Konrad E B, Lehman I R
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1974 May;71(5):2048-51. doi: 10.1073/pnas.71.5.2048.
A mutant strain of E. coli, initially identified by an abnormally high frequency of recombination, has been found to be defective in the 5' --> 3' exonuclease associated with DNA polymerase I, but not in the polymerase activity. This defect is tolerated at 30 degrees , but is lethal at 43 degrees . Like other polymerase I mutants, the strain is unusually sensitive to methyl methanesulfonate and to ultraviolet irradiation; it is also unable to support the growth of phage lambda defective in general recombination, and shows a reduced rate of joining of 10S "Okazaki fragments." These results demonstrate that a functional DNA polymerase I is essential for normal growth and viability in E. coli K12.
一种最初通过异常高的重组频率鉴定出的大肠杆菌突变菌株,已被发现其与DNA聚合酶I相关的5'→3'核酸外切酶存在缺陷,但聚合酶活性无缺陷。这种缺陷在30摄氏度时可被耐受,但在43摄氏度时是致死的。与其他聚合酶I突变体一样,该菌株对甲基磺酸甲酯和紫外线照射异常敏感;它也无法支持在一般重组中存在缺陷的噬菌体λ的生长,并且10S“冈崎片段”的连接速率降低。这些结果表明,功能性的DNA聚合酶I对于大肠杆菌K12的正常生长和生存能力至关重要。