Journal
FEBS LETTERS
Volume 540, Issue 1-3, Pages 171-175Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-5793(03)00257-6
Keywords
AlkA protein; hypoxanthine; DNA glycosylase; DNA repair; Archaeglobus fulgidus
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The AlkA protein from the archaebacterium Archaeglobus fulgidus was characterised with respect to release of hypoxanthine from DNA. The hypoxanthine glycosylase activity had optimal activity at 60degreesC at pH 5.0. The enzyme released hypoxanthine from substrates with a preference for dI:dG much greater than dI:dT > dI:dC > dI:dA. The presence of a mismatch on either side of the dIMP in the substrate reduced excision efficiency of the hypoxanthine residue at neutral pH, while a mismatch on both sides of the dIMP resulted in total loss of excision. Release of hypoxanthine from DNA required a minimum of two bases on the 5' side and four bases on the 3' side of the dIMP residue. (C) 2003 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. on behalf of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies.
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