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Abstract

Adaptive reversion of a +1 frameshift mutation in Escherichia coli , which requires homologous recombination functions, is shown here to occur by -1 deletions in regions of small mononucleotide repeats. This pattern makes improbable recombinational mechanisms for adaptive mutation in which blocks of sequences are transferred into the mutating gene, and it supports mechanisms that use DNA polymerase errors. The pattern appears similar to that of mutations found in yeast cells and in hereditary colon cancer cells that are deficient in mismatch repair. These results suggest a recombinational mechanism for adaptive mutation that functions through polymerase errors that persist as a result of a deficiency in post-synthesis mismatch repair.

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Rosenberg, S. M., Longerich, S., Gee, P., & Harris, R. S. (1994). Adaptive Mutation by Deletions in Small Mononucleotide Repeats. Science, 265(5170), 405–407.

Authors 4
  1. Susan M. Rosenberg (first)
  2. Simonne Longerich (additional)
  3. Pauline Gee (additional)
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@article{Rosenberg_1994, title={Adaptive Mutation by Deletions in Small Mononucleotide Repeats}, volume={265}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.8023163}, DOI={10.1126/science.8023163}, number={5170}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Rosenberg, Susan M. and Longerich, Simonne and Gee, Pauline and Harris, Reuben S.}, year={1994}, month=jul, pages={405–407} }