A DNA Polymerase β Mutator Mutant with Reduced Nucleotide Discrimination and Increased Protein Stability † , ‡
Shah A, Conn D, Li S, Capaldi A, Jäger J, Sweasy J. A DNA Polymerase β Mutator Mutant with Reduced Nucleotide Discrimination and Increased Protein Stability † , ‡. Biochemistry 2001, 40: 11372-11381. PMID: 11560485, DOI: 10.1021/bi010755y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionBase SequenceDeoxyribonucleotidesDNA Mutational AnalysisDNA Polymerase betaDNA, BacterialEnzyme StabilityEscherichia coliFrameshift MutationGene LibraryGenotypeHot TemperatureKineticsModels, ChemicalModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutationNucleic Acid ConformationPoint MutationProtein ConformationProtein DenaturationSimplexvirusSubstrate SpecificityThermodynamicsThymidine KinaseUreaConceptsNucleotide discriminationPol betaIncreased Protein StabilityVivo genetic screenHydrophobic amino acid residuesDeoxynucleoside triphosphate substratesProtein conformational changesAmino acid residuesC-terminal portionWild-type pol betaDNA synthesis fidelityPhosphodiester bond formationGenetic screenDNA polymerase betaSubstrate discriminationMutator mutantsGround-state bindingHigh mutation frequencyPolymerase structureProtein stabilityMutant enzymesStructural basisTransient-state kinetic methodsAcid residuesMutator activityY265H Mutator Mutant of DNA Polymerase β PROPER GEOMETRIC ALIGNMENT IS CRITICAL FOR FIDELITY*
Shah A, Li S, Anderson K, Sweasy J. Y265H Mutator Mutant of DNA Polymerase β PROPER GEOMETRIC ALIGNMENT IS CRITICAL FOR FIDELITY*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 10824-10831. PMID: 11154692, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m008680200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA polymerase betaPolymerase betaVivo genetic screenWild-type proteinWild-type enzymeActive site residuesGenetic screenTyr-265Mutant proteinsMutator mutantsPolymerase structureProper geometric alignmentSite residuesProtein conformationNucleotidyl transferForward mutationDNA polymerasePolymerase fidelityDNTP substratesDNA synthesisProteinDeoxynucleoside triphosphatesFirst evidenceTemplate A.Enzyme