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Abstract

The REV3 and REV7 genes of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae are required for DNA damage-induced mutagenesis. The Rev3 and Rev7 proteins were shown to form a complex with DNA polymerase activity. This polymerase replicated past a thymine-thymine cis-syn cyclobutane dimer, a lesion that normally severely inhibits replication, with an efficiency of ∼10 percent. In contrast, bypass replication efficiency with yeast DNA polymerase α was no more than 1 percent. The Rev3-Rev7 complex is the sixth eukaryotic DNA polymerase to be described, and is therefore called DNA polymerase ζ.

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Nelson, J. R., Lawrence, C. W., & Hinkle, D. C. (1996). Thymine-Thymine Dimer Bypass by Yeast DNA Polymerase ζ. Science, 272(5268), 1646–1649.

Authors 3
  1. John R. Nelson (first)
  2. Christopher W. Lawrence (additional)
  3. David C. Hinkle (additional)
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@article{Nelson_1996, title={Thymine-Thymine Dimer Bypass by Yeast DNA Polymerase ζ}, volume={272}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.272.5268.1646}, DOI={10.1126/science.272.5268.1646}, number={5268}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Nelson, John R. and Lawrence, Christopher W. and Hinkle, David C.}, year={1996}, month=jun, pages={1646–1649} }