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Arslan S, Garcia FJ, Guo M, Kellinger MW, Kruglyak S, LeVieux JA, Mah AH, Wang H, Zhao J, Zhou C, Altomare A, Bailey J, Byrne MB, Chang C, Chen SX, Cho B, Dennler CN, Dien VT, Fuller D, Kelley R, Khandan O, Klein MG, Kim M, Lajoie BR, Lin B, Liu Y, Lopez T, Mains PT, Price AD, Robertson SR, Taylor-Weiner H, Tippana R, Tomaney AB, Zhang S, Abtahi M, Ambroso MR, Bajari R, Bellizzi AM, Benitez CB, Berard DR, Berti L, Blease KN, Blum AP, Boddicker AM, Bondar L, Brown C, Bui CA, Calleja-Aguirre J, Cappa K, Chan J, Chang VW, Charov K, Chen X, Constandse RM, Damron W, Dawood M, DeBuono N, Dimalanta JD, Edoli L, Elango K, Faustino N, Feng C, Ferrari M, Frankie K, Fries A, Galloway A, Gavrila V, Gemmen GJ, Ghadiali J, Ghorbani A, Goddard LA, Guetter AR, Hendricks GL, Hentschel J, Honigfort DJ, Hsieh YT, Hwang Fu YH, Im SK, Jin C, Kabu S, Kincade DE, Levy S, Li Y, Liang VK, Light WH, Lipsher JB, Liu TL, Long G, Ma R, Mailloux JM, Mandla KA, Martinez AR, Mass M, McKean DT, Meron M, Miller EA, Moh CS, Moore RK, Moreno J, Neysmith JM, Niman CS, Nunez JM, Ojeda MT, Ortiz SE, Owens J, Piland G, Proctor DJ, Purba JB, Ray M, Rong D, Saade VM, Saha S, Tomas GS, Scheidler N, Sirajudeen LH, Snow S, Stengel G, Stinson R, Stone MJ, Sundseth KJ, Thai E, Thompson CJ, Tjioe M, Trejo CL, Trieger G, Truong DN, Tse B, Voiles B, Vuong H, Wong JC, Wu CT, Yu H, Yu Y, Yu M, Zhang X, Zhao D, Zheng G, He M, Previte M. Sequencing by avidity enables high accuracy with low reagent consumption. Nat Biotechnol 2024; 42:132-138. [PMID: 37231263 DOI: 10.1038/s41587-023-01750-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We present avidity sequencing, a sequencing chemistry that separately optimizes the processes of stepping along a DNA template and that of identifying each nucleotide within the template. Nucleotide identification uses multivalent nucleotide ligands on dye-labeled cores to form polymerase-polymer-nucleotide complexes bound to clonal copies of DNA targets. These polymer-nucleotide substrates, termed avidites, decrease the required concentration of reporting nucleotides from micromolar to nanomolar and yield negligible dissociation rates. Avidity sequencing achieves high accuracy, with 96.2% and 85.4% of base calls having an average of one error per 1,000 and 10,000 base pairs, respectively. We show that the average error rate of avidity sequencing remained stable following a long homopolymer.
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- Element Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Element Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Element Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Element Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Element Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Element Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Element Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Element Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Element Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Element Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Element Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Element Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Element Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Element Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA
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Structural and Molecular Kinetic Features of Activities of DNA Polymerases. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23126373. [PMID: 35742812 PMCID: PMC9224347 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23126373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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DNA polymerases catalyze DNA synthesis during the replication, repair, and recombination of DNA. Based on phylogenetic analysis and primary protein sequences, DNA polymerases have been categorized into seven families: A, B, C, D, X, Y, and RT. This review presents generalized data on the catalytic mechanism of action of DNA polymerases. The structural features of different DNA polymerase families are described in detail. The discussion highlights the kinetics and conformational dynamics of DNA polymerases from all known polymerase families during DNA synthesis.
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Evans GW, Craggs T, Kapanidis AN. The Rate-limiting Step of DNA Synthesis by DNA Polymerase Occurs in the Fingers-closed Conformation. J Mol Biol 2022; 434:167410. [PMID: 34929202 PMCID: PMC8783057 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2021.167410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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DNA polymerases maintain genomic integrity by copying DNA with high fidelity, part of which relies on the polymerase fingers opening-closing transition, a series of conformational changes during the DNA synthesis reaction cycle. Fingers opening and closing has been challenging to study, mainly due to the need to synchronise molecular ensembles. We previously studied fingers opening-closing on single polymerase-DNA complexes using single-molecule FRET; however, our work was limited to pre-chemistry reaction steps. Here, we advance our analysis to extensible substrates, and observe DNA polymerase (Pol) conformational changes across the entire DNA polymerisation reaction in real-time, gaining direct access to an elusive post-chemistry step rate-limiting for DNA synthesis. Our results showed that Pol adopts the fingers-closed conformation during polymerisation, and that the post-chemistry rate-limiting step occurs in the fingers-closed conformation. We found that fingers-opening in the Pol-DNA binary complex in the absence of polymerisation is slow (∼5.3 s-1), and comparable to the rate of fingers-opening after polymerisation (3.4 s-1); this indicates that the fingers-opening step itself could be largely responsible for the slow post-chemistry step, with the residual rate potentially accounted for by pyrophosphase release. We also observed that DNA chain-termination of the 3' end of the primer increases substantially the rate of fingers-opening in the Pol-DNA binary complex (5.3 → 29 s-1), demonstrating that the 3'-OH residue is important for the kinetics of fingers conformational changes. Our observations offer mechanistic insight and tools to offer mechanistic insight for all nucleic acid polymerases.
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- Geraint W Evans
- Department of Physics and Biological Physics Research Group, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom. https://twitter.com/geraintwe
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- Department of Physics and Biological Physics Research Group, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom; Sheffield Institute for Nucleic Acids, Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom. https://twitter.com/Craggs_Lab
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- Department of Physics and Biological Physics Research Group, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom.
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CMG helicase can use ATPγS to unwind DNA: Implications for the rate-limiting step in the reaction mechanism. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:2119580119. [PMID: 35042821 PMCID: PMC8794833 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2119580119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The adenosine triphosphate (ATP) analog ATPγS often greatly slows or prevents enzymatic ATP hydrolysis. The eukaryotic CMG (Cdc45, Mcm2 to 7, GINS) replicative helicase is presumed unable to hydrolyze ATPγS and thus unable to perform DNA unwinding, as documented for certain other helicases. Consequently, ATPγS is often used to "preload" CMG onto forked DNA substrates without unwinding before adding ATP to initiate helicase activity. We find here that CMG does hydrolyze ATPγS and couples it to DNA unwinding. Indeed, the rate of unwinding of a 20- and 30-mer duplex fork of different sequences by CMG is only reduced 1- to 1.5-fold using ATPγS compared with ATP. These findings imply that a conformational change is the rate-limiting step during CMG unwinding, not hydrolysis. Instead of using ATPγS for loading CMG onto DNA, we demonstrate here that nonhydrolyzable adenylyl-imidodiphosphate (AMP-PNP) can be used to preload CMG onto a forked DNA substrate without unwinding.
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Fagan SP, Mukherjee P, Jaremko WJ, Nelson-Rigg R, Wilson RC, Dangerfield TL, Johnson KA, Lahiri I, Pata JD. Pyrophosphate release acts as a kinetic checkpoint during high-fidelity DNA replication by the Staphylococcus aureus replicative polymerase PolC. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:8324-8338. [PMID: 34302475 PMCID: PMC8373059 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Bacterial replication is a fast and accurate process, with the bulk of genome duplication being catalyzed by the α subunit of DNA polymerase III within the bacterial replisome. Structural and biochemical studies have elucidated the overall properties of these polymerases, including how they interact with other components of the replisome, but have only begun to define the enzymatic mechanism of nucleotide incorporation. Using transient-state methods, we have determined the kinetic mechanism of accurate replication by PolC, the replicative polymerase from the Gram-positive pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. Remarkably, PolC can recognize the presence of the next correct nucleotide prior to completing the addition of the current nucleotide. By modulating the rate of pyrophosphate byproduct release, PolC can tune the speed of DNA synthesis in response to the concentration of the next incoming nucleotide. The kinetic mechanism described here would allow PolC to perform high fidelity replication in response to diverse cellular environments.
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- Sean P Fagan
- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA
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- Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA.,Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA
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Winston DS, Boehr DD. Allosteric and dynamic control of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase function and fidelity. Enzymes 2021; 49:149-193. [PMID: 34696831 DOI: 10.1016/bs.enz.2021.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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All RNA viruses encode an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) responsible for genome replication. It is now recognized that enzymes in general, and RdRps specifically, are dynamic macromolecular machines such that their moving parts, including active site loops, play direct functional roles. While X-ray crystallography has provided deep insight into structural elements important for RdRp function, this methodology generally provides only static snapshots, and so is limited in its ability to report on dynamic fluctuations away from the lowest energy conformation. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and other biophysical techniques have brought new insight into RdRp function by their ability to characterize the trajectories, kinetics and thermodynamics of conformational motions. In particular, these methodologies have identified coordinated motions among conserved structural motifs necessary for nucleotide selection and incorporation. Disruption of these motions through amino acid substitutions or inhibitor binding impairs RdRp function. Understanding and re-engineering these motions thus provides exciting new avenues for anti-viral strategies. This chapter outlines the basics of these methodologies, summarizes the dynamic motions observed in different RdRps important for nucleotide selection and incorporation, and illustrates how this information can be leveraged towards rational vaccine strain development and anti-viral drug design.
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- Dennis S Winston
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States.
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Benkovic SJ. From Bioorganic Models to Cells. Annu Rev Biochem 2021; 90:57-76. [PMID: 34153218 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biochem-062320-062929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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I endeavor to share how various choices-some deliberate, some unconscious-and the unmistakable influence of many others shaped my scientific pursuits. I am fascinated by how two long-term, major streams of my research, DNA replication and purine biosynthesis, have merged with unexpected interconnections. If I have imparted to many of the talented individuals who have passed through my lab a degree of my passion for uncloaking the mysteries hidden in scientific research and an understanding of the honesty and rigor it demands and its impact on the world community, then my mentorship has been successful.
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- Stephen J Benkovic
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA;
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DNA polymerase β (Pol β) is an essential mammalian enzyme involved in the repair of DNA damage during the base excision repair (BER) pathway. In hopes of faithfully restoring the coding potential to damaged DNA during BER, Pol β first uses a lyase activity to remove the 5'-deoxyribose phosphate moiety from a nicked BER intermediate, followed by a DNA synthesis activity to insert a nucleotide triphosphate into the resultant 1-nucleotide gapped DNA substrate. This DNA synthesis activity of Pol β has served as a model to characterize the molecular steps of the nucleotidyl transferase mechanism used by mammalian DNA polymerases during DNA synthesis. This is in part because Pol β has been extremely amenable to X-ray crystallography, with the first crystal structure of apoenzyme rat Pol β published in 1994 by Dr. Samuel Wilson and colleagues. Since this first structure, the Wilson lab and colleagues have published an astounding 267 structures of Pol β that represent different liganded states, conformations, variants, and reaction intermediates. While many labs have made significant contributions to our understanding of Pol β, the focus of this article is on the long history of the contributions from the Wilson lab. We have chosen to highlight select seminal Pol β structures with emphasis on the overarching contributions each structure has made to the field.
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- Amy M Whitaker
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA.
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Moss AC, Herr AE. In-gel fluorescence detection by DNA polymerase elongation. APL Bioeng 2020; 4:046104. [PMID: 33263097 PMCID: PMC7680656 DOI: 10.1063/5.0021149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Fluorescence-based DNA readouts are increasingly important in biological research, owing to enhanced analytical sensitivity and multiplexing capability. In this study, we characterize an in-gel polymerase elongation process to understand the reaction kinetics and transport limitations, and we evaluate DNA sequence design to develop signal amplification strategies. Using fluorescently labeled nucleotides, we scrutinize polymerase elongation on single-stranded overhangs of DNA immobilized in polyacrylamide hydrogels. When polymerase elongation reactions were carried out with reactants diffused into the gels, we observed reaction completion after 2 h, indicating that the process was efficient but much slower than that predicted by models. Confocal microscopy revealed a nonuniform post-reaction fluorescence profile of the elongated DNA throughout the depth of the gel and that the time for complete fluorescence penetration was proportional to the immobilized DNA concentration. These observations suggest retarded diffusion of the polymerase, attributable to interactions between diffusing polymerase and immobilized DNA. This study will ultimately inform assay design by providing insight into the reaction completion time to ensure spatial uniformity of the fluorescence signal. In agreement with our hypothesis that incorporation of multiple labeled nucleotides per DNA strand results in an increased signal, incorporation of four labeled nucleotides resulted in a 2.3-fold increase in fluorescence intensity over one labeled nucleotide. Our results further suggest that the fluorescence signal increases with spacing between labeled nucleotides, validating the number of and spacing between labeled nucleotides as tunable parameters for signal amplification. In-gel polymerase-based fluorescence readout is promising for signal amplification when considering both transport limitations and DNA sequence design.
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- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed:
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Dangerfield TL, Huang NZ, Johnson KA. Remdesivir Is Effective in Combating COVID-19 because It Is a Better Substrate than ATP for the Viral RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase. iScience 2020; 23:101849. [PMID: 33283177 PMCID: PMC7695572 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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COVID-19 is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and is currently being treated using Remdesivir, a nucleoside analog that inhibits the RNA-dependent-RNA polymerase (RdRp). However, the enzymatic mechanism and efficiency of Remdesivir have not been determined, and reliable screens for new inhibitors are urgently needed. Here we present our work to optimize expression in E. coli, followed by purification and kinetic analysis of an untagged NSP12/7/8 RdRp complex. Pre-steady-state kinetic analysis shows that our reconstituted RdRp catalyzes fast (kcat = 240–680 s−1) and processive (koff = 0.013 s−1) RNA polymerization. The specificity constant (kcat/Km) for Remdesivir triphosphate (RTP) incorporation (1.29 μM−1s−1) is higher than that for the competing ATP (0.74 μM−1 s−1). This work provides the first robust analysis of RNA polymerization and RTP incorporation by the SARS-CoV-2 RdRp and sets the standard for development of informative enzyme assays to screen for new inhibitors. Co-expression of NSP12/7/8 with chaperones in E. coli gives soluble SARS CoV2 RdRp Tag-free RdRp complex catalyzes fast and processive RNA polymerization Polymerization rates are sufficient to replicate the 30 kb genome in 2 min Remdesivir is incorporated with a specificity constant twice that observed for ATP
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- Tyler L Dangerfield
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 100 W. 24th Street, Stop 5000, MBB 3.122, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 100 W. 24th Street, Stop 5000, MBB 3.122, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 100 W. 24th Street, Stop 5000, MBB 3.122, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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Chung ME, Goroncy K, Kolesnikova A, Schönauer D, Schwaneberg U. Display of functional nucleic acid polymerase on Escherichia coli surface and its application in directed polymerase evolution. Biotechnol Bioeng 2020; 117:3699-3711. [PMID: 32827316 DOI: 10.1002/bit.27542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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We report a first of its kind functional cell surface display of nucleic acid polymerase and its directed evolution to efficiently incorporate 2'-O-methyl nucleotide triphosphates (2'-OMe-NTPs). In the development of polymerase cell surface display, two autotransporter proteins (Escherichia coli adhesin involved in diffuse adherence and Pseudomonas aeruginosa esterase A [EstA]) were employed to transport and anchor the 68-kDa Klenow fragment (KF) of E. coli DNA polymerase I on the surface of E. coli. The localization and function of the displayed KF were verified by analysis of cell outer membrane fractions, immunostaining, and fluorometric detection of synthesized DNA products. The EstA cell surface display system was applied to evolve KF for the incorporation of 2'-OMe-NTPs and a KF variant with a 50.7-fold increased ability to successively incorporate 2'-OMe-NTPs was discovered. Expanding the scope of cell-surface displayable proteins to the realm of polymerases provides a novel screening tool for tailoring polymerases to diverse application demands in a polymerase chain reaction and sequencing-based biotechnological and medical applications. Especially, cell surface display enables novel polymerase screening strategies in which the heat-lysis step is bypassed and thus allows the screening of mesophilic polymerases with broad application potentials ranging from diagnostics and DNA sequencing to replication of synthetic genetic polymers.
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- Mu-En Chung
- SeSaM-Biotech GmbH, Aachen, Germany.,Lehrstuhl für Biotechnologie, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Biotechnologie, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.,DWI-Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials, Aachen, Germany
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Green MR, Sambrook J. E. coli DNA Polymerase I and the Klenow Fragment. Cold Spring Harb Protoc 2020; 2020:100743. [PMID: 32358055 DOI: 10.1101/pdb.top100743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Escherichia coli DNA Pol I can carry out three enzymatic reactions: It possesses 5' → 3' DNA polymerase activity and 3' → 5' and 5' → 3' exonuclease activity. Pol I can be cleaved by mild treatment with subtilisin into two fragments; the larger fragment is known as the Klenow fragment. The Klenow fragment retains the polymerizing activity and the 3' → 5' exonuclease of the holo-enzyme but lacks its powerful 5' → 3' exonuclease activity. These enzymes and their applications in molecular cloning are introduced here.
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Renders M, Frère JM, Toye D, Herdewijn P. Full Pre-Steady-State Kinetic Analysis of Single Nucleotide Incorporation by DNA Polymerases. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 78:e98. [PMID: 31529783 DOI: 10.1002/cpnc.98] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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By measuring a DNA polymerase incorporation reaction on a very short time scale (5 ms to 10 s) and with a high enzyme concentration, the isolated event of a single nucleotide incorporation can be analyzed. Practically, this is done using a quench-flow instrument, which allows the rapid mixing of the enzyme-primer/template with the nucleotide substrate, after which the reaction is quenched and analyzed. We describe how to titrate the enzyme active site, how to determine, via a scouting experiment, the rate-limiting step in the polymerization reaction, and how to measure the apparent kpol , Kd(DNA) , and Kd(N) using burst or single-turnover experiments. We include equations for the calculation of the processivity of the polymerase, its nucleotide incorporation specificity and preference, and the activation energy difference for the incorporation of an incorrect nucleotide. Data analysis is discussed, as this is an essential part of accurate data generation in kinetic analyses. © 2019 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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- Marleen Renders
- Laboratory for Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Enzymology and Protein Folding/Robotein Platform, Centre for Protein Engineering (CIP), Department of Life Sciences, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Chemical Engineering Laboratory, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Leuven, Belgium.,Université d'Evry, CNRS-UMR8030/Laboratoire iSSB, CEA, DRF, IG, Genoscope, Université Paris-Saclay, Evry, France
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Ciesielski D, Özay B, McCalla S, Gedeon T. A mathematical model for a biphasic DNA amplification reaction. J R Soc Interface 2019; 16:20190143. [PMID: 31138090 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2019.0143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Isothermal DNA amplification reactions are a prevalent tool with many applications, ranging from analyte detection to DNA circuits. Exponential amplification reaction (EXPAR) is a popular isothermal DNA amplification method that exponentially amplifies short DNA oligonucleotides. A recent modification of this technique using an energetically stable looped template with palindromic binding regions demonstrated unexpected biphasic amplification and much higher DNA yield than EXPAR. This ultrasensitive DNA amplification reaction (UDAR) shows high-gain, switch-like DNA output from low concentrations of DNA input. Here we present the first mathematical model of UDAR based on four reaction mechanisms and show the model can reproduce the experimentally observed biphasic behaviour. Furthermore, we show that three of these mechanisms are necessary to reproduce biphasic experimental results. The reaction mechanisms are (i) positively cooperative multistep binding spurred by two trigger binding sites on the template; (ii) gradual template deactivation; (iii) recycling of deactivated templates into active templates; and (iv) polymerase sequestration. These mechanisms can potentially illuminate the behaviour of EXPAR as well as other nucleic acid amplification reactions.
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- Danielle Ciesielski
- 1 Department of Mathematical Sciences, Montana State University , Bozeman, MT 59715 , USA
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- 2 Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Montana State University , Bozeman, MT 59715 , USA
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- 2 Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Montana State University , Bozeman, MT 59715 , USA
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- 1 Department of Mathematical Sciences, Montana State University , Bozeman, MT 59715 , USA
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Wang J, Smithline ZB. Crystallographic evidence for two-metal-ion catalysis in human pol η. Protein Sci 2018; 28:439-447. [PMID: 30368948 DOI: 10.1002/pro.3541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Extensive evidence exists that DNA polymerases use two metal ions to catalyze the phosphoryl transfer reaction. Recently, competing evidence emerged, suggesting that a third metal ion, known as MnC, may be involved in catalysis. The binding of MnC was observed in crystal structures of the replication complexes of human polymerase (pol) η, pol β, and pol μ. Its occupancy (qMnC ) in the pol η replication complexes exhibited a strong correlation with the occupancy of the formed product pyrophosphate (qPPi ), i.e., qMnC ∝ qPPi . However, a key piece of information was missing that is needed to distinguish between two possible sequences of events: (i) the chemical reaction occurs first with only two meal ions, followed by the binding of MnC in a "catch-the-product" mode; and (ii) MnC binds first, followed by the chemical reaction with all three metal ions in a "push-the-reaction-forward" mode. Both mechanisms can lead to a strong correlation between qMnC and qPPi . However, qMnC ≤ qPPi in the first scenario, whereas qMnC ≥ qPPi in the second. In this study, an analysis of crystallographic data published recently for pol η complexes shows that the formation of the product pyrophosphate definitely precedes the binding of MnC. Therefore, just like all other DNA polymerases, human pol η employs a two-metal-ion catalytic mechanism. Rather than help to catalyze the reaction, MnC stabilizes the formed product, which remains trapped inside the crystals, before it slowly diffuses out.
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- Jimin Wang
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 06520
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 06520
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Lomidze L, Williford TH, Musier-Forsyth K, Kankia B. Isothermal amplification of long DNA segments by quadruplex priming amplification. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2018; 10:2972-2979. [PMID: 30505353 PMCID: PMC6261523 DOI: 10.1039/c8ay00843d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Amplification of long DNA segments with the highest possible specificity and lowest bias is one of the main goals of modern genomics. Quadruplex priming amplification (QPA) is a single-primer isothermal method, which employs the free energy of quadruplex structures as the driving force for DNA amplification without any extra reaction components. As a result, QPA represents one of the simplest isothermal assays and was previously shown to be suitable for amplification of relatively short DNA sequences. The current study reveals that single-primer QPA can be used for both exponential and linear amplification of relatively long DNA segments (>100 nt), and switching between these modes can be accomplished by simple re-design of the primer used. While exponential amplification resulted in production of some undesired higher molecular weight species, linear QPA demonstrated highly specific amplification of the target molecules without any side products.
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- Levan Lomidze
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus OH 43210, USA
- Institute of Biophysics, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, Republic of Georgia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus OH 43210, USA
- Institute of Biophysics, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, Republic of Georgia
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Dulin D, Arnold JJ, van Laar T, Oh HS, Lee C, Perkins AL, Harki DA, Depken M, Cameron CE, Dekker NH. Signatures of Nucleotide Analog Incorporation by an RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase Revealed Using High-Throughput Magnetic Tweezers. Cell Rep 2018; 21:1063-1076. [PMID: 29069588 PMCID: PMC5670035 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Revised: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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RNA viruses pose a threat to public health that is exacerbated by the dearth of antiviral therapeutics. The RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) holds promise as a broad-spectrum, therapeutic target because of the conserved nature of the nucleotide-substrate-binding and catalytic sites. Conventional, quantitative, kinetic analysis of antiviral ribonucleotides monitors one or a few incorporation events. Here, we use a high-throughput magnetic tweezers platform to monitor the elongation dynamics of a prototypical RdRp over thousands of nucleotide-addition cycles in the absence and presence of a suite of nucleotide analog inhibitors. We observe multiple RdRp-RNA elongation complexes; only a subset of which are competent for analog utilization. Incorporation of a pyrazine-carboxamide nucleotide analog, T-1106, leads to RdRp backtracking. This analysis reveals a mechanism of action for this antiviral ribonucleotide that is corroborated by cellular studies. We propose that induced backtracking represents a distinct mechanistic class of antiviral ribonucleotides. Several unique conformational states of an elongating RdRp exist Only one conformation incorporates nucleotide analogs with therapeutic potential An analog thought to be a chain terminator actually promotes RdRp backtracking Distinctive behavior of backtrack-inducing analog on virus variants in cell culture
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- David Dulin
- Department of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, the Netherlands; Junior Research Group 2, Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Hartmannstr. 14, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
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- Department of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, the Netherlands.
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Raper AT, Reed AJ, Suo Z. Kinetic Mechanism of DNA Polymerases: Contributions of Conformational Dynamics and a Third Divalent Metal Ion. Chem Rev 2018; 118:6000-6025. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Austin T. Raper
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio State Biochemistry Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio State Biochemistry Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio State Biochemistry Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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Vashishtha AK, Konigsberg WH. The effect of different divalent cations on the kinetics and fidelity of Bacillus stearothermophilus DNA polymerase. AIMS BIOPHYSICS 2018; 5:125-143. [PMID: 29888334 PMCID: PMC5992921 DOI: 10.3934/biophy.2018.2.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Although Mg2+ is the metal ion that functions as the cofactor for DNA polymerases (DNA pols) in vivo, Mn2+ can also serve in this capacity but it reduces base discrimination. Metal ions aside from Mg2+ or Mn2+ can act as cofactors for some DNA pols but not for others. Here we report on the ability of several divalent metal ions to substitute for Mg2+ or Mn2+ with BST DNA polymerase (BST pol), an A family DNA pol. We selected the metal ions based on whether they had previously been shown to be effective with other DNA pols. We found that Co2+ and Cd2+ were the only cations tested that could replace Mg2+ or Mn2+. When Co2+ was substituted for Mg2+, the incorporation efficiency for correct dNTPs increased 6-fold but for incorrect dNTPs there was a decrease which depended on the incoming dNTP. With Mn2+, base selectivity was impaired compared to Co2+ and Cd2+. In addition, Co2+ and Mn2+ helped BST pol to catalyze primer-extension past a mismatch. Finally both Co2+ and Mn2+ enhanced ground-state binding of both correct and incorrect dNTPs to BST pol: Dideoxy terminated primer-template complexes.
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Malik O, Khamis H, Rudnizky S, Kaplan A. The mechano-chemistry of a monomeric reverse transcriptase. Nucleic Acids Res 2018; 45:12954-12962. [PMID: 29165701 PMCID: PMC5728418 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx1168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Accepted: 11/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Retroviral reverse transcriptase catalyses the synthesis of an integration-competent dsDNA molecule, using as a substrate the viral RNA. Using optical tweezers, we follow the Murine Leukemia Virus reverse transcriptase as it performs strand-displacement polymerization on a template under mechanical force. Our results indicate that reverse transcriptase functions as a Brownian ratchet, with dNTP binding as the rectifying reaction of the ratchet. We also found that reverse transcriptase is a relatively passive enzyme, able to polymerize on structured templates by exploiting their thermal breathing. Finally, our results indicate that the enzyme enters the recently characterized backtracking state from the pre-translocation complex.
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- Omri Malik
- Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel.,Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel.,Faculty of Physics, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel.,Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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Kumar Vashishtha A, H. Konigsberg W. Effect of Different Divalent Cations on the Kinetics and Fidelity of DNA Polymerases. AIMS BIOPHYSICS 2018. [DOI: 10.3934/biophy.2018.4.272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Zhao G, Gleave ES, Lamers MH. Single-molecule studies contrast ordered DNA replication with stochastic translesion synthesis. eLife 2017; 6:32177. [PMID: 29210356 PMCID: PMC5731819 DOI: 10.7554/elife.32177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 12/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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High fidelity replicative DNA polymerases are unable to synthesize past DNA adducts that result from diverse chemicals, reactive oxygen species or UV light. To bypass these replication blocks, cells utilize specialized translesion DNA polymerases that are intrinsically error prone and associated with mutagenesis, drug resistance, and cancer. How untimely access of translesion polymerases to DNA is prevented is poorly understood. Here we use co-localization single-molecule spectroscopy (CoSMoS) to follow the exchange of the E. coli replicative DNA polymerase Pol IIIcore with the translesion polymerases Pol II and Pol IV. We find that in contrast to the toolbelt model, the replicative and translesion polymerases do not form a stable complex on one clamp but alternate their binding. Furthermore, while the loading of clamp and Pol IIIcore is highly organized, the exchange with the translesion polymerases is stochastic and is not determined by lesion-recognition but instead a concentration-dependent competition between the polymerases.
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- Gengjing Zhao
- MRC laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- MRC laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Prakasha Gowda AS, Spratt TE. Active Site Interactions Impact Phosphoryl Transfer during Replication of Damaged and Undamaged DNA by Escherichia coli DNA Polymerase I. Chem Res Toxicol 2017; 30:2033-2043. [PMID: 29053918 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.7b00257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Replicative DNA polymerases are able to discriminate between very similar substrates with high accuracy. One mechanism by which E. coli DNA polymerase I checks for Watson-Crick geometry is through a hydrogen bonding fork between Arg668 and the incoming dNTP and the minor groove of the primer terminus. The importance of the Arg-fork was examined by disrupting it with either a guanine to 3-deazaguanine substitution at the primer terminus or the use of a carbocyclic deoxyribose analog of dUTP. Using thio-substituted dNTPs and differential quench techniques, we determined that when the Arg-fork was disrupted, the rate-limiting step changed from a conformational change to phosphodiester bond formation. This result indicates that Arg668 is involved in the phosphoryl transfer step. We examined the role of the Arg-fork in the replication of four DNA damaged templates, O6-methylguanine (O6-mG), 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine (oxoG), O2-[4-(3-pyridyl)-4-oxobutyl]thymine (O2-POB-T), and N2-[(7S,8R,9S,10R)-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-8,9,10-trihydroxybenzo[a]pyren-7-yl]-guanine (N2-BP-G). In general, the guanine to 3-deazaguanine substitution caused a decrease in kpol that was proportional to kpol over five orders of magnitude. The linear relationship indicates that the Arg668-fork helps catalyze phosphoryl transfer by the same mechanism with all the substrates. Exceptions to the linear relationship were the incorporations of dTTP opposite G, oxoG, and O6mG, which showed large decreases in kpol, similar to that exhibited by the Watson-Crick base pairs. It was proposed that the incorporation of dTTP opposite G, oxoG, and O6mG occurred via Watson-Crick-like structures.
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- A S Prakasha Gowda
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine , Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine , Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, United States
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Kim E, Baaske MD, Schuldes I, Wilsch PS, Vollmer F. Label-free optical detection of single enzyme-reactant reactions and associated conformational changes. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2017; 3:e1603044. [PMID: 28435868 PMCID: PMC5371424 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1603044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Monitoring the kinetics and conformational dynamics of single enzymes is crucial to better understand their biological functions because these motions and structural dynamics are usually unsynchronized among the molecules. However, detecting the enzyme-reactant interactions and associated conformational changes of the enzyme on a single-molecule basis remains as a challenge to established optical techniques because of the commonly required labeling of the reactants or the enzyme itself. The labeling process is usually nontrivial, and the labels themselves might skew the physical properties of the enzyme. We demonstrate an optical, label-free method capable of observing enzymatic interactions and associated conformational changes on a single-molecule level. We monitor polymerase/DNA interactions via the strong near-field enhancement provided by plasmonic nanorods resonantly coupled to whispering gallery modes in microcavities. Specifically, we use two different recognition schemes: one in which the kinetics of polymerase/DNA interactions are probed in the vicinity of DNA-functionalized nanorods, and the other in which these interactions are probed via the magnitude of conformational changes in the polymerase molecules immobilized on nanorods. In both approaches, we find that low and high polymerase activities can be clearly discerned through their characteristic signal amplitude and signal length distributions. Furthermore, the thermodynamic study of the monitored interactions suggests the occurrence of DNA polymerization. This work constitutes a proof-of-concept study of enzymatic activities using plasmonically enhanced microcavities and establishes an alternative and label-free method capable of investigating structural changes in single molecules.
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- Eugene Kim
- Corresponding author. (E.K.); (M.D.B.); (F.V.)
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Song YS, Shu YG, Zhou X, Ou-Yang ZC, Li M. Proofreading of DNA polymerase: a new kinetic model with higher-order terminal effects. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2017; 29:025101. [PMID: 27842005 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/29/2/025101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The fidelity of DNA replication by DNA polymerase (DNAP) has long been an important issue in biology. While numerous experiments have revealed details of the molecular structure and working mechanism of DNAP which consists of both a polymerase site and an exonuclease (proofreading) site, there were quite a few theoretical studies on the fidelity issue. The first model which explicitly considered both sites was proposed in the 1970s and the basic idea was widely accepted by later models. However, all these models did not systematically investigate the dominant factor on DNAP fidelity, i.e. the higher-order terminal effects through which the polymerization pathway and the proofreading pathway coordinate to achieve high fidelity. In this paper, we propose a new and comprehensive kinetic model of DNAP based on some recent experimental observations, which includes previous models as special cases. We present a rigorous and unified treatment of the corresponding steady-state kinetic equations of any-order terminal effects, and derive analytical expressions for fidelity in terms of kinetic parameters under bio-relevant conditions. These expressions offer new insights on how the higher-order terminal effects contribute substantially to the fidelity in an order-by-order way, and also show that the polymerization-and-proofreading mechanism is dominated only by very few key parameters. We then apply these results to calculate the fidelity of some real DNAPs, which are in good agreements with previous intuitive estimates given by experimentalists.
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- Yong-Shun Song
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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Yang X, Liu X, Musser DM, Moustafa IM, Arnold JJ, Cameron CE, Boehr DD. Triphosphate Reorientation of the Incoming Nucleotide as a Fidelity Checkpoint in Viral RNA-dependent RNA Polymerases. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:3810-3826. [PMID: 28100782 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.750638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2016] [Revised: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The nucleotide incorporation fidelity of the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) is important for maintaining functional genetic information but, at the same time, is also important for generating sufficient genetic diversity to escape the bottlenecks of the host's antiviral response. We have previously shown that the structural dynamics of the motif D loop are closely related to nucleotide discrimination. Previous studies have also suggested that there is a reorientation of the triphosphate of the incoming nucleotide, which is essential before nucleophilic attack from the primer RNA 3'-hydroxyl. Here, we have used 31P NMR with poliovirus RdRp to show that the binding environment of the triphosphate is different when correct versus incorrect nucleotide binds. We also show that amino acid substitutions at residues known to interact with the triphosphate can alter the binding orientation/environment of the nucleotide, sometimes lead to protein conformational changes, and lead to substantial changes in RdRp fidelity. The analyses of other fidelity variants also show that changes in the triphosphate binding environment are not always accompanied by changes in the structural dynamics of the motif D loop or other regions known to be important for RdRp fidelity, including motif B. Altogether, our studies suggest that the conformational changes in motifs B and D, and the nucleoside triphosphate reorientation represent separable, "tunable" fidelity checkpoints.
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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Schoenbrunner NJ, Gupta AP, Young KKY, Will SG. Covalent modification of primers improves PCR amplification specificity and yield. Biol Methods Protoc 2017; 2:bpx011. [PMID: 32161793 PMCID: PMC6994073 DOI: 10.1093/biomethods/bpx011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Revised: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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We report a method for covalent modification of primers that enhances the specificity of PCR and increases the yield of specific amplification products at the end of PCR. The introduction of thermally stable covalent modifications, such as alkyl groups to the exocyclic amines of deoxyadenosine or cytosine residues at the 3'-ends of primers results in enhanced specificity of reactions. This higher specificity can result in greater sensitivity of detection by reducing competition with non-productive reactions. The reduction in the amplification of unintended byproducts is most apparent when both primers are modified at their respective 3'-ends. The T Ms of such modified primers are only slightly affected by the inclusion of these modifiers. The principal mode of action is believed to be driven by the poor enzyme extension of substrates with closely juxtaposed bulky alkyl groups, such as would result from the replication of primer dimer artifact.
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- Research Department, Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., 4300 Hacienda Drive, Pleasanton, CA 94588, USA
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Extracting kinetic parameters from DNA polymerase-catalyzed processive polymerization data using traditional initial-rate analysis has proven to be problematic for multiple reasons. The first substrate, DNA template, is a heterogeneous polymer and binds tightly to DNA polymerase. Further, the affinity and speed of incorporation of the second substrate, deoxynucleoside triphosphate (dNTP), vary greatly depending on the nature of the templating base and surrounding sequence. Here, we present a mathematical model consisting of the DNA template-binding step and a Michaelis-Menten-type nucleotide incorporation step acting on a DNA template with a finite length. The model was numerically integrated and globally fitted to experimental reaction time courses. The time courses were determined by monitoring the processive synthesis of oligonucleotides of lengths between 50 and 120 nucleotides by DNA polymerase I (Klenow fragment exo-) using the fluorophore PicoGreen. For processive polymerization, we were able to estimate an enzyme-template association rate k1 of 7.4 μM-1 s-1, a disassociation rate k-1 of 0.07 s-1, and a Kd of 10 nM, and the steady-state parameters for correct dNTP incorporation give kcat values of 2.5-3.3 s-1 and Km values of 0.51-0.86 μM. From the analysis of time courses measured between 5 and 25 °C, an activation energy for kcat of 82 kJ mol-1 was calculated, and it was found that up to 73% of Klenow fragment becomes inactivated or involved in unproductive binding at lower temperatures. Finally, a solvent deuterium kinetic isotope effect (KIE) of 3.0-3.2 was observed under processive synthesis conditions, which suggests that either the intrinsic KIE is unusually high, at least 30-40, or previous findings, showing that the phosphoryl transfer step occurs rapidly and is flanked by two slow conformational changes, need to be re-evaluated. We suggest that the numerical integration of rate equations provides a high level of flexibility and generally produces superior results compared to those of initial-rate analysis in the study of DNA polymerase kinetics and, by extension, other complex enzyme systems.
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- Julius Rentergent
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester , Manchester M1 7DN, U.K
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester , Manchester M1 7DN, U.K
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester , Manchester M1 7DN, U.K
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A mathematical model of recombinase polymerase amplification under continuously stirred conditions. Biochem Eng J 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2016.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Vashishtha AK, Wang J, Konigsberg WH. Different Divalent Cations Alter the Kinetics and Fidelity of DNA Polymerases. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:20869-20875. [PMID: 27462081 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.r116.742494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Divalent metal ions are essential components of DNA polymerases both for catalysis of the nucleotidyl transfer reaction and for base excision. They occupy two sites, A and B, for DNA synthesis. Recently, a third metal ion was shown to be essential for phosphoryl transfer reaction. The metal ion in the A site is coordinated by the carboxylate of two highly conserved acidic residues, water molecules, and the 3'-hydroxyl group of the primer so that the A metal is in an octahedral complex. Its catalytic function is to lower the pKa of the hydroxyl group, making it a highly effective nucleophile that can attack the α phosphorous atom of the incoming dNTP. The metal ion in the B site is coordinated by the same two carboxylates that are affixed to the A metal ion as well as the non-bridging oxygen atoms of the incoming dNTP. The carboxyl oxygen of an adjacent peptide bond serves as the sixth ligand that completes the octahedral coordination geometry of the B metal ion. Similarly, two metal ions are required for proofreading; one helps to lower the pKa of the attacking water molecule, and the other helps to stabilize the transition state for nucleotide excision. The role of different divalent cations are discussed in relation to these two activities as well as their influence on base selectivity and misincorporation by DNA polymerases. Some, but not all, of the effects of these different metal ions can be rationalized based on their intrinsic properties, which are tabulated in this review.
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- Ashwani Kumar Vashishtha
- From the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8024 and
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- the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8114
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- From the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8024 and
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Fu YB, Wang ZF, Wang PY, Xie P. Optimal numbers of residues in linkers of DNA polymerase I, T7 primase and DNA polymerase IV. Sci Rep 2016; 6:29125. [PMID: 27364863 PMCID: PMC4929570 DOI: 10.1038/srep29125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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DNA polymerase I (PolI), T7 primase and DNA polymerase IV (Dpo4) have a common feature in their structures that the two main domains are connected by an unstructured polypeptide linker. To perform their specific enzymatic activities, the enzymes are required to rearrange the position and orientation of one domain relative to the other into an active mode. Here, we show that the three enzymes share the same mechanism of the transition from the inert to active modes and use the minimum numbers of residues in their linkers to achieve the most efficient transitions. The transition time to the finally active mode is sensitively dependent on the stretched length of the linker in the finally active mode while is insensitive to the position and orientation in the initially inert state. Moreover, we find that for any enzyme whose two domains are connected by an unstructured flexible linker, the stretched length (L) of the linker in the finally active mode and the optimal number (Nopt) of the residues in the linker satisfy relation L ≈ αNopt, with α = 0.24-0.27 nm being a constant insensitive to the system.
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- Yi-Ben Fu
- Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics and Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics and Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics and Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics and Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Gül OT, Pugliese KM, Choi Y, Sims PC, Pan D, Rajapakse AJ, Weiss GA, Collins PG. Single Molecule Bioelectronics and Their Application to Amplification-Free Measurement of DNA Lengths. BIOSENSORS-BASEL 2016; 6:bios6030029. [PMID: 27348011 PMCID: PMC5039648 DOI: 10.3390/bios6030029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Revised: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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As biosensing devices shrink smaller and smaller, they approach a scale in which single molecule electronic sensing becomes possible. Here, we review the operation of single-enzyme transistors made using single-walled carbon nanotubes. These novel hybrid devices transduce the motions and catalytic activity of a single protein into an electronic signal for real-time monitoring of the protein’s activity. Analysis of these electronic signals reveals new insights into enzyme function and proves the electronic technique to be complementary to other single-molecule methods based on fluorescence. As one example of the nanocircuit technique, we have studied the Klenow Fragment (KF) of DNA polymerase I as it catalytically processes single-stranded DNA templates. The fidelity of DNA polymerases makes them a key component in many DNA sequencing techniques, and here we demonstrate that KF nanocircuits readily resolve DNA polymerization with single-base sensitivity. Consequently, template lengths can be directly counted from electronic recordings of KF’s base-by-base activity. After measuring as few as 20 copies, the template length can be determined with <1 base pair resolution, and different template lengths can be identified and enumerated in solutions containing template mixtures.
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- O Tolga Gül
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
- Department of Physics, Polatlı Faculty of Science and Arts, Gazi University, Polatlı 06900, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
- Department of Physics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
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Gogichaishvili S, Johnson J, Gvarjaladze D, Lomidze L, Kankia B. Isothermal amplification of DNA using quadruplex primers with fluorescent pteridine base analogue 3-methyl isoxanthopterin. Biopolymers 2016; 101:583-90. [PMID: 24122726 DOI: 10.1002/bip.22421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2013] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We previously developed a method, known as quadruplex priming amplification (QPA), which greatly simplifies DNA amplification and quantification assays. QPA employs specific primers based on GGGTGGGTGGGTGGG (G3T) sequence, which upon polymerase elongation spontaneously dissociates from the target and folds into a stable quadruplex. Fluorescent nucleotide analogs, when incorporated into these primers, emit light upon quadruplex formation and permit simple, specific, and sensitive quantification without the attachment of probe molecules. Here, we studied optical [fluorescence and circular dichroism (CD)] and thermodynamic properties of the G3T sequence and variants incorporating 3-methylisoxanthopterin (3MI), a highly fluorescent nucleotide analog suitable for QPA. CD studies demonstrate that the incorporation of 3MI does not change the overall tertiary structure of G3T; however, thermal unfolding experiments revealed that it significantly destabilizes the quadruplex. Enzymatic studies revealed that Taq and Bst are practically unable to incorporate any nucleotides opposite to template 3MI. Based on this knowledge, we designed QPA assays with truncated targets that demonstrate efficient amplification around 55°C. Overall, these studies suggest that 3MI-based QPA is a useful assay for DNA amplification and detection.
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- Shota Gogichaishvili
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210; Andronikashvili Institute of Physics, Tbilisi, 0177, Republic of Georgia
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Vashishtha AK, Konigsberg WH. Effect of Different Divalent Cations on the Kinetics and Fidelity of RB69 DNA Polymerase. Biochemistry 2016; 55:2661-70. [PMID: 27096230 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b01350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Although Mg(2+) is the cation that functions as the cofactor for the nucleotidyl transfer reaction for almost all DNA polymerases, Mn(2+) can also serve, but when it does, the degree of base discrimination exhibited by most DNA polymerases (pols) is diminished. Metal ions other than Mg(2+) or Mn(2+) can also act as cofactors depending on the specific DNA polymerase. Here, we tested the ability of several divalent metal ions to substitute for Mg(2+) or Mn(2+) with RB69 DNA polymerase (RB69pol), a model B-family pol. Our choice of metal ions was based on previous studies with other DNA pols. Co(2+), and to a lesser extent Ni(2+), were the only cations among those tested besides Mg(2+) and Mn(2+) that could serve as cofactors with RB69pol. The incorporation efficiency of correct dNMPs increased by 5-fold with Co(2+), relative to that of Mg(2+). The incorporation efficiencies of incorrect dNMPs increased by 2-17-fold with Co(2+), relative to that with Mg(2+) depending on the incoming dNTP. Base selectivity was reduced even further with Mn(2+) compared to that observed with Co(2+). Substitution of Mn(2+), Co(2+), or Ni(2+) for Mg(2+) reduced the exonuclease activity of RB69pol by 2-, 6-, and 33-fold, respectively, contributing to the frequency of misincorporation. In addition, Co(2+) and Mn(2+) were better able to extend a primer past a mismatch than Mg(2+). Finally, Co(2+) and Mn(2+) enhanced ground-state binding of both correct and incorrect dNTPs to RB69pol:dideoxy-terminated primer-template complexes.
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- Ashwani Kumar Vashishtha
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8024, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8024, United States
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Cameron CE, Moustafa IM, Arnold JJ. Fidelity of Nucleotide Incorporation by the RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase from Poliovirus. Enzymes 2016; 39:293-323. [PMID: 27241934 DOI: 10.1016/bs.enz.2016.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Using poliovirus (PV) and its RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) as our primary model system, we have advanced knowledge fundamental to the chemistry and fidelity of nucleotide addition by nucleic acid polymerase. Two fidelity checkpoints exist prior to nucleotide addition. The first toggles the enzyme between a nucleotide binding-occluded state and a nucleotide binding-competent state. The second represents an ensemble of conformational states of conserved structural motifs that permits retention of the incoming nucleotide in a state competent for phosphoryl transfer long enough for chemistry to occur. Nucleophilic attack of the alpha-phosphorous atom of the incoming nucleotide produces a pentavalent transition state, collapse of which is facilitated by protonation of the pyrophosphate leaving group by a general acid. All of the relevant conformational states of the enzyme are controlled by a network of interacting residues that permits remote-site residues to control active-site function. The current state of the art for PV RdRp enzymology is such that mechanisms governing fidelity of this enzyme can now be targeted genetically and chemically for development of attenuated viruses and antiviral agents, respectively. Application of the knowledge obtained with the PV RdRp to the development of vaccines and antivirals for emerging RNA viruses represents an important goal for the future.
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- C E Cameron
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States.
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- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
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- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
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Vashishtha AK, Kuchta RD. Effects of Acyclovir, Foscarnet, and Ribonucleotides on Herpes Simplex Virus-1 DNA Polymerase: Mechanistic Insights and a Novel Mechanism for Preventing Stable Incorporation of Ribonucleotides into DNA. Biochemistry 2016; 55:1168-77. [PMID: 26836009 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We examined the impact of two clinically approved anti-herpes drugs, acyclovir and Forscarnet (phosphonoformate), on the exonuclease activity of the herpes simplex virus-1 DNA polymerase, UL30. Acyclovir triphosphate and Foscarnet, along with the closely related phosphonoacetic acid, did not affect exonuclease activity on single-stranded DNA. Furthermore, blocking the polymerase active site due to either binding of Foscarnet or phosphonoacetic acid to the E-DNA complex or polymerization of acyclovir onto the DNA also had a minimal effect on exonuclease activity. The inability of the exonuclease to excise acyclovir from the primer 3'-terminus results from the altered sugar structure directly impeding phosphodiester bond hydrolysis as opposed to inhibiting binding, unwinding of the DNA by the exonuclease, or transfer of the DNA from the polymerase to the exonuclease. Removing the 3'-hydroxyl or the 2'-carbon from the nucleotide at the 3'-terminus of the primer strongly inhibited exonuclease activity, although addition of a 2'-hydroxyl did not affect exonuclease activity. The biological consequences of these results are twofold. First, the ability of acyclovir and Foscarnet to block dNTP polymerization without impacting exonuclease activity raises the possibility that their effects on herpes replication may involve both direct inhibition of dNTP polymerization and exonuclease-mediated destruction of herpes DNA. Second, the ability of the exonuclease to rapidly remove a ribonucleotide at the primer 3'-terminus in combination with the polymerase not efficiently adding dNTPs onto this primer provides a novel mechanism by which the herpes replication machinery can prevent incorporation of ribonucleotides into newly synthesized DNA.
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- Ashwani Kumar Vashishtha
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado , Boulder, Colorado 80309-0215, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado , Boulder, Colorado 80309-0215, United States
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Shen H, Li G. Bridging the Missing Link between Structure and Fidelity of the RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase from Poliovirus through Free Energy Simulations. J Chem Theory Comput 2015; 10:5195-205. [PMID: 26584391 DOI: 10.1021/ct5006449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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RNA-dependent RNA polymerases (RdRps) are enzymes catalyzing RNA replication from a RNA template. Active-site closure in RdRps, normally induced by correct nucleotide triphosphate (NTP) binding, is a prerequisite for the cycle of nucleotide incorporation. So, a complete understanding of polymerase function (in particular polymerase fidelity) of a RdRp requires more complete knowledge of active-site closure in the RdRp. In this work, based on solved crystal structures, we have built different models for the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase from poliovirus (termed PV 3D(pol)). Through MD simulations and free energy calculations of these PV 3D(pol) models, we have revealed the dynamic correlation between motif A and motif D and between motif A and incoming NTP, have deepened our understanding of polymerase fidelity from dynamic aspects, and have provided an explanation to the puzzle that arises from different observations based on kinetic studies and structural data.
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- Hujun Shen
- Laboratory of Molecular Modeling and Design, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian 116023, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Modeling and Design, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian 116023, China
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This review describes the components of the Escherichia coli replisome and the dynamic process in which they function and interact under normal conditions. It also briefly describes the behavior of the replisome during situations in which normal replication fork movement is disturbed, such as when the replication fork collides with sites of DNA damage. E. coli DNA Pol III was isolated first from a polA mutant E. coli strain that lacked the relatively abundant DNA Pol I activity. Further biochemical studies, and the use of double mutant strains, revealed Pol III to be the replicative DNA polymerase essential to cell viability. In a replisome, DnaG primase must interact with DnaB for activity, and this constraint ensures that new RNA primers localize to the replication fork. The leading strand polymerase continually synthesizes DNA in the direction of the replication fork, whereas the lagging-strand polymerase synthesizes short, discontinuous Okazaki fragments in the opposite direction. Discontinuous lagging-strand synthesis requires that the polymerase rapidly dissociate from each new completed Okazaki fragment in order to begin the extension of a new RNA primer. Lesion bypass can be thought of as a two-step reaction that starts with the incorporation of a nucleotide opposite the lesion, followed by the extension of the resulting distorted primer terminus. A remarkable property of E. coli, and many other eubacterial organisms, is the speed at which it propagates. Rapid cell division requires the presence of an extremely efficient replication machinery for the rapid and faithful duplication of the genome.
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Pugliese KM, Gul OT, Choi Y, Olsen TJ, Sims PC, Collins PG, Weiss GA. Processive Incorporation of Deoxynucleoside Triphosphate Analogs by Single-Molecule DNA Polymerase I (Klenow Fragment) Nanocircuits. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:9587-94. [PMID: 26147714 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b02074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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DNA polymerases exhibit a surprising tolerance for analogs of deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs), despite the enzymes' highly evolved mechanisms for the specific recognition and discrimination of native dNTPs. Here, individual DNA polymerase I Klenow fragment (KF) molecules were tethered to a single-walled carbon nanotube field-effect transistor (SWCNT-FET) to investigate accommodation of dNTP analogs with single-molecule resolution. Each base incorporation accompanied a change in current with its duration defined by τclosed. Under Vmax conditions, the average time of τclosed was similar for all analog and native dNTPs (0.2 to 0.4 ms), indicating no kinetic impact on this step due to analog structure. Accordingly, the average rates of dNTP analog incorporation were largely determined by durations with no change in current defined by τopen, which includes molecular recognition of the incoming dNTP. All α-thio-dNTPs were incorporated more slowly, at 40 to 65% of the rate for the corresponding native dNTPs. During polymerization with 6-Cl-2APTP, 2-thio-dTTP, or 2-thio-dCTP, the nanocircuit uncovered an alternative conformation represented by positive current excursions that does not occur with native dNTPs. A model consistent with these results invokes rotations by the enzyme's O-helix; this motion can test the stability of nascent base pairs using nonhydrophilic interactions and is allosterically coupled to charged residues near the site of SWCNT attachment. This model with two opposing O-helix motions differs from the previous report in which all current excursions were solely attributed to global enzyme closure and covalent-bond formation. The results suggest the enzyme applies a dynamic stability-checking mechanism for each nascent base pair.
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- Kaitlin M Pugliese
- Departments of †Chemistry, §Physics and Astronomy, and ⊥Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Departments of †Chemistry, §Physics and Astronomy, and ⊥Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Departments of †Chemistry, §Physics and Astronomy, and ⊥Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Departments of †Chemistry, §Physics and Astronomy, and ⊥Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Departments of †Chemistry, §Physics and Astronomy, and ⊥Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Departments of †Chemistry, §Physics and Astronomy, and ⊥Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Departments of †Chemistry, §Physics and Astronomy, and ⊥Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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Polymerase/DNA interactions and enzymatic activity: multi-parameter analysis with electro-switchable biosurfaces. Sci Rep 2015; 5:12066. [PMID: 26174478 PMCID: PMC4502528 DOI: 10.1038/srep12066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The engineering of high-performance enzymes for future sequencing and PCR technologies as well as the development of many anticancer drugs requires a detailed analysis of DNA/RNA synthesis processes. However, due to the complex molecular interplay involved, real-time methodologies have not been available to obtain comprehensive information on both binding parameters and enzymatic activities. Here we introduce a chip-based method to investigate polymerases and their interactions with nucleic acids, which employs an electrical actuation of DNA templates on microelectrodes. Two measurement modes track both the dynamics of the induced switching process and the DNA extension simultaneously to quantitate binding kinetics, dissociation constants and thermodynamic energies. The high sensitivity of the method reveals previously unidentified tight binding states for Taq and Pol I (KF) DNA polymerases. Furthermore, the incorporation of label-free nucleotides can be followed in real-time and changes in the DNA polymerase conformation (finger closing) during enzymatic activity are observable.
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Schermerhorn KM, Gardner AF. Pre-steady-state Kinetic Analysis of a Family D DNA Polymerase from Thermococcus sp. 9°N Reveals Mechanisms for Archaeal Genomic Replication and Maintenance. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:21800-10. [PMID: 26160179 PMCID: PMC4571936 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.662841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Family D DNA polymerases (polDs) have been implicated as the major replicative polymerase in archaea, excluding the Crenarchaeota branch, and bear little sequence homology to other DNA polymerase families. Here we report a detailed kinetic analysis of nucleotide incorporation and exonuclease activity for a Family D DNA polymerase from Thermococcus sp. 9°N. Pre-steady-state single-turnover nucleotide incorporation assays were performed to obtain the kinetic parameters, kpol and Kd, for correct nucleotide incorporation, incorrect nucleotide incorporation, and ribonucleotide incorporation by exonuclease-deficient polD. Correct nucleotide incorporation kinetics revealed a relatively slow maximal rate of polymerization (kpol ∼ 2.5 s(-1)) and especially tight nucleotide binding (Kd (dNTP) ∼ 1.7 μm), compared with DNA polymerases from Families A, B, C, X, and Y. Furthermore, pre-steady-state nucleotide incorporation assays revealed that polD prevents the incorporation of incorrect nucleotides and ribonucleotides primarily through reduced nucleotide binding affinity. Pre-steady-state single-turnover assays on wild-type 9°N polD were used to examine 3'-5' exonuclease hydrolysis activity in the presence of Mg(2+) and Mn(2+). Interestingly, substituting Mn(2+) for Mg(2+) accelerated hydrolysis rates > 40-fold (kexo ≥ 110 s(-1) versus ≥ 2.5 s(-1)). Preference for Mn(2+) over Mg(2+) in exonuclease hydrolysis activity is a property unique to the polD family. The kinetic assays performed in this work provide critical insight into the mechanisms that polD employs to accurately and efficiently replicate the archaeal genome. Furthermore, despite the unique properties of polD, this work suggests that a conserved polymerase kinetic pathway is present in all known DNA polymerase families.
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Marimuthu K, Jing C, Chakrabarti R. Sequence-dependent biophysical modeling of DNA amplification. Biophys J 2015; 107:1731-43. [PMID: 25296327 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2014] [Revised: 07/10/2014] [Accepted: 08/21/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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A theoretical framework for prediction of the dynamic evolution of chemical species in DNA amplification reactions, for any specified sequence and operating conditions, is reported. Using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as an example, we developed a sequence- and temperature-dependent kinetic model for DNA amplification using first-principles biophysical modeling of DNA hybridization and polymerization. We compare this kinetic model with prior PCR models and discuss the features of our model that are essential for quantitative prediction of DNA amplification efficiency for arbitrary sequences and operating conditions. Using this model, the kinetics of PCR is analyzed. The ability of the model to distinguish between the dynamic evolution of distinct DNA sequences in DNA amplification reactions is demonstrated. The kinetic model is solved for a typical PCR temperature protocol to motivate the need for optimization of the dynamic operating conditions of DNA amplification reactions. It is shown that amplification efficiency is affected by dynamic processes that are not accurately represented in the simplified models of DNA amplification that form the basis of conventional temperature cycling protocols. Based on this analysis, a modified temperature protocol that improves PCR efficiency is suggested. Use of this sequence-dependent kinetic model in a control theoretic framework to determine the optimal dynamic operating conditions of DNA amplification reactions, for any specified amplification objective, is discussed.
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- Karthikeyan Marimuthu
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Center for Advanced Process Decision-making, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Fundamental Research, PMC Advanced Technology, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Center for Advanced Process Decision-making, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Division of Fundamental Research, PMC Advanced Technology, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey.
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Evans GW, Hohlbein J, Craggs T, Aigrain L, Kapanidis AN. Real-time single-molecule studies of the motions of DNA polymerase fingers illuminate DNA synthesis mechanisms. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:5998-6008. [PMID: 26013816 PMCID: PMC4499156 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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DNA polymerases maintain genomic integrity by copying DNA with high fidelity. A conformational change important for fidelity is the motion of the polymerase fingers subdomain from an open to a closed conformation upon binding of a complementary nucleotide. We previously employed intra-protein single-molecule FRET on diffusing molecules to observe fingers conformations in polymerase-DNA complexes. Here, we used the same FRET ruler on surface-immobilized complexes to observe fingers-opening and closing of individual polymerase molecules in real time. Our results revealed the presence of intrinsic dynamics in the binary complex, characterized by slow fingers-closing and fast fingers-opening. When binary complexes were incubated with increasing concentrations of complementary nucleotide, the fingers-closing rate increased, strongly supporting an induced-fit model for nucleotide recognition. Meanwhile, the opening rate in ternary complexes with complementary nucleotide was 6 s(-1), much slower than either fingers closing or the rate-limiting step in the forward direction; this rate balance ensures that, after nucleotide binding and fingers-closing, nucleotide incorporation is overwhelmingly likely to occur. Our results for ternary complexes with a non-complementary dNTP confirmed the presence of a state corresponding to partially closed fingers and suggested a radically different rate balance regarding fingers transitions, which allows polymerase to achieve high fidelity.
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- Geraint W Evans
- Department of Physics and Biological Physics Research Group, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Biological Physics Research Group, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Biological Physics Research Group, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Biological Physics Research Group, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Biological Physics Research Group, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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Gowda ASP, Moldovan GL, Spratt TE. Human DNA Polymerase ν Catalyzes Correct and Incorrect DNA Synthesis with High Catalytic Efficiency. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:16292-303. [PMID: 25963146 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.653287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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DNA polymerase ν (pol ν) is a low fidelity A-family polymerase with a putative role in interstrand cross-link repair and homologous recombination. We carried out pre-steady-state kinetic analysis to elucidate the kinetic mechanism of this enzyme. We found that the mechanism consists of seven steps, similar that of other A-family polymerases. pol ν binds to DNA with a Kd for DNA of 9.2 nm, with an off-rate constant of 0.013 s(-1)and an on-rate constant of 14 μm(-1) s(-1). dNTP binding is rapid with Kd values of 20 and 476 μm for the correct and incorrect dNTP, respectively. Pyrophosphorylation occurs with a Kd value for PPi of 3.7 mm and a maximal rate constant of 11 s(-1). Pre-steady-state kinetics, examination of the elemental effect using dNTPαS, and pulse-chase experiments indicate that a rapid phosphodiester bond formation step is flanked by slow conformational changes for both correct and incorrect base pair formation. These experiments in combination with computer simulations indicate that the first conformational change occurs with rate constants of 75 and 20 s(-1); rapid phosphodiester bond formation occurs with a Keq of 2.2 and 1.7, and the second conformational change occurs with rate constants of 2.1 and 0.5 s(-1), for correct and incorrect base pair formation, respectively. The presence of a mispair does not induce the polymerase to adopt a low catalytic conformation. pol ν catalyzes both correct and mispair formation with high catalytic efficiency.
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- A S Prakasha Gowda
- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
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Martina CE, Lapenta F, Montón Silva A, Hochkoeppler A. HoLaMa: A Klenow sub-fragment lacking the 3'-5' exonuclease domain. Arch Biochem Biophys 2015; 575:46-53. [PMID: 25906742 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2015.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2015] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The design, construction, overexpression, and purification of a Klenow sub-fragment lacking the 3'-5' exonuclease domain is presented here. In particular, a synthetic gene coding for the residues 515-928 of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I was constructed. To improve the solubility and stability of the corresponding protein, the synthetic gene was designed to contain 11 site-specific substitutions. The gene was inserted into the pBADHis expression vector, generating 2 identical Klenow sub-fragments, bearing or not a hexahistidine tag. Both these Klenow sub-fragments, denominated HoLaMa and HoLaMaHis, were purified, and their catalytic properties were compared to those of Klenow enzyme. When DNA polymerase activity was assayed under processive conditions, the Klenow enzyme performed much better than HoLaMa and HoLaMaHis. However, when DNA polymerase activity was assayed under distributive conditions, the initial velocity of the reaction catalyzed by HoLaMa was comparable to that observed in the presence of Klenow enzyme. In particular, under distributive conditions HoLaMa was found to strongly prefer dsDNAs bearing a short template overhang, to the length of which the Klenow enzyme was relatively insensitive. Overall, our observations indicate that the exonuclease domain of the Klenow enzyme, besides its proofreading activity, does significantly contribute to the catalytic efficiency of DNA elongation.
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- Cristina Elisa Martina
- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy; CSGI, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy.
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Guengerich FP, Zhao L, Pence MG, Egli M. Structure and function of the translesion DNA polymerases and interactions with damaged DNA. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pisc.2014.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Zahurancik WJ, Baranovskiy AG, Tahirov TH, Suo Z. Comparison of the kinetic parameters of the truncated catalytic subunit and holoenzyme of human DNA polymerase ɛ. DNA Repair (Amst) 2015; 29:16-22. [PMID: 25684708 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2015.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2014] [Revised: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 01/21/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Numerous genetic studies have provided compelling evidence to establish DNA polymerase ɛ (Polɛ) as the primary DNA polymerase responsible for leading strand synthesis during eukaryotic nuclear genome replication. Polɛ is a heterotetramer consisting of a large catalytic subunit that contains the conserved polymerase core domain as well as a 3'→5' exonuclease domain common to many replicative polymerases. In addition, Polɛ possesses three small subunits that lack a known catalytic activity but associate with components involved in a variety of DNA replication and maintenance processes. Previous enzymatic characterization of the Polɛ heterotetramer from budding yeast suggested that the small subunits slightly enhance DNA synthesis by Polɛ in vitro. However, similar studies of the human Polɛ heterotetramer (hPolɛ) have been limited by the difficulty of obtaining hPolɛ in quantities suitable for thorough investigation of its catalytic activity. Utilization of a baculovirus expression system for overexpression and purification of hPolɛ from insect host cells has allowed for isolation of greater amounts of active hPolɛ, thus enabling a more detailed kinetic comparison between hPolɛ and an active N-terminal fragment of the hPolɛ catalytic subunit (p261N), which is readily overexpressed in Escherichia coli. Here, we report the first pre-steady-state studies of fully-assembled hPolɛ. We observe that the small subunits increase DNA binding by hPolɛ relative to p261N, but do not increase processivity during DNA synthesis on a single-stranded M13 template. Interestingly, the 3'→5' exonuclease activity of hPolɛ is reduced relative to p261N on matched and mismatched DNA substrates, indicating that the presence of the small subunits may regulate the proofreading activity of hPolɛ and sway hPolɛ toward DNA synthesis rather than proofreading.
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- Walter J Zahurancik
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; The Ohio State Biochemistry Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; The Ohio State Biochemistry Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Vashishtha AK, Kuchta RD. Polymerase and exonuclease activities in herpes simplex virus type 1 DNA polymerase are not highly coordinated. Biochemistry 2015; 54:240-9. [PMID: 25517265 PMCID: PMC4303300 DOI: 10.1021/bi500840v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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herpes polymerase–processivity factor complex consists
of the catalytic UL30 subunit containing both polymerase and proofreading
exonuclease activities and the UL42 subunit that acts as a processivity
factor. Curiously, the highly active exonuclease has minimal impact
on the accumulation of mismatches generated by the polymerase activity.
We utilized a series of oligonucleotides of defined sequence to define
the interactions between the polymerase and exonuclease active sites.
Exonuclease activity requires unwinding of two nucleotides of the
duplex primer–template. Surprisingly, even though the exonuclease
rate is much higher than the rate of DNA dissociation, the exonuclease
degrades both single- and double-stranded DNA in a nonprocessive manner.
Efficient proofreading of incorrect nucleotides incorporated by the
polymerase would seem to require efficient translocation of DNA between
the exonuclease and polymerase active sites. However, we found that translocation of
DNA from the exonuclease to polymerase active site is remarkably inefficient.
Consistent with inefficient translocation, the DNA binding sites for
the exonuclease and polymerase active sites appear to be largely independent,
such that the two activities appear noncoordinated. Finally, the presence
or absence of UL42 did not impact the coordination of the polymerase
and exonuclease activities. In addition to providing fundamental insights
into how the polymerase and exonuclease function together, these activities
provide a rationale for understanding why the exonuclease minimally
impacts accumulation of mismatches by the purified polymerase and
raise the question of how these two activities function together in
vivo.
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- Ashwani Kumar Vashishtha
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado , Boulder, Colorado 80309-0215, United States
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Zahurancik WJ, Klein SJ, Suo Z. Significant contribution of the 3'→5' exonuclease activity to the high fidelity of nucleotide incorporation catalyzed by human DNA polymerase ϵ. Nucleic Acids Res 2014; 42:13853-60. [PMID: 25414327 PMCID: PMC4267634 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku1184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2014] [Revised: 11/02/2014] [Accepted: 11/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Most eukaryotic DNA replication is performed by A- and B-family DNA polymerases which possess a faithful polymerase activity that preferentially incorporates correct over incorrect nucleotides. Additionally, many replicative polymerases have an efficient 3'→5' exonuclease activity that excises misincorporated nucleotides. Together, these activities contribute to overall low polymerase error frequency (one error per 10(6)-10(8) incorporations) and support faithful eukaryotic genome replication. Eukaryotic DNA polymerase ϵ (Polϵ) is one of three main replicative DNA polymerases for nuclear genomic replication and is responsible for leading strand synthesis. Here, we employed pre-steady-state kinetic methods and determined the overall fidelity of human Polϵ (hPolϵ) by measuring the individual contributions of its polymerase and 3'→5' exonuclease activities. The polymerase activity of hPolϵ has a high base substitution fidelity (10(-4)-10(-7)) resulting from large decreases in both nucleotide incorporation rate constants and ground-state binding affinities for incorrect relative to correct nucleotides. The 3'→5' exonuclease activity of hPolϵ further enhances polymerization fidelity by an unprecedented 3.5 × 10(2) to 1.2 × 10(4)-fold. The resulting overall fidelity of hPolϵ (10(-6)-10(-11)) justifies hPolϵ to be a primary enzyme to replicate human nuclear genome (0.1-1.0 error per round). Consistently, somatic mutations in hPolϵ, which decrease its exonuclease activity, are connected with mutator phenotypes and cancer formation.
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- Walter J Zahurancik
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA The Ohio State Biochemistry Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA The Ohio State Biochemistry Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Zamyatkin D, Rao C, Hoffarth E, Jurca G, Rho H, Parra F, Grochulski P, Ng KKS. Structure of a backtracked state reveals conformational changes similar to the state following nucleotide incorporation in human norovirus polymerase. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 70:3099-109. [PMID: 25478829 DOI: 10.1107/s1399004714021518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP) from norovirus (NV) genogroup II has previously been crystallized as an apoenzyme (APO1) in multiple crystal forms, as well as as a pre-incorporation ternary complex (PRE1) bound to Mn(2+), various nucleoside triphosphates and an RNA primer-template duplex in an orthorhombic crystal form. When crystallized under near-identical conditions with a slightly different RNA primer/template duplex, however, the enzyme-RNA complex forms tetragonal crystals (anisotropic data, dmin ≃ 1.9 Å) containing a complex with the primer/template bound in a backtracked state (BACK1) similar to a post-incorporation complex (POST1) in a step of the enzymatic cycle immediately following nucleotidyl transfer. The BACK1 conformation shows that the terminal nucleotide of the primer binds in a manner similar to the nucleoside triphosphate seen in the PRE1 complex, even though the terminal two phosphoryl groups in the triphosphate moiety are absent and a covalent bond is present between the α-phosphoryl group of the terminal nucleotide and the 3'-oxygen of the penultimate nucleotide residue. The two manganese ions bound at the active site coordinate to conserved Asp residues and the bridging phosphoryl group of the terminal nucleotide. Surprisingly, the conformation of the thumb domain in BACK1 resembles the open APO1 state more than the closed conformation seen in PRE1. The BACK1 complex thus reveals a hybrid state in which the active site is closed while the thumb domain is open. Comparison of the APO1, PRE1 and BACK1 structures of NV polymerase helps to reveal a more complete and complex pathway of conformational changes within a single RdRP enzyme system. These conformational changes lend insight into the mechanism of RNA translocation following nucleotidyl transfer and suggest novel approaches for the development of antiviral inhibitors.
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- Dmitry Zamyatkin
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Departamento de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular, Universidad de Oviedo, Instituto Universitario de Biotecnologia de Asturias, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Canadian Light Source, 44 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 2V3, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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