文摘
Earlier work indicates that the major DNA repairphosphodiesterase (PDE) in yeast cells isthe well-characterized Apn1 protein. Apn1 demonstrates bothMg2+-independent PDE activity andMg2+-independent class II apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) endonuclease activityand represents greater than 90% ofthe activity detected in crude extracts from wild-type yeast cells.Apn1 is related to Echerichia coliendonuclease IV, both in its enzymatic properties and its amino acidsequence. In this work, we reportthe partial purification of a novel yeast protein, Pde1, present inApn1-deficient cells. Pde1 is purified bysequential BioRex-70, PBE118, and MonoS chromatography steps using asensitive and highly specific3'-phosphoglycolate-terminated oligonucleotide-based assay as a measureof PDE activity. Mg2+-stimulatedPDE and Mg2+-stimulated class II AP endonuclease copurifyduring this procedure. These results indicatethat yeast, like many other organisms studied to date, has enzymaticredundancy for the repair of 3'-blocking groups and abasic sites.