Mutations induced by bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase and their effects on the composition of the T7 genome

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作者
Beletskii, A
Grigoriev, A
Joyce, S
Bhagwat, AS
机构
[1] Wayne State Univ, Dept Chem, Detroit, MI 48202 USA
[2] Genome Pharmaceut Corp, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
[3] Ecole Normale Super, Genet Mol Lab, F-75005 Paris, France
关键词
cytosine deamination; uracil; transcription; mutagenesis; spontaneous mutations;
D O I
10.1006/jmbi.2000.3944
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We show here that transcription by the bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase increases the deamination of cytosine bases in the non-transcribed strand to uracil, causing C to T mutations in that strand. Under optimal conditions, the mutation frequency increases about fivefold over background, and is similar to that seen with the Escherichia coli RNA polymerase. Further, we found that a mutant T7 RNA polymerase with a slower rate of elongation caused more cytosine deaminations than its wild-type parent. These results suggest that promoting cytosine deamination in the non-transcribed strand is a general property of transcription in E. coli and is dependent on the length of time the transcription bubble stays open during elongation. To see if transcription-induced mutations have influenced the evolution of bacteriophage T7, we analyzed its genome for a bias in base composition. Our analysis showed a significant excess of thymine over cytosine bases in the highly transcribed regions of the genome. Moreover, the average value of this bias correlated well with the levels of transcription of different genomic regions. Our results indicate that transcription-induced mutations have altered the composition of bacteriophage T7 genome and suggest that this may be a significant force in genome evolution. (C) 2000 Academic Press.
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页码:1057 / 1065
页数:9
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