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- Title
Lagging-strand replication shapes the mutational landscape of the genome.
- Authors
Reijns, Martin A. M.; Kemp, Harriet; Ding, James; de Procé, Sophie Marion; Jackson, Andrew P.; Taylor, Martin S.
- Abstract
The origin of mutations is central to understanding evolution and of key relevance to health. Variation occurs non-randomly across the genome, and mechanisms for this remain to be defined. Here we report that the 5′ ends of Okazaki fragments have significantly increased levels of nucleotide substitution, indicating a replicative origin for such mutations. Using a novel method, emRiboSeq, we map the genome-wide contribution of polymerases, and show that despite Okazaki fragment processing, DNA synthesized by error-prone polymerase-α (Pol-α) is retained in vivo, comprising approximately 1.5% of the mature genome. We propose that DNA-binding proteins that rapidly re-associate post-replication act as partial barriers to Pol-δ-mediated displacement of Pol-α-synthesized DNA, resulting in incorporation of such Pol-α tracts and increased mutation rates at specific sites. We observe a mutational cost to chromatin and regulatory protein binding, resulting in mutation hotspots at regulatory elements, with signatures of this process detectable in both yeast and humans.
- Subjects
OKAZAKI fragments; DNA-binding proteins; DNA replication; GENETIC mutation; GENOMICS
- Publication
Nature, 2015, Vol 518, Issue 7540, p502
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/nature14183