Increased A:T-->C:G mutations in the mutT strain upon 8-hydroxy-dGTP treatment: direct evidence for MutT involvement in the prevention of mutations by oxidized dGTP.

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The Escherichia coli MutT protein hydrolyzes 8-hydroxy-dGTP (8-OH-dGTP) in vitro, and mutT gene deficiencies cause increased spontaneous A:T-->C:G mutations. However, no direct evidence exists for enhanced mutagenicity of 8-OH-dGTP in mutT cells. In this study, 8-OH-dGTP was introduced into wild type and mutT E. coli cells, and mutations of a chromosomal gene were monitored. 8-OH-dGTP induced mutations of the...

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