Maintenance of genomes Correcting replication errors Repairing DNA damage
Maintenance of genomes Replication errors Inserting a wrong nucleotide causing a mismatch Inserting or deleting nucleotides causing helix distortion
Figure 16.3b Genomes 3 (© Garland Science 2007)
Figure 16.4 Genomes 3 (© Garland Science 2007)
An error in replication can cause a point mutation
Maintenance of genomes Replication errors Inserting a wrong nucleotide causing a mismatch Inserting or deleting nucleotides causing helix distortion
Figure 16.5 Genomes 3 (© Garland Science 2007) Replication slippage in microsatellites
Table 16.1 Genomes 3 (© Garland Science 2007)
Mismatch repair in E. coli
Maintenance of genomes DNA damage Physical damage – radiation, heat Hydrolytic damage Chemical damage – base modifications, base analogs, intercalating agents
Crosslinks caused by UV light
Figure 16.9 Genomes 3 (© Garland Science 2007) Cyclobutyl dimers and formation of a (6-4) photoproduct caused by UV light (results in a deletion)
In some organisms photolyases repair crosslinks In humans the damaged region is excised and re-synthesized
Maintenance of genomes DNA damage Physical damage – radiation, heat Hydrolytic damage Chemical damage – base modifications, base analogs, intercalating agents
Hydrolytic damage to bases
Maintenance of genomes DNA damage Physical damage – radiation, heat Hydrolytic damage Chemical damage – base modifications, base analogs, intercalating agents
Base analogs and intercalating agents can cause point mutations and insertions/deletions
Figure 16.6c Genomes 3 (© Garland Science 2007)
Various damages to bases
Direct repair of methylated bases
Figure 16.22a Genomes 3 (© Garland Science 2007) Base excision repair
Base excision repair (removal of uracil)
Fail-safe glycosylases
Table 16.3 Genomes 3 (© Garland Science 2007)
Nucleotide excision repair in E. coli Short patch repair
Transcription-linked repair
Double-strand break repair (Non-homologous end joining) Double-strand breaks are caused by ionizing radiation
Figure Genomes 3 (© Garland Science 2007) DNA repair processes
Replication-linked repair SOS repair in E. coli Expression of Pol IV and Pol V is induced by DNA damage.
Switching to translesion DNA polymerases
Figure Genomes 3 (© Garland Science 2007) Effect of mutations on gene expression