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Abstract
Guanine methylated at the N7 position (me7G) is susceptible to cleavage of the imidazole ring yielding: 2,6-diamino-4-hydroxy-5N-methyl-formamidopyrimidine (rom7G). DNA synthesis catalysed by E.coli DNA polymerase I, using as templates poly(dGC) containing either me7G or rom7G, show that rom7G blocks DNA chain elongation. It implies a potential killing effect. Furthermore rom7G does not induce mispairing with either dAMP or dTMP. me7G does not affect DNA synthesis. The results suggest that, beside AP-sites, rom7G is a potential killing lesion in cells treated by alkylating agents.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6340667 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(83)91185-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575