RRC ID 2230
著者 Shimoda C, Itadani A, Sugino A, Furusawa M.
タイトル Isolation of thermotolerant mutants by using proofreading-deficient DNA polymerase delta as an effective mutator in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
ジャーナル Genes Genet Syst
Abstract Eukaryotic DNA polymerases delta and epsilon, both of which are required for chromosomal DNA replication, contain proofreading 3'-->5'exonuclease activity. DNA polymerases lacking proofreading activity act as strong mutators. Here we report isolation of thermotolerant mutants by using a proofreading-deficient DNA polymerase delta variant encoded by pol3-01 in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The parental pol3-01 strain grew only poorly at temperatures higher than 38 degrees C. By stepwise elevation of the incubation temperature, thermotolerant mutants that could proliferate at 40 degrees C were successfully obtained; however, no such mutants were isolated with the isogenic POL3 strain. The recessive hot1-1 mutation was defined by genetic analysis of a weak thermotolerant mutant. Strong thermotolerance to 40 degrees C was attained by multiple mutations, at least one of which was recessive. These results indicate that a proofreading-deficient DNA delta polymerase variant is an effective mutator for obtaining yeast mutants that have gained useful characteristics, such as the ability to proliferate in harsh environments.
巻・号 81(6)
ページ 391-7
公開日 2006-12-1
DOI 10.1266/ggs.81.391
PII JST.JSTAGE/ggs/81.391
PMID 17283384
MeSH DNA Polymerase III / genetics* Genes, Recessive Mutagenesis* Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics* Saccharomyces cerevisiae / growth & development Saccharomyces cerevisiae / physiology* Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / genetics Temperature
IF 0.917
引用数 26
WOS 分野 GENETICS & HEREDITY BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
リソース情報
酵母 BY20479(AMY52-3D) BY20355(AMY128-1)