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A structural model for sequence-specific proflavin-DNA interactions during in vitro frameshift mutagenesis.

H M Berman1, J L Sussman, L Joshua-Tor

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08855-0939.

Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics
|October 1, 1992
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Molecular models explain how proflavin causes DNA deletions during polymerization. These frameshift mutations occur opposite template bases adjacent to 5' pyrimidines, suggesting specific proflavin-DNA interactions facilitate polymerase bypass.

Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Structural Biology

Background:

  • Proflavin is a mutagen known to induce frameshift mutations.
  • DNA polymerase I Klenow fragment is crucial for DNA replication and repair.
  • Understanding the mechanisms of DNA polymerase-induced mutations is vital for genetic stability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose molecular models explaining proflavin-induced 1 bp deletions during in vitro DNA polymerization.
  • To elucidate the structural basis for frameshift mutations occurring opposite template bases adjacent to 5' pyrimidines.
  • To investigate the role of proflavin in facilitating polymerase bypass of template bases.

Main Methods:

  • Development of molecular models based on crystalline oligonucleotide structures and proflavin complexes.

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  • Hypothesizing polymerase bypass of template bases as the mechanism for deletion.
  • Analyzing specific sequence contexts (5' Py Pu 3') prone to mutation.

    • Main Results:

    • Proposed models explain frameshifts opposite template bases adjacent to 5' pyrimidines.
    • Four potential roles for proflavin in mutagenesis were identified: stacking interactions and hydrogen bonding.
    • Modeling suggests proflavin does not act via classical intercalation during in vitro frameshift mutagenesis.

    Conclusions:

    • Proflavin-induced frameshift mutagenesis involves specific proflavin-DNA interactions.
    • The 5' pyrimidine and proflavin play roles in facilitating polymerase bypass.
    • The proposed models offer structural insights into the mechanism of these mutations.