Plug A W, Clairmont C A, Sapi E, Ashley T, Sweasy J B
Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 Feb 18;94(4):1327-31. doi: 10.1073/pnas.94.4.1327.
DNA polymerase beta (pol beta) is an enzyme possessing both polymerase and deoxyribose phophatase activities. Although pol beta is not believed to participate in the replication of genomic DNA, several studies have indicated a role for pol beta in DNA repair. The high level of expression of pol beta in mouse and rat testes raises the possibility that pol beta participates in mammalian meiosis. Using antibody localization, we detect foci that stain with pol beta antisera at discrete sites along homologous chromosomes as they synapse and progress through prophase of meiosis I. These data suggest that pol beta participates in meiotic events associated with synapsis and recombination.
DNA聚合酶β(polβ)是一种兼具聚合酶和脱氧核糖磷酸酶活性的酶。尽管一般认为polβ不参与基因组DNA的复制,但多项研究表明polβ在DNA修复中发挥作用。polβ在小鼠和大鼠睾丸中的高表达水平增加了其参与哺乳动物减数分裂的可能性。利用抗体定位技术,我们在同源染色体联会并进入减数分裂I前期时,沿着同源染色体的离散位点检测到被polβ抗血清染色的病灶。这些数据表明polβ参与了与联会和重组相关的减数分裂事件。