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  • Title: Generation of a strong mutator phenotype in yeast by imbalanced base excision repair.
    Author: Glassner BJ, Rasmussen LJ, Najarian MT, Posnick LM, Samson LD.
    Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A; 1998 Aug 18; 95(17):9997-10002. PubMed ID: 9707589.
    Abstract:
    Increased spontaneous mutation is associated with increased cancer risk. Here, by using a model system, we show that spontaneous mutation can be increased several hundred-fold by a simple imbalance between the first two enzymes involved in DNA base excision repair. The Saccharomyces cerevisiae MAG1 3-methyladenine (3MeA) DNA glycosylase, when expressed at high levels relative to the apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease, increases spontaneous mutation by up to approximately 600-fold in S. cerevisiae and approximately 200-fold in Escherichia coli. Genetic evidence suggests that, in yeast, the increased spontaneous mutation requires the generation of abasic sites and the processing of these sites by the REV1/REV3/REV7 lesion bypass pathway. Comparison of the mutator activity produced by Mag1, which has a broad substrate range, with that produced by the E. coli Tag 3MeA DNA glycosylase, which has a narrow substrate range, indicates that the removal of endogenously produced 3MeA is unlikely to be responsible for the mutator effect of Mag1. Finally, the human AAG 3-MeA DNA glycosylase also can produce a small (approximately 2-fold) but statistically significant increase in spontaneous mutation, a result which could have important implications for carcinogenesis.
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