ISSN:
1617-4623
Keywords:
Spontaneous frameshifts
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9-Aminoacridine mutagenesis
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Translation reinitiation
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Negative complementation
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E. coli lacI q-d mutants
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary A novel forward mutational system, based on the acquisition of an Iq-d dominant phenotype from an initial Iq− recessive state, was used to identify second-site frameshift mutation [±1(±3 n ) events] within the N-terminal region of thelacI gene ofEscherichia coli. The DNA sequences are described of forty-six spontaneous and twenty 9-aminoacridine(9-AA)-induced second site mutations. Although −1 frameshift events dominate both spectra, the nature and site specificity of these events clearly distinguish two mutational distributions. The spontaneous distribution contains two −(A: T) frameshift hotspots; one within a monotonic A5 run (9 occurrences), the other at a 5′-CACAACAAC-3′ sequence (12 occurrences). In contrast 17 of the 20 mutations recovered after 9-AA treatment involve the loss of a G: C pair, 14 of which occur at a single site (5′-CGGGC-3′). The striking specificity of the observed mutational hotspots is of interest since this open genetic target contains similar sequences which were infrequently recovered.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00260722
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