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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Volume 104, Issue 4, Pages 1183-1188Publisher
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0610585104
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DNA replication; ribonucleotide reductase
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- NIGMS NIH HHS [GM45436, R01 GM045436] Funding Source: Medline
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In eukaryotic cells the concentration of dNTP is highest in S phase and lowest in G, phase and is controlled by ribonucleotide reductase (RNR). RNR activity is eliminated in all eukaryotes in G(1) phase by a variety of mechanisms: transcriptional regulation, small inhibitory proteins, and protein degradation. After activation of RNR upon commitment to S phase, dATP feedback inhibition ensures that the dNTP concentration does not exceed a certain maximal level. It is not apparent why limitation of dNTP concentration is necessary in G, phase. In principle, dATP feedback inhibition should be sufficient to couple dNTP production to utilization. We demonstrate that in Saccharomyces cerevisiae constitutively high dNTP concentration transiently arrests cell cycle progression in late G, phase, affects activation of origins of replication, and inhibits the DNA damage checkpoint. We propose that fluctuation of dNTP concentration controls cell cycle progression and the initiation of DNA replication.
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