Síntesis de ADN de baja fidelidad por la ADN humana polimerasa-eta

T Matsuda1, K Bebenek, C Masutani

  • 1Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA.

Nature
|May 9, 2000
PubMed
Resumen

La ADN humana polimerasa eta (pol-eta), que anteriormente se creía libre de errores, exhibe una baja fidelidad al copiar ADN no dañado. Esta polimerasa de ADN carece de revisión, lo que lleva a errores significativos de sustitución de bases y sugiere que su función requiere un control estricto.

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