Variants of sequence family B Thermococcus kodakaraensis DNA polymerase with increased mismatch extension selectivity

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PLoS ONE ; 12 (2017), 8. - e0183623. - eISSN 1932-6203
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Fidelity and selectivity of DNA polymerases are critical determinants for the biology of life, as well as important tools for biotechnological applications. DNA polymerases catalyze the formation of DNA strands by adding deoxynucleotides to a primer, which is complementarily bound to a template. To ensure the integrity of the genome, DNA polymerases select the correct nucleotide and further extend the nascent DNA strand. Thus, DNA polymerase fidelity is pivotal for ensuring that cells can replicate their genome with minimal error. DNA polymerases are, however, further optimized for more specific biotechnological or diagnostic applications. Here we report on the semi-rational design of mutant libraries derived by saturation mutagenesis at single sites of a 3'-5'-exonuclease deficient variant of Thermococcus kodakaraensis DNA polymerase (KOD pol) and the discovery for variants with enhanced mismatch extension selectivity by screening. Sites of potential interest for saturation mutagenesis were selected by their proximity to primer or template strands. The resulting libraries were screened via quantitative real-time PCR. We identified three variants with single amino acid exchanges-R501C, R606Q, and R606W-which exhibited increased mismatch extension selectivity. These variants were further characterized towards their potential in mismatch discrimination. Additionally, the identified enzymes were also able to differentiate between cytosine and 5-methylcytosine. Our results demonstrate the potential in characterizing and developing DNA polymerases for specific PCR based applications in DNA biotechnology and diagnostics.
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ISO 690HUBER, Claudia, Andreas MARX, 2017. Variants of sequence family B Thermococcus kodakaraensis DNA polymerase with increased mismatch extension selectivity. In: PLoS ONE. 12(8), e0183623. eISSN 1932-6203. Available under: doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183623
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  title={Variants of sequence family B Thermococcus kodakaraensis DNA polymerase with increased mismatch extension selectivity},
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  journal={PLoS ONE},
  author={Huber, Claudia and Marx, Andreas},
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