Table 1.

Dominant dNTP insertions opposite various DNA adducts/lesions by E. coli DNAPs IV and V and human DNAPs κ and η.^a.

Lesion	DNAP V	DNAP η	DNAP IV	DNAP κ
[+ta]-BP-N2-Dg	A/C	A >G	C	C
AAF-C8-dG	C	C	C/T	C/T
AF-C8-dG	–	–	C	C
TT-CPD	AA	AA	n	n
T(6-4)T	AG	nG	n	n
AP site	A	A	n	A*

^aDominant dNTP insertion using purified DNAPs, where “n” indicates “no” or low activity, “A*” indicates bypass by an unusual mechanism, and “–” indicates data unavailable. Data as reviewed in Ref. [41].