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. 1966 Jul;49(6):59-79.
doi: 10.1085/jgp.49.6.59.

Enzymatic mechanisms of DNA replication

S Mitra, A Kornberg

Enzymatic mechanisms of DNA replication

S Mitra et al. J Gen Physiol. 1966 Jul.

Abstract

DNA polymerases purified from several sources are characterized by replication of the 3'-hydroxy-terminated strand of a helical template. Failure to achieve simultaneous replication of the 5'-strand leads to aberrations in the synthesized DNA, described as nondenaturability and branching. Aberrations in synthesized DNA were not observed when (a) the 5'-strand was destroyed by a specific nuclease during the course of replication or (b) a single-stranded (circular) phage (M13) DNA served as template. Replication of a single-stranded, circular DNA produced a helical product, but the nature of initiation of a new strand by the circular template remains to be explained. Hypothetical mechanisms for simultaneous replication of the 5'-strand are presented as is the possibility that the tertiary structure of the DNA, as for example, a circular form of the helix, is of prime importance in in vivo replication.

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