 2009; 259:434-9. [PMID: 19389410 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2008] [Revised: 02/02/2009] [Accepted: 04/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The fidelity of DNA synthesis by DNA polymerase is significantly increased by a mechanism of proofreading that is performed at the exonuclease active site separate from the polymerase active site. Thus, the transition of DNA between the two active sites is an important activity of DNA polymerase. Here, based on our proposed model, the rates of DNA transition between the two active sites are theoretically studied. With the relevant parameters, which are determined from the available crystal structure and other experimental data, the calculated transfer rate of correctly base-paired DNA from the polymerase to exonuclease sites and the transfer rate after incorporation of a mismatched base are in good agreement with the available experimental data. The transfer rates in the presence of two and three mismatched bases are also consistent with the previous experimental data. In addition, the calculated transfer rate from the exonuclease to polymerase sites has a large value even with the high binding affinity of 3'-5' ssDNA for the exonuclease site, which is also consistent with the available experimental value. Moreover, we also give some predictive results for the transfer rate of DNA containing only A:T base pairs and that of DNA containing only G:C base pairs.
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- Ping Xie
- Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100790, China.
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Diaz AR, Stephenson S, Green JM, Levdikov VM, Wilkinson AJ, Perego M. Functional Role for a Conserved Aspartate in the Spo0E Signature Motif Involved in the Dephosphorylation of the Bacillus subtilis Sporulation Regulator Spo0A. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:2962-72. [DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m709032200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Stengel G, Gill JP, Sandin P, Wilhelmsson LM, Albinsson B, Nordén B, Millar D. Conformational Dynamics of DNA Polymerase Probed with a Novel Fluorescent DNA Base Analogue. Biochemistry 2007; 46:12289-97. [DOI: 10.1021/bi700755m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Gudrun Stengel
- Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering/Physical Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering/Physical Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering/Physical Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering/Physical Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering/Physical Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering/Physical Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering/Physical Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Sweden
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Grover RK, Pond SJK, Cui Q, Subramaniam P, Case DA, Millar DP, Wentworth P. O-glycoside orientation is an essential aspect of base J recognition by the kinetoplastid DNA-binding protein JBP1. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2007; 46:2839-43. [PMID: 17295375 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200604635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Rajesh K Grover
- Department of Chemistry and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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O-Glycoside Orientation Is an Essential Aspect of Base J Recognition by the Kinetoplastid DNA-Binding Protein JBP1. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200604635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Xie P. Model for forward polymerization and switching transition between polymerase and exonuclease sites by DNA polymerase molecular motors. Arch Biochem Biophys 2006; 457:73-84. [PMID: 17055996 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2006.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2006] [Revised: 09/20/2006] [Accepted: 09/20/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Based on the available crystal structure a model is presented for the polymerization activity and switching transition between polymerase and exonuclease sites of a DNA polymerase molecular motor. Using the model, the fast polymerization rate for correctly base-paired DNA and much reduced polymerization rate after an incorporation of a mismatched base can be well explained. The dependences of the polymerization rate and exonuclease rate on mechanical tension acting on the DNA template are studied. The switching rates between the two sites are analyzed. All the results show good quantitative agreement with the available experimental results.
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- Ping Xie
- Department of Physics, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Xiasha College Park, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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So AP, Turner RFB, Haynes CA. Minimizing loss of sequence information in SAGE ditags by modulating the temperature dependent 3' --> 5' exonuclease activity of DNA polymerases on 3'-terminal isoheptyl amino groups. Biotechnol Bioeng 2006; 94:54-65. [PMID: 16552775 DOI: 10.1002/bit.20805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Numerous steps are required to prepare a sequencing library for serial analysis of gene expression (or SAGE) from an original mRNA sample. The presence of inefficiencies, however, can lead to a cumulative loss of sample during processing which can yield a library of short sequence tags (SSTs) that represents only a minute fraction of the original starting sample, potentially compromising the quality of the analysis and necessitating relatively large amounts of starting material. We show here that commonly observed higher molecular weight (HMW) amplification products observed following the PCR amplification of ditags are a direct result of the presence of HMW ligation products created during ditag formation. Using model tags, we demonstrate that the formation of these HMW ligation products becomes permissible following the release of the 3'-terminal isoheptyl amine (3'-IHA) from the SST during the fill-in reaction with the Klenow fragment (KF) of DNA polymerase (DNAP) I and is mediated by its 3' --> 5' exonuclease activity. We further show that the incorporation of SSTs into HMW ligation products can lead to a loss of sequence information from SAGE analysis, potentially skewing sequencing results away from the true distribution in the original sample. By modifying fill-in conditions through the use of Vent DNAP at 12 degrees C and by including terminal phosphorothioate linkages within the SAGE adaptors to specifically inhibit exonucleolytic removal of the 3'-terminal amine, we are able to maximize the yield of ditags and bypass the need for gel purification via PAGE following PCR. The modifications described here, combined with the modifications described previously by our group for adaptor ligation, ensure that the full sequence information content in SSTs derived from the transcriptome is preserved in the pool of amplified ditags prior to the creation of a SAGE library.
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- Austin P So
- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3
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Bujalowski W. Thermodynamic and kinetic methods of analyses of protein-nucleic acid interactions. From simpler to more complex systems. Chem Rev 2006; 106:556-606. [PMID: 16464018 DOI: 10.1021/cr040462l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Wlodzimierz Bujalowski
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Sealy Center for Structural Biology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 77555-1053, USA.
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Wieczorek A, McHenry CS. The NH2-terminal php domain of the alpha subunit of the Escherichia coli replicase binds the epsilon proofreading subunit. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:12561-7. [PMID: 16517598 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m513844200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The alpha subunit of the replicase of all bacteria contains a php domain, initially identified by its similarity to histidinol phosphatase but of otherwise unknown function (Aravind, L., and Koonin, E. V. (1998) Nucleic Acids Res. 26, 3746-3752). Deletion of 60 residues from the NH2 terminus of the alpha php domain destroys epsilon binding. The minimal 255-residue php domain, estimated by sequence alignment with homolog YcdX, is insufficient for epsilon binding. However, a 320-residue segment including sequences that immediately precede the polymerase domain binds epsilon with the same affinity as the 1160-residue full-length alpha subunit. A subset of mutations of a conserved acidic residue (Asp43 in Escherichia coli alpha) present in the php domain of all bacterial replicases resulted in defects in epsilon binding. Using sequence alignments, we show that the prototypical gram+ Pol C, which contains the polymerase and proofreading activities within the same polypeptide chain, has an epsilon-like sequence inserted in a surface loop near the center of the homologous YcdX protein. These findings suggest that the php domain serves as a platform to enable coordination of proofreading and polymerase activities during chromosomal replication.
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- Anna Wieczorek
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA
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Stengel G, Knoll W. Surface plasmon field-enhanced fluorescence spectroscopy studies of primer extension reactions. Nucleic Acids Res 2005; 33:e69. [PMID: 15849312 PMCID: PMC1084329 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gni067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Surface plasmon field-enhanced fluorescence spectroscopy (SPFS) utilizes the evanescent electromagnetic field of a surface plasmon to excite chromophors in close proximity to the surface. While conventional surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy allows the observation of surface reactions by means of refractive index changes, SPFS additionally provides a channel for the read-out of fluorescence changes. Thus, the detection limit for low mass compounds, whose adsorption is only accompanied by small refractive index changes, can be substantially improved by fluorescent labeling. In this study, we present the first example that utilizes SPFS to follow the dynamics of an enzymatic reaction. The elongation of surface-tethered DNA has been observed by the incorporation of Cy5-labeled nucleotides into the nascent strand by the action of DNA polymerase I (Klenow fragment). The technique offers a rapid way to determine the binding constant and the catalytic activity of a DNA processing enzyme, here exemplified by the Klenow fragment. Furthermore, the effect of mispaired bases in the primer/template duplex and the influence of different label densities have been studied. The resulting sensitivity for nucleotide incorporation, being in the femtomolar regime, combined with the specificity of the enzyme for fully complementary DNA duplexes suggest the application of this assay as a powerful tool for DNA detection.
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- Gudrun Stengel
- Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany.
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Luo N, Kaguni LS. Mutations in the spacer region of Drosophila mitochondrial DNA polymerase affect DNA binding, processivity, and the balance between Pol and Exo function. J Biol Chem 2004; 280:2491-7. [PMID: 15537632 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m411447200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The catalytic subunit (alpha) of mitochondrial DNA polymerase (pol gamma) shares conserved DNA polymerase and 3'-5' exonuclease active site motifs with Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I and bacteriophage T7 DNA polymerase. A major difference between the prokaryotic and mitochondrial proteins is the size and sequence of the region between the exonuclease and DNA polymerase domains, referred to as the spacer in pol gamma-alpha. Four gamma-specific conserved sequence elements are located within the spacer region of the catalytic subunit in eukaryotic species from yeast to humans. To elucidate the functional roles of the spacer region, we pursued deletion and site-directed mutagenesis of Drosophila pol gamma. Mutant proteins were expressed from baculovirus constructs in insect cells, purified to near homogeneity, and analyzed biochemically. We find that mutations in three of the four conserved sequence elements within the spacer alter enzyme activity, processivity, and/or DNA binding affinity. In addition, several mutations affect differentially DNA polymerase and exonuclease activity and/or functional interactions with mitochondrial single-stranded DNA-binding protein. Based on these results and crystallographic evidence showing that the template-primer binds in a cleft between the exonuclease and DNA polymerase domains in family A DNA polymerases, we propose that conserved sequences within the spacer of pol gamma may position the substrate with respect to the enzyme catalytic domains.
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- Ningguang Luo
- Graduate Program in Genetics and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48823, USA
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