Crystal structure of klentaq mutant m747k in a closed ternary complex with a dg:dctp base pair
Structure:
DNA polymerase i, thermostable. Chain: a. Synonym: taq polymerase 1. Engineered: yes. Mutation: yes. DNA primer. Chain: b. Engineered: yes. DNA template.
K.Betz
et al.
(2017).
Structural basis for the selective incorporation of an artificial nucleotide opposite a DNA adduct by a DNA polymerase.
Chem Commun (Camb),
53,
12704-12707.
PubMed id: 29136072
DOI: 10.1039/c7cc07173f
The possibility to sequence cytotoxic O6-alkylG DNA adducts would
greatly benefit research. Recently we reported a benzimidazole-derived
nucleotide that is selectively incorporated opposite the damaged site by a
mutated DNA polymerase. Here we provide the structural basis for this reaction
which may spur future developments in DNA damage sequencing.