Search results for "Bacteriophage phi X 174"
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Point Mutation Rate of Bacteriophage ΦX174
2009
Abstract The point mutation rate of phage ΦX174 was determined using the fluctuation test. After identifying the genetic changes associated with the selected phenotype, we obtained an estimate of 1.0 × 10−6 substitutions per base per round of copying, which is consistent with Drake's rule (0.003 mutations per genome per round of copying in DNA-based microorganisms).
Mutation rate of bacteriophage ΦX174 modified through changes in GATC sequence context
2011
Bacteriophage ΦX174 has a relatively high mutation rate of 10⁻⁶ substitutions per nucleotide per strand copying. A thirty-fold reduction in the mutation rate was achieved by introducing seven GATC sequences in its genome. This motif allows for methyl-directed mismatch repair and is strongly avoided in nature by ΦX174 and other phages.
Nucleoside Analogue Mutagenesis of a Single-Stranded DNA Virus: Evolution and Resistance
2012
ABSTRACT It has been well established that chemical mutagenesis has adverse fitness effects in RNA viruses, often leading to population extinction. This is mainly a consequence of the high RNA virus spontaneous mutation rates, which situate them close to the extinction threshold. Single-stranded DNA viruses are the fastest-mutating DNA-based systems, with per-nucleotide mutation rates close to those of some RNA viruses, but chemical mutagenesis has been much less studied in this type of viruses. Here, we serially passaged bacteriophage ϕX174 in the presence of the nucleoside analogue 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). We found that 5-FU was unable to trigger population extinction for the range of conce…