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Replication fidelity in the mircroevolution of mycobacteria
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- University of Cape Town, 2015.
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Abstract
- This thesis aimed to elucidate the structure-function relationships determining the differential fidelities of the dnaE1- and dnaE2-encoded mycobacterial PolIIIα subunits under conditions of genotoxic stress. To this end, the role in DnaE1 intrinsic fidelity of highly conserved PHP domain residues was explored by site-directed replacement of targeted amino acids, resulting in a panel of Mycobacterium smegmatis mutants carrying selected dnaE1 alleles. A complementary approach investigated the contribution of the mycobacterial proofreading DnaQ subunit homolog to the maintenance of DnaE1-dependent replicative fidelity by generating a targeted dnaQ knockout mutant. The third component of this study focused on the inferred role of a highly-conserved N-terminal extension and C-terminal pentapeptide motif in the function of the alternative, error-prone DNA PolIIIα subunit, DnaE2.
- Subjects :
- Medical Microbiology
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.od......3158..3d0758744e650f7cdbb0e6a228785ccf