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A thymidine triphosphate shape analog lacking Watson-Crick pairing ability is replicated with high sequence

S Moran1, R X Ren, E T Kool

  • 1Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
|October 6, 1997
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This study shows that a nonpolar nucleoside analog, Compound 1 (F), can be incorporated into DNA by a DNA polymerase, despite lacking hydrogen bonds. This suggests shape complementarity, not hydrogen bonds, may be key for DNA replication fidelity.

Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Hydrogen bonds are traditionally considered crucial for DNA base pairing and replication fidelity.
  • A nonpolar nucleoside analog, Compound 1 (F), isosteric with thymidine, was investigated for its role in DNA replication.
  • The importance of hydrogen bonds in biological systems, particularly DNA, is a subject of ongoing research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize the 5'-triphosphate derivative of Compound 1 (dFTP).
  • To investigate the ability of dFTP to be inserted into replicating DNA strands by the Klenow fragment (KF) of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I.
  • To assess the role of hydrogen bonds versus shape complementarity in DNA replication fidelity.

Main Methods:

  • Thermal denaturation studies of Compound 1 (F) with DNA oligonucleotides.

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  • Synthesis of the 5'-triphosphate derivative of Compound 1 (dFTP).
  • Enzymatic studies using the Klenow fragment (exo- mutant) of E. coli DNA polymerase I to assess dFTP incorporation and DNA strand elongation.

    • Main Results:

    • Compound 1 (F) exhibits poor base pairing selectivity in DNA oligonucleotides.
    • dFTP is a surprisingly efficient substrate for KF, with insertion opposite adenine showing only a 40-fold lower efficiency than dTTP.
    • KF demonstrates high fidelity in replicating DNA containing an A-F/F-A base pair, despite its inherent instability and lack of hydrogen bonding.
    • Strand elongation past an F-A pair is briefly paused, while elongation past an A-F pair is not.

    Conclusions:

    • DNA polymerase can efficiently replicate inherently unstable base pairs lacking hydrogen bonds.
    • Shape complementarity between nucleotide and template may play a more significant role in DNA replication fidelity than previously thought.
    • Hydrogen bonds might be less critical for DNA replication fidelity than commonly assumed.