Petr Gruz

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Affiliation: National Institute of Health Sciences
Country: Japan

Publications

  1. ncbi Processing of DNA lesions by archaeal DNA polymerases from Sulfolobus solfataricus
    Petr Gruz
    Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1 18 1 Kamiyoga, Setagaya Ku, Tokyo 158 8501, Japan
    Nucleic Acids Res 31:4024-30. 2003
  2. ncbi Origins of age-related DNA damage and dietary strategies for its reduction
    Petr Gruz
    Division of Genetic and Mutagenesis II, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
    Rejuvenation Res 13:285-7. 2010
  3. ncbi Phenylalanine 171 is a molecular brake for translesion synthesis across benzo[a]pyrene-guanine adducts by human DNA polymerase kappa
    Akira Sassa
    Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1 18 1 Kamiyoga, Setagaya Ku, Tokyo 158 8501, Japan
    Mutat Res 718:10-7. 2011
  4. ncbi Critical amino acids in human DNA polymerases eta and kappa involved in erroneous incorporation of oxidized nucleotides
    Atsushi Katafuchi
    Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, Setagaya Ku, Tokyo 158 8501, Japan
    Nucleic Acids Res 38:859-67. 2010
  5. ncbi Efficient and erroneous incorporation of oxidized DNA precursors by human DNA polymerase eta
    Masatomi Shimizu
    Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
    Biochemistry 46:5515-22. 2007
  6. ncbi The steric gate amino acid tyrosine 112 is required for efficient mismatched-primer extension by human DNA polymerase kappa
    Naoko Niimi
    Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, Setagaya Ku, Tokyo 158 8501, Japan
    Biochemistry 48:4239-46. 2009
  7. ncbi Miscoding properties of 2'-deoxyinosine, a nitric oxide-derived DNA Adduct, during translesion synthesis catalyzed by human DNA polymerases
    Manabu Yasui
    Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1 18 1 Kamiyoga, Setagaya, Tokyo 158 8501, Japan
    J Mol Biol 377:1015-23. 2008
  8. ncbi Escherichia coli DNA polymerase III is responsible for the high level of spontaneous mutations in mutT strains
    Masami Yamada
    Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo 158 8501, Japan
    Mol Microbiol 86:1364-75. 2012
  9. ncbi Involvement of Y-family DNA polymerases in mutagenesis caused by oxidized nucleotides in Escherichia coli
    Masami Yamada
    Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1 18 1, Kamiyoga, Setagaya Ku, Tokyo 158 8501, Japan
    J Bacteriol 188:4992-5. 2006
  10. ncbi Erroneous incorporation of oxidized DNA precursors by Y-family DNA polymerases
    Masatomi Shimizu
    Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1-18-1 Kamiyoga, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158-8501, Japan
    EMBO Rep 4:269-73. 2003

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Publications10

  1. ncbi Processing of DNA lesions by archaeal DNA polymerases from Sulfolobus solfataricus
    Petr Gruz
    Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1 18 1 Kamiyoga, Setagaya Ku, Tokyo 158 8501, Japan
    Nucleic Acids Res 31:4024-30. 2003
    ..Additionally, we reveal that the deaminated bases can be introduced into DNA enzymatically, since both PolB1 and PolY1 are able to incorporate the aberrant DNA precursors dUTP and dITP...
  2. ncbi Origins of age-related DNA damage and dietary strategies for its reduction
    Petr Gruz
    Division of Genetic and Mutagenesis II, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
    Rejuvenation Res 13:285-7. 2010
    ..This may be particularly beneficial to the aging organism, which has progressively impaired natural protective systems...
  3. ncbi Phenylalanine 171 is a molecular brake for translesion synthesis across benzo[a]pyrene-guanine adducts by human DNA polymerase kappa
    Akira Sassa
    Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1 18 1 Kamiyoga, Setagaya Ku, Tokyo 158 8501, Japan
    Mutat Res 718:10-7. 2011
    ..These results suggest that F171 functions as a molecular brake for TLS across BPDE-N(2)-dG by Pol κ and that the F171A derivative of Pol κ bypasses these DNA lesions more actively than does the wild-type enzyme...
  4. ncbi Critical amino acids in human DNA polymerases eta and kappa involved in erroneous incorporation of oxidized nucleotides
    Atsushi Katafuchi
    Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, Setagaya Ku, Tokyo 158 8501, Japan
    Nucleic Acids Res 38:859-67. 2010
    ..These results suggested that amino acids at distinct positions in the active sites of Poleta and Polkappa might enhance 8-oxo-dGTP to favor the syn conformation, and thus direct its misincorporation into DNA...
  5. ncbi Efficient and erroneous incorporation of oxidized DNA precursors by human DNA polymerase eta
    Masatomi Shimizu
    Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
    Biochemistry 46:5515-22. 2007
    ..We propose that human DNA polymerase eta may participate in oxidative mutagenesis through the efficient and erroneous incorporation of oxidized dNTPs during DNA synthesis...
  6. ncbi The steric gate amino acid tyrosine 112 is required for efficient mismatched-primer extension by human DNA polymerase kappa
    Naoko Niimi
    Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, Setagaya Ku, Tokyo 158 8501, Japan
    Biochemistry 48:4239-46. 2009
    ..We conclude that the steric gate of hPolkappa is a major fidelity factor that regulates extension reactions from mismatched primer termini...
  7. ncbi Miscoding properties of 2'-deoxyinosine, a nitric oxide-derived DNA Adduct, during translesion synthesis catalyzed by human DNA polymerases
    Manabu Yasui
    Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1 18 1 Kamiyoga, Setagaya, Tokyo 158 8501, Japan
    J Mol Biol 377:1015-23. 2008
    ..Thus, the dI adduct is a highly miscoding lesion capable of generating A-->G transition. This ()NO-induced adduct may play an important role in initiating inflammation-driven carcinogenesis...
  8. ncbi Escherichia coli DNA polymerase III is responsible for the high level of spontaneous mutations in mutT strains
    Masami Yamada
    Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo 158 8501, Japan
    Mol Microbiol 86:1364-75. 2012
    ..coli mutT compared with the mammalian counterparts lacking the 8-oxo-dGTP hydrolysing activities...
  9. ncbi Involvement of Y-family DNA polymerases in mutagenesis caused by oxidized nucleotides in Escherichia coli
    Masami Yamada
    Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1 18 1, Kamiyoga, Setagaya Ku, Tokyo 158 8501, Japan
    J Bacteriol 188:4992-5. 2006
    ..Mutator phenotypes in sod/fur strains were substantially diminished by deletion of dinB and/or umuDC. DNA polymerases IV and V may be involved in mutagenesis caused by incorporation of the oxidized deoxynucleoside triphosphates...
  10. ncbi Erroneous incorporation of oxidized DNA precursors by Y-family DNA polymerases
    Masatomi Shimizu
    Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1-18-1 Kamiyoga, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158-8501, Japan
    EMBO Rep 4:269-73. 2003
    ..We also report that human DNA polymerase eta, a human Y-family DNA polymerase, incorporates the oxidized dNTPs in a similar erroneous manner...