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. 2020 Jul 30;94(16):e00835-20. doi: 10.1128/JVI.00835-20

TABLE 3.

Biochemical phenotypes of purified polymerases

Polymerasea Initiation (min) ECb stability (min) Processive rate (nt/s) Processive Km (μM) Single NTP rate (per s) Single NTP Km (μM) Discrimination factor
From Kempf et al.c
    WT 6 ± 1 88 ± 9 22 ± 1 67 ± 2 30 ± 1 37 ± 2 120 ± 10
    G64S 8 ± 1 24 ± 7 12 ± 1 46 ± 4 23 ± 1 39 ± 5 220 ± 40
    L420A 8 ± 1 28 ± 4 30 ± 1 75 ± 3 40 ± 1 39 ± 3 100 ± 10
    G64S L420A 6 ± 3 40 ± 8 26 ± 1 84 ± 9 28 ± 1 36 ± 6 220 ± 50
This study
    WT 4 ± 1 130 ± 20 26 ± 1 72 ± 4 40 ± 1 46 ± 3 100 ± 10
    L420V 4 ± 1 170 ± 10 29 ± 1 82 ± 5 41 ± 1 40 ± 3 99 ± 9
    L420I 4 ± 1 60 ± 2 33 ± 1 90 ± 5 45 ± 1 41 ± 2 107 ± 8
    M392A 3 ± 1 20 ± 1 30 ± 1 90 ± 8 33 ± 1 38 ± 3 120 ± 10
    M392L 4 ± 1 39 ± 4 25 ± 1 74 ± 9 38 ± 1 34 ± 1 102 ± 6
    M392V 4 ± 1 11 ± 1 22 ± 1 74 ± 7 42 ± 1 51 ± 3 160 ± 10
    K375R 5 ± 1 51 ± 2 20 ± 1 96 ± 8 36 ± 1 44 ± 3 200 ± 20
    R376K 2 ± 1 30 ± 3 65 ± 2 160 ± 10 48 ± 1 46 ± 3 17 ± 1
    M299I 4 ± 1 180 ± 30 18 ± 1 66 ± 4 35 ± 1 42 ± 2 120 ± 10
    M323I 4 ± 1 150 ± 20 18 ± 1 64 ± 4 37 ± 1 50 ± 3 130 ± 10
    T353I 5 ± 1 90 ± 20 18 ± 1 73 ± 2 38 ± 1 49 ± 3 160 ± 10
    Y275H 13 ± 6 95 ± 3 27 ± 1 95 ± 8 35 ± 1 42 ± 2 140 ± 10
a

Polymerases were expressed and purified, and biochemical phenotypes were determined as previously reported (59, 76).

b

EC, elongation complex.

c

From Kempf et al. (18), with permission.