Fragile X repeats are potent inducers of complex, multiple site rearrangements in flanking sequences in Escherichia coli

Beata Kosmider, Robert D. Wells

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Abstract

(CGG·CCG)n repeats induce the formation of complex, multiple site rearrangements and/or gross deletions in flanking DNA sequences in Escherichia coli plasmids. DNA sequence analyses of mutant clones revealed the influence of (a) the length (24, 44 or 73 repeats), (b) the orientation of the CGG·CCG region relative to the unidirectional origin, and (c) its transcription status. Complex rearrangements had occurred in the mutant clones since some products contained deletions, inversions and insertions and some products had only gross deletions. Furthermore, the CGG·CCG repeats repeatedly induced, up to 22 times, the formation of identical (to the bp) mutagenic products indicating the powerful nature of the complex processes involved. Also, the mutations were bidirectional from the CGG·CCG tract. The healed junctions had CG-rich microhomologies of 1-6 bp, CG-rich regions and putative cruciforms and slipped structures. Hence, the fragile X syndrome mutagenic spectrum has been found, at least in part, in our model system.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1850-1863
Number of pages14
JournalDNA Repair
Volume6
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2007

Keywords

  • CGG·CCG repeats
  • Complex DNA rearrangements
  • Gross deletions
  • Non-B DNA structures

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