Effects of 8-chlorodeoxyadenosine on DNA synthesis by the Klenow fragment of DNA polymerase I

Lisa S. Chen, Michael H. Bahr, Terry L. Sheppard

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Abstract

8-Chloro-2′-deoxyadenosine (8-Cl-dAdo) was incorporated into synthetic DNA oligonucleotides to determine its effects on DNA synthesis by the 3′-5′ exonuclease-free Klenow fragment of Escherichia coli DNA Polymerase I (KF-). Single nucleotide insertion experiments were used to determine the coding potential of 8-Cl-dAdo in a DNA template. KF- inserted TTP opposite 8-Cl-dAdo in the template, but with decreased efficiency relative to natural deoxyadenosine. Running-start primer extensions with KF- resulted in polymerase pausing at 8-Cl-dAdo template sites during DNA synthesis. The 2′-deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate analogue, 8-Cl-dATP, was incorporated opposite thymidine (T) approximately two-fold less efficiently than dATP.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1509-1512
Number of pages4
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume13
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - May 5 2003
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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