The C-terminal region of Schizosaccaromyces pombe proliferating cell nuclear antigen is essential for DNA polymerase activity Journal Article
| Authors: | Kelman, Z.; Zuo, S.; Arroyo, M. P.; Wang, T. S. F.; Hurwitz, J. |
| Article Title: | The C-terminal region of Schizosaccaromyces pombe proliferating cell nuclear antigen is essential for DNA polymerase activity |
| Abstract: | Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), the processivity factor (sliding clamp) of DNA polymerases (Pols), plays essential roles in DNA metabolism. In this report, we examined the functional role of the C-terminal region of Schizosaccaromyces pombe PCNA both in vitro and in vivo. The deletion or Ala substitution of the last 9 aa (252-260A), as well as Ala replacement of only 4 aa (252-255A) at the C terminus, failed to substitute for the wild-type PCNA protein for cell growth in S. pombe. Two other PCNA mutant proteins, A251V and K253E, exhibited cold-sensitive phenotypes. Several yeast strains harboring mutations, including those at the acidic C- terminal region, showed elevated sensitivity to DNA damage. The ability of the mutant PCNA proteins to stimulate DNA synthesis by Polδ and Polε also was studied in vitro. The mutant proteins that did not support cell growth and a mutant protein containing a single amino acid substitution at position 252, where Pro is replaced by Ala, stimulated Polδ and Polε activities poorly. All mutant PCNA proteins, however, were assembled around DNA by the clamp loader, replication factor C, efficiently. Thus, the C-terminal region of PCNA is important for interactions with both Polδ and Pole and for cell survival after DNA damage. The C terminus of sliding clamps from other organisms has been shown to be important for clamp loading as well as polymerase interactions. The relationship between the conserved sequence in this region in different organisms is discussed. |
| Keywords: | gene mutation; dna polymerase; dna replication; dna synthesis; dna damage; amino acid substitution; carboxy terminal sequence; enzyme activity; structure-activity relationship; amino acid sequence; molecular sequence data; models, molecular; mutagenesis, site-directed; yeast; cycline; ultraviolet rays; schizosaccharomyces; schizosaccharomyces pombe; dna, fungal; proliferating cell nuclear antigen; dna-directed dna polymerase; priority journal; article |
| Journal Title: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
| Volume: | 96 |
| Issue: | 17 |
| ISSN: | 0027-8424 |
| Publisher: | National Academy of Sciences |
| Date Published: | 1999-08-01 |
| Start Page: | 9515 |
| End Page: | 9520 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.96.17.9515 |
| PUBMED: | 10449724 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC22240 |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 16 August 2016 -- Source: Scopus |
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