Comparison among DNA polymerases 1, 2 and 3 from maize embryo axes. A DNA primase activity copurifies with DNA polymerase 2. 1997

E García, and D Orjuela, and Y Camacho, and J J Zúñiga, and J Plasencia, and J M Vázquez-Ramos
Departamento de Bioquimica, Facultad de Quimica, Universidad y Copilco, Mexico D.F.

Three DNA polymerase activities, named 1, 2 and 3 were purified from maize embryo axes and were compared in terms of ion requirements, optimal pH, temperature and KCl for activity, response to specific inhibitors and use of templates. All three enzymes require a divalent cation for activity, but main differences were observed in sensitivity to inhibitors and template usage: while DNA polymerases 1 and 2 were inhibited by N-ethyl maleimide and aphidicolin, inhibitors of replicative-type enzymes, DNA polymerase 3 was only marginally or not affected at all. In contrast, DNA polymerase 3 was highly inhibited by very low concentrations of ddTTP, an inhibitor of repair-type enzymes, and a 100-fold higher concentration of the drug was needed to inhibit DNA polymerases 1 and 2. Additionally, DNA polymerases 1 and 2 used equally or more efficiently the synthetic template polydA-oligodT, as compared to activated DNA, while polymerase 3 used it very poorly. Whereas DNA polymerases 1 and 2 shared properties of replicative-type enzymes, DNA polymerase 3 could be a repair-type enzyme. Moreover, a DNA primase activity copurified with the 8000-fold purified DNA polymerase 2, strengthening the suggestion that polymerase 2 is a replicative enzyme, of the alpha-type. This DNA primase activity was also partially characterized. The results are discussed in terms of relevant data about other plant DNA polymerases and primases reported in the literature.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008274 Magnesium A metallic element that has the atomic symbol Mg, atomic number 12, and atomic weight 24.31. It is important for the activity of many enzymes, especially those involved in OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION.
D009994 Osmolar Concentration The concentration of osmotically active particles in solution expressed in terms of osmoles of solute per liter of solution. Osmolality is expressed in terms of osmoles of solute per kilogram of solvent. Ionic Strength,Osmolality,Osmolarity,Concentration, Osmolar,Concentrations, Osmolar,Ionic Strengths,Osmolalities,Osmolar Concentrations,Osmolarities,Strength, Ionic,Strengths, Ionic
D003313 Zea mays A plant species of the family POACEAE. It is a tall grass grown for its EDIBLE GRAIN, corn, used as food and animal FODDER. Corn,Indian Corn,Maize,Teosinte,Zea,Corn, Indian
D004257 DNA Polymerase II A DNA-dependent DNA polymerase characterized in E. coli and other lower organisms. It may be present in higher organisms and has an intrinsic molecular activity only 5% of that of DNA Polymerase I. This polymerase has 3'-5' exonuclease activity, is effective only on duplex DNA with gaps or single-strand ends of less than 100 nucleotides as template, and is inhibited by sulfhydryl reagents. DNA Polymerase epsilon,DNA-Dependent DNA Polymerase II,DNA Pol II,DNA Dependent DNA Polymerase II
D004259 DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase DNA-dependent DNA polymerases found in bacteria, animal and plant cells. During the replication process, these enzymes catalyze the addition of deoxyribonucleotide residues to the end of a DNA strand in the presence of DNA as template-primer. They also possess exonuclease activity and therefore function in DNA repair. DNA Polymerase,DNA Polymerases,DNA-Dependent DNA Polymerases,DNA Polymerase N3,DNA Dependent DNA Polymerases,DNA Directed DNA Polymerase,DNA Polymerase, DNA-Directed,DNA Polymerases, DNA-Dependent,Polymerase N3, DNA,Polymerase, DNA,Polymerase, DNA-Directed DNA,Polymerases, DNA,Polymerases, DNA-Dependent DNA
D012316 RNA Nucleotidyltransferases Enzymes that catalyze the template-directed incorporation of ribonucleotides into an RNA chain. EC 2.7.7.-. Nucleotidyltransferases, RNA
D013696 Temperature The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct thermal contact. The temperature is the energy of microscopic motions (vibrational and translational) of the particles of atoms. Temperatures
D013698 Templates, Genetic Macromolecular molds for the synthesis of complementary macromolecules, as in DNA REPLICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION of DNA to RNA, and GENETIC TRANSLATION of RNA into POLYPEPTIDES. Genetic Template,Genetic Templates,Template, Genetic
D018525 Germination The initial stages of the growth of SEEDS into a SEEDLINGS. The embryonic shoot (plumule) and embryonic PLANT ROOTS (radicle) emerge and grow upwards and downwards respectively. Food reserves for germination come from endosperm tissue within the seed and/or from the seed leaves (COTYLEDON). (Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990) Germinations
D019384 Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors Compounds that inhibit cell production of DNA or RNA. DNA Polymerase Inhibitor,DNA Synthesis Inhibitor,DNA Synthesis Inhibitors,Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitor,RNA Synthesis Inhibitor,RNA Synthesis Inhibitors,DNA Polymerase Inhibitors,Inhibitors, DNA Synthesis,Inhibitors, Nucleic Acid Synthesis,Inhibitors, RNA Synthesis,Inhibitor, DNA Polymerase,Inhibitor, DNA Synthesis,Inhibitor, RNA Synthesis,Inhibitors, DNA Polymerase,Polymerase Inhibitor, DNA,Polymerase Inhibitors, DNA,Synthesis Inhibitor, DNA,Synthesis Inhibitor, RNA,Synthesis Inhibitors, DNA,Synthesis Inhibitors, RNA

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